Personal Injury Lawyer, Traumatic Brain Injury Attorney

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 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 board. In addition, he previously worked for several years for two United States Senators.

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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

Super Lawyers®, Kentucky, Category: Employment Litigation, 2021-2022
Super Lawyers®, Kentucky, Category: Personal Injury - General, 2022
“Kentucky Rising Star” by Super Lawyers®, Category: Plaintiff Litigation, 2013-2016
Louisville Magazine Top Lawyers, Category: Criminal Defense, 2013 and 2016

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 Activities

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

Experience

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

Thomas R. Coffey

Position: Shareholder | Attorney at Law

Executive Committee

Areas of Practice

Bar Admissions

Education

Honors and Awards

Community Involvement

Professional Associations and Memberships

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In the News

Coffey represents former Louisville Metro Police officer in harassment case

Morgan Pottinger McGarvey Attorneys Named 2022 Kentucky Super Lawyers & Rising Stars

Coffey and McGarvey represent LMPD detective in civil complaint seeking damages for retaliation

About Tom

Thomas R. Coffey

Position: Shareholder | Attorney at Law

Executive Committee

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