Thomas handles subrogation matters. Prior to rejoining Cozen O'Connor in 2024, Thomas served as general counsel for a development company associated with an asset and apartment management company, where he was responsible for drafting and reviewing letters of intent, purchase and sale agreements, reviewing financial and loan documents, reviewing construction management contracts, drafting and reviewing easements and property access agreements, and managing outside litigation (including land use disputes, contract disputes, and resident complaints).
Before that, Thomas spent nearly a decade in Cozen O'Connor's business litigation practice group, where he handled a wide variety of cases, including multimillion-dollar contract disputes, catastrophic personal injury and property damage claims, white collar investigations and defense, shareholder derivative suits, and class actions. He has also been involved in complex and unprecedented disputes with the federal and state governments regarding their power and regulatory authority, resulting in one instance of a $5 million settlement in favor of the client.
Thomas earned his J.D., cum laude, from Villanova University's Charles Widger School of Law, where he was a member of the Villanova Law Review. During law school, he served as an intern for the Honorable Berle Schiller of the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, where he helped prepare for trials, analyzed pleadings, motions, and briefs, and researched areas of law. He earned his B.A., cum laude, from Boston University.