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Overview
Mr. Thornhill is the founder and senior partner of Thornhill Law Firm, A PLC, which is a member of Thornhill, Shrader and Burdette, PLLC. Mr. Thornhill received a Bachelor of Arts and Juris Doctorate from Louisiana State University in 1974 and 1977 respectively, and then studied toward a Masters Degree in petroleum engineering at Tulane University from 1980-83. Mr. Thornhill has served the bar in the Louisiana State Bar Association House of Delegates...
Mr. Thornhill is the founder and senior partner of Thornhill Law Firm, A PLC, which is a member of Thornhill, Shrader and Burdette, PLLC. Mr. Thornhill received a Bachelor of Arts and Juris Doctorate from Louisiana State University in 1974 and 1977 respectively, and then studied toward a Masters Degree in petroleum engineering at Tulane University from 1980-83. Mr. Thornhill has served the bar in the Louisiana State Bar Association House of Delegates...
Mr. Thornhill is the founder and senior partner of Thornhill Law Firm, A PLC, which is a member of Thornhill, Shrader and Burdette, PLLC. Mr. Thornhill received a Bachelor of Arts and Juris Doctorate from Louisiana State University in 1974 and 1977 respectively, and then studied toward a Masters Degree in petroleum engineering at Tulane University from 1980-83. Mr. Thornhill has served the bar in the Louisiana State Bar Association House of Delegates. He served his community as a member of the Louisiana House of Representatives serving District 76 from 1996 until 2000. In the Legislature Mr. Thornhill served on the House Appropriations, Insurance and Retirement Committees and also on the Joint Legislative Committee on the Budget. Mr. Thornhill has been involved in formation of insurance companies and has his own offshore insurance company, Thornhill Insurance Association, Inc., to insure excess risks.
Mr. Thornhill's practice is litigation oriented, focusing on complex civil litigation and class actions on insurance matters. This has included class actions relating to hurricane work, of late, and historically, matters as diverse as ERISA claims against the 1916 Sears Profit Sharing Plan on behalf of the beneficiaries in 1987 resulting in a judgment in favor of the beneficiaries. His litigation practice is primarily insurance claims related, involving all forms of general liability policies, property coverage, business interruption, completed operations hazards, professional liability, etc... He is also involved in business association structuring, private and public project financing and related transactions. He is also a member of the Million Dollar Advocates Forum.
Mr. Thornhill is active in professional associations, including the Slidell, St. Tammany Parish, New Orleans, Louisiana State, Federal and American Bar Associations. He is admitted to every state and federal court in Louisiana, as well as the United States Tax Court and United States Supreme Court. He is an appointee to Who's Who in Global Business Leaders for 1993, International Who's Who, and Who's Who in Executives and Professionals. He has served as lecturer at the University of New Orleans in business associations law, and is currently a regular lecturer for the LAJ on current legislative topics.
About Tom Thornhill
Current Employment Position(s)
- Owner
Practice Areas
- Business & Commercial Law
- Contracts
- Business Organizations
- Sexual Harassment
- Discrimination
- Criminal Law
- DUI/DWI
- Environmental Law
- Estate Planning
- Trusts
- Wills
- Family Law
- Child Support
- Custody & Visitation
- Divorce
- Nursing Home
- Insurance Law
- Personal Injury -- Plaintiff
- Motor Vehicle Accidents -- Plaintiff
- Probate & Estate Administration
- Products Liability Law
- Medical Malpractice
- Landlord/Tenant
- Workers' Compensation Law
Qualifications
Bar Admissions
- Louisiana, 1977
- U.S. Court of Appeals 5th Circuit, 1977
- U.S. District Court Eastern District of Louisiana, 1977
- U.S. District Court Middle District of Louisiana, 1977
- U.S. District Court Western District of Louisiana, 1977
- U.S. Tax Court
Other Affiliations
- Louisiana State Bar Association House of Delegates
- Louisiana Republican Party State Central Committee (Member)
- Louisiana House of Representatives, District 76
- Slidell Bar Association
- St. Tammany Parish Bar Association
- New Orleans Bar Association
- Louisiana State Bar Association
- Federal Bar Association
- American Bar Association
Education
- Louisiana State University Law Center, Baton Rouge, Louisiana, 1977
J.D. - Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, Louisiana, 1974
B.A.
Major: Political Science
Fees
Accepts Credit Cards
Office Information
Address
1308 Ninth Street Slidell, LA 70458
Fax
- (985) 641-5011
Websites
Achievements
Honors
- Who's Who in Global Business Leaders,
- International Who's Who
- Who's Who in Executives and Professionals
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