"I have had an absolutely fantastic run." - Thomas M. Wells.

Thomas M. Wells's favorite sayings are "Dream, Plan, Do" and "Give back." In addition to recounting stories that illustrate a life well lived, Naked on the Highway is packed with lessons learned from a lifetime in law and service.

With rare honesty and self-deprecating humor, Wells explores events from his teenage years when he clashed with his father about the Vietnam War and did everything from Student Council to Woodstock. Follow him on a midlife move from New Jersey to small-town Vermont to run a bookstore. Share his joys and struggles in parenting three daughters, and embrace his enriching experiences with philanthropy.

Naked on the Highway unveils Wells's life philosophy and emphasizes the importance of giving back, of a middle-of-the-road approach to conflict, and of dispensing well-meaning advice along the way.

Thomas M. Wells, founder of the Wells, Jaworski & Liebman law firm, practiced law for more than four decades, before retiring and becoming "of counsel."In 2005, he founded Wells Mountain Initiative (WMI), fostering social change and funding undergraduate studies for over 800 students from high-need areas worldwide. For their work with WMI, he and his wife, Carol, received Distinguished Citizenship Awards from Bucknell University in 2015 and honorary doctorates in humane letters from Middlebury College in 2023.Wells serves on the Board of Directors of the YMCA d'Haiti and a Trustee of the Ridgewood YMCA, and serves on several public company boards. An alumni of Case Western Reserve Law School and Bucknell University, he lives in Vermont and the Virgin Islands.