Benjamin C. Thomas

Founding Partner (retired)

Mr. Thomas concentrated his practice on general liability defense, automobile liability defense, products liability defense, premises liability, and transportation defense. He was an active member of the American Board of Trial Advocates and the Arizona Association of Defense Counsel.

Mr. Thomas received his Bachelors of Science as well as his Juris Doctor from the University of Missouri Columbia. After serving as a law clerk for the Arizona Court of Appeals, Mr. Thomas began as an associate with the O’Connor, Cavanagh, Anderson, Killingsworth & Beshears Law Firm. In 1980, Mr. Thomas left to start his own firm, which has been providing quality legal work for over thirty-five years.

Mr. Thomas enjoyed sharing his forty plus years of experience with firm clients and the junior lawyers of the firm. In his free time, Mr. Thomas enjoys supporting Missouri Tiger Athletics, playing golf, as well as spending time with his grandchildren.

ADMISSIONS

State Bar of Arizona
Supreme Court of Arizona
United States District Court, District of Arizona

PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS

Arizona Association of Defense Counsel (AADC)
Insurance Litigation Committee – Board of Directors
American Bar Association (ABA)
American Board of Trial Advocates (ABOTA)

EDUCATION

University of Missouri Columbia, Juris Doctor (1973)
          Missouri Law Review
University of Missouri Columbia, BS Political Science (1970)