Tom Lutz

Col (ret) Thomas L. Lutz retired from the Air Force in 2007, his final assignment serving as Deputy Commander of the 1st Special Operations Group at Hurlburt Field. During his career, he accumulated over 4,700 hours of flying time as an Aircraft Commander, Instructor Pilot & Evaluator Pilot, primarily in the MC-130P Combat Shadow. After retiring, he continued to serve the Air Force in a civil service capacity, as the Deputy Director of the 1st Special Operations Group at Hurlburt Field from 2007-2019. He retired from civil service in 2019 and entered Law School.

He graduated with honors from FSU School of Law in May 2022. During Law School, gained a wide range of practical experience, completing internships with the State Attorney’s Office, the State Attorney General’s Office, and with an individual practitioner focusing primarily on Family Law. In addition, Tom participated in the School’s Veterans Clinic, assisting Veterans with housing and employment issues. He is currently an attorney with the Goodwin Law Group in Shalimar Florida, primarily practicing Property, Construction, and Probate law. He assumed the role as pro bono counsel for the ACA in October 2023.

Tom and his wife Marge have lived in the Fort Walton Beach area since 2002. Marge teaches Middle School at St Mary Catholic School. They have two children, their son Chris and his wife Debby are both Attorneys living in Washington DC, and their daughter Katie is the Communications Manager for the Global Food Bank Network based in Chicago.