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 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.
Areas of Practice
Traumatic Brain Injury
Personal Injury Lawyer
Trial Law
Employment Law
Bar Admissions
Kentucky
Pennsylvania
U.S. District Court Western District of Kentucky
U.S. District Court Eastern 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
- 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 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
Coffey and McGarvey represent LMPD detective in civil complaint seeking damages for retaliation
Attorneys Tom Coffey and Morgan McGarvey are representing LMPD Sex Crimes Unit Detective Jason Moseley who was demoted after disclosing a …
Tom Coffey secures summary judgement in case against V-Soft Consulting Group
Attorney Tom Coffey secured summary judgment for Shrikanth Nekkanti in his case against V-Soft Consulting Group. Mr. Nekkanti was fired from …
Morgan Pottinger McGarvey Attorneys Named 2021 Kentucky Super Lawyers & Rising Stars
Morgan Pottinger McGarvey is pleased to announce that several of the firm’s attorneys have been named 2021 Kentucky Super …
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
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