Thomas K. Riley - Fulton, MO

Overview

Thomas K. Riley was born and raised in Fulton, Missouri and graduated from Westminster College (B.A., Cum Laude 1993). Riley attended law school at Washington and Lee University, where he served on the Law Review, was inducted into the honorary society, the Order of the Coif, and graduated Magna Cum Laude in 1997. Before entering private practice, Riley served as law clerk for the Hon. Ann K. Covington on the Missouri Supreme Court.

Riley has the highest possible rating from the Martindale-Hubbell attorney peer-review rankings of "AV" and was designated a Superlawyer in both 2020 and 2021, which honors no more than five percent of practicing attorneys in the state. He has closed over one hundred million dollars in business and real estate transactions including multiple sales of businesses worth thirty million dollars or more. In litigation, Riley has won over ten million dollars in verdicts and settlements including cases exceeding five million dollars.

Riley represents clients across the state and country including the City of Fulton, the Callaway County Commissioners, The Callaway Bank, United Security Bank, and hundreds of other businesses including the state's largest lobbying firm, state-wide associations, title companies and realtors, and national companies including pharmacy chains, construction companies, and manufacturers. Riley has practiced before dozens of state trial courts, federal trial courts, the Missouri Court of Appeals, and the Missouri Supreme Court and written numerous articles and chapters for legal publication.

In the community of Fulton and Callaway County, Riley's civic and pro-bono work includes serving as President of the Callaway County Chamber of Commerce; President of the Fulton Area Development Corporation; President of the Fulton colleges Board of Associates, President of The Callaway Bank Board of Advisors; President of the Brick District; President of the Callaway County Art House; and President of the Brick District Playhouse. Riley is the only attorney to have received both the Callaway Chamber award for Loyal Subject and the J. H. Atkinson award for outstanding leadership.