We all have a story to tell and mine might not be that different from yours.
Just like you, I consider Virginia my home. I’ve lived elsewhere, in North Carolina as a child and in Little Rock, Arkansas during Law School.
I attended high school in Abingdon, VA and graduated from Virginia Tech. After four years at Tech, I got a job working as a Claims Representative for a major insurance company. Most people would think that I had it pretty good, and I did, but during the three years I worked there I began to see how people were not being treated fairly after experiencing a personal injury. I wanted to do something to change that, to protect the powerless from the powerful. It was then that I decided to attend law school and become an attorney.
I chose the University of Arkansas at Little Rock for law school because they allowed students to work while attending school and since I was paying my way through school myself, I had bills to pay.
After 3 years of full-time work and classes, I graduated from law school and returned to Roanoke, VA. I became an associate with the Roanoke Law Firm of Rider, Thomas, Cleaveland, Ferris and Eakin.
In 1998, I moved to the law firm of Michie Hamlett, and in 2004, I was made a Partner at that firm.
In 2010, I decided to strike-out on my own and opened my own law firm in Roanoke.
During the past 28 years, I’ve helped victims of serious and catastrophic injury, Several of my case results are listed here.
Most notably, a German speaking attorney and I represented a German man who had been injured while riding a bicycle in Pulaski, Va. The victim suffered multiple, permanent injuries. He and his family needed help navigating our legal system and I am glad I could be there when they needed me most. I was able to obtain a $21 million dollar settlement to pay for his current and future medical expenses.
The bottom line is this…. I’ve been very successful in helping my clients receive the compensation and benefits they deserve for more than 28 years. And I’m very, very good at what I do.
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If you or a family member has been seriously injured due the negligence of someone else, and you need help, call me at 540-777-4900. I want to hear your story.
Professional & Personal Background
Married: Yes
Children: 2 children, ages 14 and 17
Hobbies: I collect Military Knives and Memorabilia from WWII to the current date, but I have a special interest in the Vietnam War. I also like to play basketball with my children and take them fishing. I also enjoy target shooting.
Education: B.A. Virginia Tech, 1989 with a J.D. from University of Arkansas at Little Rock in 1995.
Admitted: Virginia, West Virginia
Memberships:
Virginia State Bar
West State Bar
Virginia Trial Lawyers Association
American Association for Justice
Virginia Trial Lawyers Association (VTLA) Board of Governors
Multi-Million Dollar Advocates Forum
Million Dollar Advocates Forum
AAJ (American Association for Justice) Brain Injury Litigation Group
AAJ (American Association for Justice) Trucking Litigation Group
Academy of Truck Accident Attorneys
AAJ (American Association for Justice)
AAJ (AAJ-Traumatic Brain Injury Litigation Group)
AAJ (AAJ-Product Liability Litigation Group)
VTLA (Virginia Trial Lawyers Association)
Former Co-Chair VTLA Public Affairs Committee
West Virginia Association for Justice
Personal Injury Lawyers of Roanoke (PILR)
Roanoke Bar Association
Ted Dalton American Inns of Court
Common Name Misspellings: Thomas, Thomsen, Thomason, and Thompson
