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, traumatic brain injury Lawyer in Louisville and personal injury lawyer. He's a Morgan Pottinger McGarvey shareholder, a member of the firm's Executive Committee and Chairperson of Morgan Pottinger McGarvey's 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 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. Today he serves as the President of the Brain Injury Alliance of Kentucky. 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, Board President
- The Louisville Forum, 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
- Kentucky Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers
- 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
Morgan & Pottinger Attorneys Help Raise Money for Junior Achievement
Throwing axes for a good cause? On June 14, Morgan & Pottinger and Allen Financial Group teamed up with Junior Achievement of …
Morgan & Pottinger Names Firm’s First Female Managing Director
Morgan & Pottinger names firm’s first female managing director. Tom Coffey elected to serve on Executive Committee. Morgan …
Tom Coffey Named to Million Dollar Advocates Forum and Multi-Million Dollar Advocates Forum
Morgan & Pottinger, P.S.C. is pleased to announce that Tom Coffey has been certified as a life member of both the Million Dollar …
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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