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The Church Law Firm's practice focuses on federal and state criminal defense, serious injury litigation, and whistblower lawsuits. In this practice, Tom has been able to get federal charges against his clients dismissed or receive probation-only sentences (a rarity in federal cases) and has helped clients recover monetary compensation for injuries caused by a business's negligence, as well as malicious prosecutions. Tom also handles motions for early release from federal prison and petitions for removal from the Georgia sex offender registry.
Tom is a member of the State Bar of Georgia and authorized to practice in all state courts in Georgia. He has also been admitted to practice in federal court in the Northern, Southern, and Middle Districts of Georgia and has appeared pro hac vice in several districts across the country, including the Southern District of California, Southern District of Indiana, Northern District of Texas, and several others.
Prior to starting The Church Law Firm, Tom was hired out of law school by Page Pate, a prominent Atlanta trial lawyer who was also a founding member of the Georgia Innocence Project. Tom became a partner at Pate, Johnson & Church in 2019. After Page Pate passed away in September 2022, Tom established The Church Law Firm to continue Pate’s fight for justice.
Tom graduated with honors from the University of Georgia School of Law, where he was a member of the school’s Moot Court and Mock Trial teams. Tom also won awards for achieving the highest marks in his Torts and Constitutional Law classes. Tom served as a research assistant to Professors Dan Coenen and Michael Wells, experts in constitutional law and constitutional litigation, respectively. In his last year of school, Tom was one of a few students selected to participate in a week-long seminar with a sitting U.S. Supreme Court Justice.
Outside of the office, Tom is an active member of his community and is especially interested in local efforts to combat poverty and protect the environment. Tom enjoys traveling to see his mother’s family in Peru and hiking through Georgia’s beautiful state parks with his dog, Bernie. Tom is also a songwriter and guitarist who occasionally performs around the metro Atlanta area.
As a Peruvian-American, Tom is fluent in Spanish and assists the firm’s Spanish speaking clients.
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State: Georgia
Acquired: 2017
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Posted by Corie T | August 2, 2023 | Hired Attorney
When a member of our immediate family called us from jail, we were completely bewildered and didn't know where to turn. Not only was this our first experience with the criminal justice system, but our family member was out of state. We didn't know any lawyers in Georgia, but after an exhaustive searc...
Posted by anonymous | November 22, 2020 | Hired Attorney
Tom Church gave me my life back! I was convicted of a very serious crime almost four years ago that would have resulted in a lifelong hardship and very little chance of living a normal life of any kind. With little hope, I contacted Mr. Church to see if there was ANYTHING he could do to make my life ...
Posted by anonymous | July 7, 2020 | Hired Attorney
Mr. Church handled an emergent situation for us. He was kind, very professional, accessible and got us a quick result. I highly recommend him.
Posted by Ida | July 7, 2020 | Hired Attorney
Attorney Thomas Church was the “Ray of Hope” that our family needed when we were struggling with how to get our son released from prison during the COVID-19 Pandemic. He was professional, knowledgeable, dedicated, and caring. He was in constant communication with us, the case was handled in a very ...
Posted by Adam | September 20, 2019 | Hired Attorney
During the the process of my legal matter, Tom took the time to thoroughly explain what was needed to be done. He stated there maybe somethings we didn't like to hear but he refused to leave any detail out of his explanation. I've never experienced a better lawyer. Tom was outstanding and I would rec...
"Tom possesses excellent interpersonal skills and in his short career, has made a great impression on his peers in the legal community. Don’t go to court without him!"
Criminal defense lawyer
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2018 - Present
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