Background & Experience

For the past twenty-five years, Mr. Thomas has successfully represented clients in Florida courts from Key West, Miami, Tampa to Jacksonville, Tallahassee and Pensacola. For the last fifteen years, Mr. Thomas has concentrated his practice in representing Florida home and business owners in cases
against insurance companies. Mr. Thomas has tried cases against insurance companies to successful verdicts in Hillsborough, Alachua, Pasco, and Hernando Counties and has further resolved thousands of
insurance cases for people and businesses throughout Florida. Mr. Thomas has resolved multi-million dollar claims for condominium and homeowner associations.
Mr. Thomas has a diverse legal background where he represented businesses in breach of contract, tort, non-competition, fraud, deceptive trade practice, business break-ups, and other complex litigation. He has represented Fortune 500 corporations, including tobacco companies, credit card companies and movie, book and music publishers in class action defense litigation involving Florida and multi-state consumer classes. He represented Florida Farm Wineries in litigation against the State of Florida over the right to directly ship wine via mail and Fed Ex and UPS to customers throughout the nation and also advised wineries on alcohol regulation issues. Mr. Thomas has also represented gubernatorial and local candidates, PAC’s and interest groups in Florida elections.
Mr. Thomas is AV rated by Martindale Hubbell, the highest distinction awarded. In 2011, in the area of insurance law, he was selected as a member of Florida Trend’s “Florida Legal Elite,” which names the
state’s Legal Leaders named by their peers.
Mr. Thomas served on The Florida State University College of Law Board of Directors and has endowed an academic fund at the Law School in the names of his parents, John & Judith Thomas.
Mr. Thomas was born on December 9, 1968, in Satellite Beach, Florida at Patrick Air Force Base and grew up in Niceville, Florida. During his second year of law school, he was selected as one of only thirty persons statewide to receive a fellowship at the Florida House of Representatives. During his third year of law school, he was also a legislative aide for the House of Representatives Judiciary Committee. As a
legislative aide, Mr. Thomas was responsible for bill drafting, legal analysis of proposed laws, and oral and written presentations to the Legislature.
While in law school, Mr. Thomas served as a principal aide to Lt. Governor Kenneth H. “Buddy” Mackay during the 1994 gubernatorial campaign. As Gov. Mackay’s aide, he traveled extensively statewide
assisting the Governor in campaign strategy and policy. Mr. Thomas is also active in the Florida Bar Association, currently serving on the Hillsborough County Grievance Committee.