Emily Grace Thomas

Emily G. Thomas is a trial attorney at the Birth Justice Law Firm. Emily focuses her practice on aiding clients with special needs and disabilities. Her first interaction between the law and injury occurred while in high school, when her mother became disabled. Emily continued to assist the disabled during law school helping represent clients before administrative law judges in Social Security disability cases.

Following graduation from law school and admission to the Michigan Bar, Emily began her career as an attorney at a leading medical malpractice firm investigating birth trauma cases. Over many years of practice, Emily remains committed to learning the medicine as well as the law, and to explaining both in a way that juries appreciate.

Emily is currently an appointed member of the Michigan Supreme Court Committee on Model Civil Jury Instructions, the State Bar of Michigan Civil Procedure and Courts Committee, and the State Bar of Michigan Negligence Section Council. She is a past chair of the American Association for Justice Professional Negligence Section, and an active member of the Birth Trauma Litigation Group. She has published numerous articles on birth injury litigation and electronic medical records. 

Based in her personal experiences and those of her clients, Emily believes that the judicial system often seems complex and intimidating to people with special needs and disabilities. Her goal is to help clients with special needs understand their rights and their case.