- Wake Forest University School of Law, Winston Salem, North Carolina J.D. – 1996
- Wake Forest University, Winston Salem, North Carolina B.A. – 1993
Thomas Pleasant
Attorney
Licensed in North Carolina, Georgia, Kentucky and Tennessee, Thomas W. Pleasant has been an attorney for over 25 years. He has focused the last 15 on catastrophic injury and wrongful death cases, primarily in the nursing home negligence arena. Mr. Pleasant tries cases to a jury verdict when necessary to achieve a just result for his clients.
Mr. Pleasant holds a Martindale-Hubbell AV Preeminent peer rating, bestowed by his colleagues, judges who have presided over his trials, and adversary attorneys representing some of the largest healthcare providers in the nation. He has also been elected to Super Lawyers®, a rating service of outstanding lawyers who have attained a high degree of peer recognition and professional achievement. The Super Lawyers® patented selection process includes independent research, peer nominations and peer evaluations.
Education
Honors and Awards
- Lexis Martindale-Hubbell® “AV Preeminent™ peer rating
- Elected to Super Lawyers® for Medical Malpractice
- Gerry Spence’s Trial Lawyers College Graduate
- North Carolina Academy of Trial Lawyers Law Student Advocacy Award
- Moot Court Board, Wake Forest University School of Law
Bar Admissions
- North Carolina, 1996
- Tennessee, 2012
- Georgia, 2013
- Kentucky, 2019
- U.S. District Court Eastern District of North Carolina, 2002
- U.S. District Court Middle District of North Carolina, 2008
- U.S. District Court Western District of North Carolina, 2008
- U.S. Court of Appeals 8th Circuit, 2002
Professional Associations and Memberships
- American Association for Justice
- North Carolina Advocates for Justice (NCAJ)
- AAJ Nursing Home Litigation Group
- NCAJ Nursing Home Litigation Section
- NCAJ Professional Negligence Section
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