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Thomas G. Sampson
also known as Thomas G. Sampson Sr.
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Biography
Thomas (“Tom”) G. Sampson Sr. is the Managing Partner of Thomas Kennedy Sampson, & Tompkins, and is the product of a family steeped in the law. His roots are in Durham, where his father, the late Daniel George Sampson, was a law professor and Dean at North Carolina Central University. Like his father, Sampson graduated from Morehouse College and sought a career in the law. He has since practiced law for more than 50 years, building a national trial practice and reputation in the fields of personal injury, wrongful death, and medical malpractice litigation.
Sampson has represented the City of Atlanta and the State of Georgia in major litigation and has prosecuted catastrophic injury cases resulting in several record-setting, seven-figure verdicts in state and federal court. Additionally, Sampson has successfully represented Fortune 500 corporations in major litigation.
Throughout his career, Sampson has often been tapped to serve government, the Bar, and the community. He was appointed by Atlanta Mayor Shirley Franklin to a special panel to evaluate the Atlanta Municipal Court and the City Court of Atlanta. He is also a Special Assistant to the Attorney General for the State of Georgia, having been appointed by Attorney General Thurbert Baker. He was the first African American inducted into the Georgia Chapter of the American Board of Trial Advocates, and he has been listed in every edition of The Best Lawyers in America since 1993. Sampson has served as a Master in both the Bleckley and Logan Inns of the American Inns of Court. In 2007, Sampson was inducted as a Charter Fellow of the Litigation Counsel of America, an honor reserved for less than one-half of one percent of lawyers in America.
Locally, Atlanta Magazine has consistently included Sampson in its list of the “Best Lawyers in Atlanta,” and he has been a Georgia “Super Lawyer” in every year of its existence, an honor reserved for the top 5 percent of the lawyers in the State. In 2006, Morehouse College honored Sampson with its Bennie Trailblazer Award, the highest level of recognition bestowed upon alumni by the College. In 2010, for his civic contributions, accomplishments, and leadership, the Atlanta Hawks honored Sampson as a Trailblazer during a special presentation at a Hawks game in Phillips Arena.
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Not just for the People. We are the people.
Not just for the People. We are the people.
Practice Areas
4
Practice Areas
Litigation
25%
Medical Malpractice
25%
Personal Injury
25%
Wrongful Death
25%
Fees and Rates
Cost
Awards
Licenses
Licensed in Georgia for 54 years
State: Georgia
Acquired: 1971
No misconduct found
Licensed in North Carolina for 54 years
State: North Carolina
Acquired: 1971
No misconduct found
Location
Online Presence
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Experience
Honors
2025
Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers
2024
Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers
2023
Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers
2022
Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers
2021
Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers
2021
AV Preeminent Rated, Martindale-Hubbell
2020
Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers
2020
Legal Legend Award, National Bar Association
2019
Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers
2018
Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers
2017
Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers
2016
Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers
2015
Randolph Thrower Lifetime Achievement Award, State Bar of Georgia
2015
Best Lawyers in America, Best Lawyers in America
2015
Georgia SuperLawyers, Georgia SuperLawyers
2015
Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers
2014
Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers
2014
Georgia SuperLawyers, Georgia SuperLawyers
2014
Best Lawyers in America, Best Lawyers in America
2013
Georgia SuperLawyers, Geogia SuperLawyers
2013
Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers
2013
Besr Lawyers in America, Best Lawyers in America
2012
Georgia SuperLawyers, Georgia SuperLawyers
2012
Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers
2012
Best Lawyers in America, Best Lawyers in America
2011
Georgia SuperLawyers, Georgia SuperLawyers
2011
Best Lawyers in America, Best Lawyers in America
2011
Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers
2010
Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers
2010
Georgia SuperLawyers, Georgia SuperLawyers
2010
Best Lawyers in America, Best Lawyers in America
2009
Georgia SuperLawyers, Georgia SuperLawyers
2009
Best Lawyers in America, Best Lawyers in America
2009
Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers
2008
Georgia SuperLawyers, Georgia SuperLawyers
2008
Best Lawyers in America, Best Lawyers in America
2008
Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers
2007
Georgia SuperLawyers, Georgia SuperLawyers
2007
Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers
2007
Best Lawyers in America, Best Lawyers in America
2006
Georgia SuperLawyers, Georgia SuperLawyers
2006
Best Lawyers in America,
2006
Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers
2005
Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers
2005
Best Lawyers in America,
2004
Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers
2004
Best Lawyers in America,
2003
Best Lawyers in America,
2002
Best Lawyers: Personal Injury,
2002
Best Lawyers in America,
2001
Best Lawyers in America,
2000
Best Lawyers, Personal Injury,
2000
Best Lawyers in America,
1999
Best Lawyers in America,
1998
Best Lawyers in America,
1997
Best Lawyers in America,
1996
Best Lawyers in America,
1995
Best Lawyers in America,
1994
Best Lawyers in America,
1993
Best Lawyers in America,
Work Experience
1994 - Present
Managing Partner, Thomas Kennedy Sampson & Tompkins LLP
1900 - Present
Managing Partner, Thomas Kennedy Sampson & Tompkins LLP
Education
1971
University of North Carolina School of Law
JD - Juris Doctor
1968
Morehouse College
BA - Bachelor of Arts
N/A
London School of Economics
Languages
English
Activity
Legal Answers