Representing injured residents and their families in lawsuits against care facilities like Nursing Homes and Assisted Living Facilities, with innovative strategies to help families.
Catastrophic personal injury resulting from motor vehicle collisions, including truck and motorcycle wrecks, and claims of sexual abuse of children or adults by teachers, clergy, counselors, therapists, and other providers.
Suing and representing attorneys and law firms for legal malpractice, breach of fiduciary duty, and other malfeasance.
25 years, 225 cases
WE WORK FOR YOU.IF YOUR LAWYER MADE A CRITICAL MISTAKE OR HAD A CONFLICT THAT CAUSED YOU FINANCIAL HARM, LET’S TALK.PERSONAL ATTENTION, CLIENT-FOCUSED OUTCOMES IN CATASTROPHIC PERSONAL INJURY AND NURSING HOME CASES.IT IS NOT POSSIBLE “TO GET OVER” GRIEF, BUT PEOPLE CAN LEARN TO LIVE WITH IT. I CAN HELP.NEGLECT OF NURSING HOME RESIDENTS MUST BE STOPPED. WE KNOW TO GET ANSWERS AND RESOLUTION.
Tom has over 30 years of practice in litigation in these areas: legal malpractice, personal injury, catastrophic auto and trucking wrecks, Traumatic Brain Injury and Wrongful Death, Nursing Home Neglect and Abuse matters, and sexual assault/abuse of children and vulnerable adults. He has successfully tried numerous cases to verdict and obtained substantial settlements in personal injury and wrongful death cases.
Tom spends a tremendous amount of time with clients, consultants, and experts. He focuses his efforts on learning the client's objectives and developing a strategy to accomplish the objectives. The client is the boss, and that is how Tom treats the relationship with his clients. He's been recognized by Super Lawyers and the Leading Lawyers Network for his work representing injured people and their families and for his representation of other lawyers. He explains the legal processes to clients to the extent they want to know, recognizing that some clients want to know more than others do.
Tom will tell you not to call him "Mr. Dillon" (that's the character on "Gunsmoke"), and he will tell his clients never to apologize for calling or asking questions.
Talking to him about your case: it's always a no-charge consultation, and most cases are accepted on a contingency fee basis.
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