About Philip Thomas
Philip Thomas is a Board Certified Civil Trial Advocate by the National Board of Trial Advocacy. He represents clients in lawsuits throughout Mississippi. Philip began practicing law in 1993 and is a former associate and shareholder of Baker Donelson Bearman and Caldwell, which is one of the 100 largest law firms in the nation. For nine years Philip's practice focused on defending large corporations and insurance companies. He started his own practice in 2002 and began to gradually shift the focus of his practice to representing people who were harmed by corporations or individuals. Philip's extensive experience representing plaintiffs and defendants gives him a unique perspective on the motivation and tactics of both sides in a lawsuit.
Philip has tried numerous complex cases to verdict in state and federal court for both plaintiffs and defendants. In state court in Mississippi he has tried cases to verdict in the circuit courts of the following counties: Harrison; Hinds (First Judicial District, Jackson); Jackson; Jasper (First Judicial District, Paulding); Jasper (Second Judicial District, Bay Springs); Rankin, Union and Warren. In federal court he has tried cases to vedict in Jackson, Oxford and Natchez.
Philip has obtained a $1.9 million verdict for his clients in a nursing home case in Hinds County, a $1.5 million verdict for his client in a medical malpractice case in Harrison County and a $800,000 verdict for his client in a medical malpractice case in Hinds County. He also obtained major defense verdicts for his clients in life insurance sales fraud cases in Hinds County, Jasper County and Union County.
Philip grew up in Gulfport on the Mississippi Gulf Coast. He attended college at LSU in Baton Rouge and returned to Mississippi to attend law school at the University of Mississippi.
Philip has received the award from the President of the Mississippi Bar as the Mississippi Volunteer Lawyer of the Year and the Jackson Young Lawyers Association as the pro bono lawyer of the year. He has served on and chaired committees with the Mississippi Bar.
Practice Areas
- Wrongful Death
- Personal Injury resulting in Catastrophic Injuries
- Brain Injury
- Spinal Cord Injury
- Bicycle Accidents
- Explosion Accidents
- Nursing Home Abuse and Neglect
- Parking Lot Assaults
- Premises Liability
- Dangerous and Defective Products
- Medical Malpractice
- Other complex litigation
Professional Associations
- Mississippi Bar Association
- American Association for Justice
- Mississippi Association for Justice
Education
- J.D., Cum Laude, University of Mississippi School of Law (1993)
- Associate Editor, Mississippi Law Journal
- Moot Court Board
- Phi Delta Phi International Legal Fraternity
- B.A., Louisiana State University (1989)
- History Major
- Phi Alpha Theta History Honor Society
Bar Admissions
- Mississippi
- Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals
- First Circuit Court of Appeals
