Dorothy D. Thomas

Dorothy Thomas is special counsel to the Baton Rouge office of Kean Miller and practices in the areas of energy and environmental litigation. She has more than 35 years of experience defending product liability matters, chemical exposure cases, railroad crossing accidents, FELA matters, workplace accidents and retail premises cases.

Dorothy earned her B.S. from Louisiana State University in 1975. She earned her J.D. from Loyola University New Orleans College of Law in 1979 where she was a member and Lead Articles Editor of the Loyola Law Review and a member of the winning Appellate Advocacy team.

Environmental Law

Energy, Oil & Gas Law

Utilities

Personal Injury

Animal & Dog Bites, Brain Injury, Car Accidents, Construction Accidents, Motorcycle Accidents, Premises Liability, Truck Accidents, Wrongful Death

Products Liability

Drugs & Medical Devices, Motor Vehicle Defects, Toxic Torts

Louisiana

Since 1979

5th Circuit

U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Louisiana

U.S. District Court, Middle District of Louisiana

U.S. District Court, Western District of Louisiana

Special Counsel

Kean Miller LLP

2014 - Current

Central Staff Attorney

First Circuit Court Of Appeal

2012 - 2014

General Counsel, Disaster Management Consultant to Non-Profit Organizations

Law Office of Dorothy Thomas

2005 - 2010

Attorney At Law

Law Offices of Dorothy Thomas

1993 - 2004

Attorney

Breazeale Sachse and Wilson LLP

1980 - 1993

Loyola University New Orleans

J.D. (1979)

Louisiana State University

B.S. (1975)

Baton Rouge Bar Association

Member

Current

Louisiana State Bar Association

Member

Current

American Bar Association

Member

Current

Corporal Punishment: The Supreme Court Strikes a Blow

Loyola Law Review