Thomas P. Welch Jr. - Jackson, MS
Attorney at Sumrall & Welch, PLLC
Criminal Law Lawyers in Jackson, MS
401 East Capitol Street 100m Jackson, MS 39201
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24
Years
Experience
Jackson Criminal Law Lawyer
Updated: 03/10/2026
Areas of Practice
- Criminal Law
Attorney Information
Overview
Thomas P. Welch, Jr. is a 1999 graduate of the University of Mississippi with degrees in English and History. He earned his Juris Doctorate from the University of Mississippi Law School in 2002 and was admitted to the Mississippi Bar in September of 2002.
He was admitted to the United States District Courts of both the Northern and Southern Districts of Mississippi as well as the United States 5th Circuit Court of Appeals in 2002. He was admitted to the Maryland Bar in 2008. Mr. Welch has been practicing law since 2002 focusing mainly in the field of criminal law.
He spent three years in the general practice of law in but mainly criminal defense. He left private practice in 2005 in order to become a Senior Attorney for the Mississippi Bureau of Narcotics (MBN). In his four years with MBN, he handled hundreds of forfeiture cases for the State of Mississippi as well as wiretap investigations and assisted on numerous search warrants. In 2007, he was appointed a Special Assistant Attorney General in which he handled prosecutions of drug offenses. He left MBN in 2009 and has been practicing criminal defense since then.
He became a partner in Sumrall & Welch in 2016.
Awards and Honors
Other Sources of Feedback About Thomas P. Welch Jr.
Included on the 2012 Mid-South Super Lawyers list
Past Lists
- 2011 Mid-South Super Lawyers list
- 2010 Mid-South Super Lawyers list
Education
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Legal Education
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University of Mississippi School of Law,
Mississippi, 2002
Juris Doctorate
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University of Mississippi School of Law,
Mississippi, 2002
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Non Legal Education
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University of Mississippi, 1999
Major: English and History
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University of Mississippi, 1999
Current Employment Position(s)
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Partner
Past Positions
- Mississippi Bureau of Narcotics, 2005-2009, Senior Attorney
Classes and Seminars
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Ole Miss Criminal Law CLE, September 4, 2020. Update on Appellate Courts' Decisions.
- North Dakota Commission on Legal Counsel 2020 Winter CLE, December 4, 2020. Attorney/Client Relations and Ethics in Criminal Defense.
Bar Admissions
- Mississippi, 2002
- Maryland, 2008
- U.S. District Court Northern District of Mississippi, 2002
- U.S. District Court Southern District of Mississippi, 2002
- U.S. Court of Appeals 5th Circuit, 2002
Other Affiliations
- Mississippi Bureau of Narcotics (MBN) (Senior Attorney )
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