Tom Percy QC was born in Kalgoorlie where his family ran the Federal Hotel for over 60 years. He practiced for the next 10 years.
Mr Percy became a partner in the firm Lalor & Co in 1981, and later practiced on his own as a barrister. He joined the WA Bar Association in 1984 and was appointed Queen’s Counsel in December 1997.
He was a founding member and former chair of the Goldfields Credit Union, a national director of the Australian Lawyers Alliance, and director & Life Member of the East Perth Football Club.