Thomas J. Gibbons

Tom is the founder and managing partner of Gibbons Legal, P.C., where he’s the firm’s lead trial attorney. He’s consistently ranked among the top 2.5% of all Pennsylvania lawyers younger than 40, and is a member of the Million Dollar Advocates Forum: The Top Trial Lawyers in America®.

He has a Masters’ Degree in trial law, which he earned with honors from Temple University School of Law’s prestigious LL.M. in Trial Advocacy program, where he now teaches trial strategy and technology.

Many of Tom’s cases have been featured by national and international news outlets including Fox News, ABC News, CBS News, CNN, MSNBC, Inside Edition, The Associated Press, The Los Angeles Times, The Philadelphia Inquirer, The London Times, The Daily Mail (United Kingdom), and countless law blogs. One such case, a police brutality claim against the City of Philadelphia, resulted in the City launching a massive investigation into its use of Emergency Patrol Wagons and the manner in which detainees are transported.

Tom began his legal career prosecuting criminals and protecting victims’ rights with the Montgomery County (Pennsylvania) District Attorney’s Office. He thereafter spent several years working for the insurance companies, defending their insureds who hurt others in car accidents,… Read More

Tom is the founder and managing partner of Gibbons Legal, P.C., where he’s the firm’s lead trial attorney. He’s consistently ranked among the top 2.5% of all Pennsylvania lawyers younger than 40, and is a member of the Million Dollar Advocates Forum: The Top Trial Lawyers in America®.

He has a Masters’ Degree in trial law, which he earned with honors from Temple University School of Law’s prestigious LL.M. in Trial Advocacy program, where he now teaches trial strategy and technology.

Many of Tom’s cases have been featured by national and international news outlets including Fox News, ABC News, CBS News, CNN, MSNBC, Inside Edition, The Associated Press, The Los Angeles Times, The Philadelphia Inquirer, The London Times, The Daily Mail (United Kingdom), and countless law blogs. One such case, a police brutality claim against the City of Philadelphia, resulted in the City launching a massive investigation into its use of Emergency Patrol Wagons and the manner in which detainees are transported.

Tom began his legal career prosecuting criminals and protecting victims’ rights with the Montgomery County (Pennsylvania) District Attorney’s Office. He thereafter spent several years working for the insurance companies, defending their insureds who hurt others in car accidents, slip and fall accidents, and work accidents. That work, however, was very unsatisfying, because of which he redirected his efforts to helping those hurt by the negligence of others.

Outside the courtroom, Tom is a devoted husband to Maria and dad to Jude, Abby, and Penny. He enjoys coaching little league, hosting magical imaginary tea parties, and otherwise playing with his kids. For his efforts, he’s been named the “World’s #1 Dad,” for which honor his 4-year daughter Abby gave him the world’s greatest homemade trophy.

He’s also an avid sports fan, particularly baseball, and still plays competitive men’s slow-pitch softball. In 2014, he helped his team win the Pennsylvania state championship, and finish 9th at the national championship.

Tom is also a published author. His first book (Got Hurt? Forget the Silly Lawyer Ads . . . .) is a how-to guide for finding the right lawyer for your case (even if it’s not Tom). You can get a FREE copy of it at www.gibbonslegal.com. He is actively writing several other books on the law, and he hopes to eventually write a novel. Tom received his Bachelor’s Degree in Political Science from Bloomsburg University, where he was a faculty-appointed tutor and teaching assistant for the Constitutional Law and Political Science Departments, and where he was a member of the Political Science National Honor Society.

He received his law degree from Thomas M. Cooley Law School, where he received several awards for excellence in trial and appellate advocacy. And he received his Master’s Degree (LL.M.) in trial law with honors from Temple University School of Law.

Tom is licensed to practice law in Pennsylvania, New Jersey, the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, and the United States District Court for the District of New Jersey.