Since graduating magna cum laude in 2005 from the University of Memphis School of Law, Thomas has helped make a difference in the lives of victims of serious personal injury, wrongful death, and professional negligence. Thomas has extensive trial experience in both state and federal court. Among other victories in the courtroom, Thomas obtained several impressive jury verdicts and settlements
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GranuFlo and NaturaLyte Linked to Heart Attack, Cardiac Arrest
The purpose of the kidneys is to clean waste and water from the blood. If the blood is not cleaned, the toxins can build up and cause harm. A patient with late stage kidney failure must rely on hemodialysis in order to clean the blood. During hemodialysis, the blood is filtered through an artificial kidney…
Read MoreHow To Spot Legal or Professional Malpractice in Memphis
A case of professional malpractice occurs when a professional, such as a lawyer or a doctor, fails to follow professional standards generally accepted within the industry. Doing so results in an injury within the industry, resulting in an injury or other misfortune for the client or patient that could have been avoided. In the case…
Read MoreMalpractice Attorneys You Can Trust
When you put your trust in an attorney, you expect that person to work for your best interests, not his own. After all, you are already at risk and you expect that your trust will be respected, not violated. Unfortunately legal malpractice does occur, and when it happens, you are left feeling helpless and, oftentimes,…
Read MoreTennessee Legal Malpractice: Mistakes Your Lawyer Can Make
Hiring a Tennessee lawyer requires a good deal of faith. And if that faith is broken when your attorney fails to deal with you honestly or does not possess the skill needed to represent you, a great deal of stress, pain, and financial loss can occur. Every lawyer is bound to serve his or her…
Read MoreTennessee Legal Malpractice Laws Are Designed to Protect You
It is bad enough when something happens in your life that forces you to hire a lawyer for representation. But, it is much worse when the attorney you hire neglects his or her ethical duties and you suffer as a result. Fortunately, Tennessee law is on the client’s side. When an attorney either intentionally or…
Read MoreWhy Tennessee Legal Malpractice Cases Are Difficult to Prove
There are many reasons to hire an attorney to represent you, and when you do, you expect the best legal advice you can get. But what if your attorney makes mistakes? When this happens, you may have a Memphis legal malpractice lawsuit. Be warned, these cases are very difficult to prove. If you are the…
Read MoreWhen Ethics Are Ignored: Tennessee Legal Malpractice
You hire a lawyer to protect and uphold your rights. And the least you can expect is that he or she will take both your case and the Tennessee ethical codes for attorneys very seriously, right? Not always. Sometimes attorneys do not act ethically, and the results can be devastating. When a legal professional acts…
Read MoreUnderstanding the Statute of Limitations for Legal Malpractice in Tennessee
The safest approach is to assume that the statute of limitations for a Tennessee legal malpractice lawsuit expires one year from the date your lawyer committed the negligent act. For instance, if your attorney missed an important court deadline that caused your case to be dismissed, the best way to proceed is to file your…
Read MoreWhen Your Lawyer Fails You: 5 Common Tennessee Legal Malpractice Claims
You hire a lawyer to represent you in good faith. You expect that he or she will act exclusively in your best interests and that the case will be handled professionally and with skill. Unfortunately this does not always happen – and when it doesn’t – you may find yourself wondering what went wrong. Are…
Read MoreTennessee Legal Malpractice: Damages are Required
You hire an attorney, and you think your attorney will advocate for you and represent you to the best of his or her ability. In the beginning, everything goes smoothly. Then the calls get more and more infrequent. You suspect the attorney may have lied to you or not complied with your wishes. However, you…
Read MoreConsiderations in Taking a Legal Malpractice Lawsuit
A Tennessee legal malpractice attorney must obviously evaluate whether or not legal malpractice occurred in deciding whether or not to pursue a legal malpractice case. However, there are other matters that must also be considered. For instance, the potential for recovery must be assessed. Some attorneys do not carry malpractice insurance. If the attorney is…
Read MoreThere is No Legal Malpractice in Arkansas for Decisions Made Regarding Unsettled Questions of Law
Sometimes the law surrounding a certain legal issue may be uncertain or there may be a split of authority among the courts regarding its meaning or enforceability. If an attorney makes a decision based on his or her understanding of the unsettled question of law or what the attorney thinks is the correct interpretation, the…
Read MoreLegal Malpractice Cases in Tennessee use a Statewide Standard of Care
In a legal malpractice action, the client must show that his or her attorney breached a duty that was owed to the client. In determining whether an attorney breached a duty, the client must show that the attorney failed to exercise the ordinary care, skill, expertise, and diligence which is commonly possessed and exercised by…
Read MorePost-Conviction Relief is Required to Maintain a Criminal Legal Malpractice Action
In the case of Gibson v. Trant, 58 S.W.3d 103 (2001), the Supreme Court in Tennessee held that post-conviction relief is required to maintain a criminal legal malpractice action. In Gibson, Johnie Gibson was charged with committing several drug related offenses. Gibson hired two attorneys, and the attorneys asked Gibson to persuade the other co-defendants…
Read MoreClients Present in Court When an Adverse Ruling is Rendered based on Attorney Error or Misconduct are Put on Notice of a Potential Legal Malpractice Claim
Even if an attorney is still representing a client in the underlying legal action, a client must bring a legal malpractice claim within the one year statute of limitations if they know, or should reasonably know, facts putting the client on notice that the attorney committed some type of error or malpractice that damaged the…
Read MoreA Legal Malpractice Case in Tennessee Must be Properly Served Even If the Underlying Case is Still Being Litigated
A legal malpractice action must be both filed and served, even if the underlying lawsuit is still pending, or the legal malpractice action may be dismissed, as demonstrated in the case of Jones v. Cox, 316 S.W.3d 616 (Tenn. Ct. App. 2008). In Jones, Ms. Jones was injured in an automobile accident. Ms. Jones hired…
Read MoreProperty Owner Negligence in Memphis Can Cause Serious Injury
When you’re on the property of a business or an individual, you expect to stay safe. But when the property owner’s negligence results in you unexpectedly suffering a severe injury, the consequences that follow can be difficult to take. Lost income, medical bills and increased stress are just a few of the problems you now…
Read MoreWhat to Expect in a Tennessee Premises Liability Lawsuit
When you are seriously injured on someone else’s property in Tennessee, you may have a premises liability lawsuit . When you have determined that the landowner was negligent, decided to pursue the case, and found a good lawyer to represent you, you may have many questions about what will happen next. Here is an explanation…
Read MoreUnderstand the Types of Damages that are Available to Victims of Landlord and Property Owner Neglect
There are many different ways you can be injured by the negligence of a landlord or property owner. When this happens, you are entitled to compensation for medical bills, lost wages, and pain and suffering. Your chances of recovering money in a premises liability case depend on the facts of each case and will also…
Read MoreCheap Management Companies Often Overlook Aluminum Wiring Hazards
In the late 1960s and early 1970s an estimated two million homes, including apartments, were built or renovated using aluminum wiring. A U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission report investigated numerous hazardous incidents and fires throughout the nation involving aluminum branch circuit wiring. Homes with aluminum branch circuit wiring are 55 times more likely to have…
Read MoreProperty Owner/Operator Liability Requires Notice of the Dangerous Condition on the Premises
Premises liability requires the owner/operator to have knowledge of the dangerous condition prior to the injury occurring. If you have suffered an injury due to a dangerous condition on someone else’s property, you may be entitled to recover damages for your injuries. A Memphis personal injury lawyer can assist you in determing whether you have a case…
Read MoreTennessee Premises Liability: Slip and Fall Accidents and You
One of the most common ways you can be injured is in a slip and fall accident. One minute you are going about your business, and the next, you are on the ground. If you are lucky, you are not injured and just pick yourself up and move on, hoping not too many people saw…
Read MoreTennessee Stairway Accidents Can Cause Serious Injury
We have all done it at least once in our lives. We head up – or down – a flight of stairs and suddenly find ourselves in a heap on the ground. If we were lucky, we were uninjured and simply a bit embarrassed. But sometimes falling on stairs can result in serious injuries. And…
Read MoreTennessee Slip and Fall Accidents Often Result in Spinal Cord Injuries
Of the many kinds of Tennessee premises liability cases we see, slip and fall accidents can cause the most serious injuries. And when these falls cause injury to the spinal cord, the consequences can be both serious and long lasting. As Memphis premises liability attorneys, we know how devastating a spinal cord injury can be.…
Read MoreFive Ways to Injure Your Knees in a Tennessee Slip and Fall Accident
How often do you think about your knees? Before your Tennessee slip and fall accident, you may have wondered why anyone would even think to ask that question. Now that you’ve injured your knee, you truly appreciate how much of a role knees play in your daily life. Regardless of the type of knee injury…
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