Thomas R. Coffey
Position: Shareholder | Attorney at Law
Executive Committee
Louisville, Kentucky502-560-6742
502-585-3498
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Tom is a trial lawyer in Louisville with a focus on personal injury law and employment law. He's a Morgan Pottinger McGarvey shareholder, a member of the firm's Executive Committee and chairperson of the Litigation Practice Group.
Tom began his career as a prosecutor in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and then as a felony prosecutor in Louisville, Kentucky, where he served as Deputy Trials Division Chief under the Commonwealth Attorney. In 2011, he joined Morgan Pottinger McGarvey and uses his trial experience to help individuals who have been injured, wrongfully terminated from work or charged with criminal offenses. Tom has chaired more than twenty jury trials, more than ten bench trials, has argued in both state and federal appellate courts, and has extensive administrative court experience as well.
Tom is the chairperson-elect of the Kentucky Bar Association Labor & Employment Section. He has long been active in the brain injury community, beginning in 2002 when he was a policy analyst for the Brain Injury Association of America. He is the former President of the Brain Injury Alliance of Kentucky and continues to serve on its Executive Board. In addition, he previously worked for several years for two United States Senators.
Areas of Practice
Traumatic Brain Injury
Personal Injury Lawyer
Trial Law
Employment and Labor Law
Bar Admissions
Kentucky
Pennsylvania
U.S. District Court Western District of Kentucky
U.S. District Court Eastern District of Pennsylvania
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Education
- J.D., Notre Dame Law School, South Bend, Indiana, 2006, Honors: Moot Court Board
- M.T.S., Harvard Divinity School, Cambridge, Massachusetts, 2000
- B.A., Providence College, Providence, Rhode Island, 1995, Honors: Magna Cum Laude, Omicron Delta Epsilon, Phi Sigma Tau
Honors and Awards
- “Kentucky Rising Star” by Super Lawyers®, 2013-2016, Category: Plaintiff Litigation
- Louisville Magazine Top Lawyers, 2013 and 2016, Category: Criminal Defense
Community Involvement
- Served in the Jesuit Volunteer Corps: East
- Brain Injury Alliance of Kentucky, Honorary Board Member and Former Board President
- The Louisville Forum, Board Member
- Credit Abuse Resistance Education, Program Volunteer
Professional Associations and Memberships
- Certified Life Member of the Million Dollar Advocates Forum and the Multi-Million Dollar Advocates Forum
- Chairperson-Elect of the Kentucky Bar Association Labor & Employment Section
- Kentucky Justice Association
- Louis D. Brandeis American Inn of Court
- Louisville Bar Association
- Kentucky Bar Association
- Pennsylvania Bar Association
Past Employment Positions
- Deputy Trials Division Chief - Assistant Commonwealth Attorney, Elder Abuse Liaison, Jefferson County, KY, 2007-2011
- Assistant District Attorney - Montgomery County, PA, 2006-2007
In the News
MPM Attorneys “Bowl for Kids’ Sake”
Taylor Hamilton, Tom Coffey, Thurman Senn and Charlie Otten recently participated in Big Brothers Big Sisters of Kentuckiana’s signature …
Tom Coffey files whistleblower lawsuit on behalf of fired Kentucky Corrections Commissioner
Attorney Tom Coffey is representing former Kentucky Department of Corrections Commissioner Jim Erwin, who says he was fired for refusing to …
Tom Coffey lands acquittal for former Kentucky Cabinet Executive Director
On February 5, 2019, MPM attorney Tom Coffey’s successful representation of Ryan Green at trial – a complete acquittal of Mr. Green’s ethics …
About Tom
Tom and his wife, Nicole, met while both attending Notre Dame Law School. Together they have influenced their three children to become rabid Notre Dame football fans along with them.
Thomas R. Coffey
Position: Shareholder | Attorney at Law
Executive Committee
Louisville, Kentucky502-560-6742
502-560-6842
Email Thomas Coffey
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