Thomas M. Bond

Attorney Thomas M. Bond is a partner with The Kaplan/Bond Group in Boston, Massachusetts. A nationally ranked trial lawyer with more than 36 years of total legal experience, Mr. Bond provides invaluable counsel and support to a diverse range of clients throughout Essex, Norfolk, Suffolk, Middlesex, Plymouth, Bristol, Barnstable, Yarmouth and Worcester counties and the rest of the state who have legal needs involving any of the following:

• Admiralty and maritime law
• Personal injury – plaintiff

Over the course of his legal career, Mr. Bond has gained a reputation as an authority in admiralty and maritime law, and he has achieved remarkable success advocating on behalf of his plaintiff clients who have suffered a serious injury or lost a loved one as a result of a preventable accident. Along with admiralty claims, he also handles claims involving construction defects, defective products, automobile defects and accidents and other tortious claims.

From his efforts, Mr. Bond has secured millions of dollars in total compensation for his plaintiff clients, and he has published articles and conducted lectures and seminars on a variety of topics. Along with his extensive trial experience, he also has considerable experience handling appeals, and he has successfully argued more than 25 cases before various appeals courts.

Honored for his outstanding professionalism and service, Mr. Bond has earned an AV Preeminent* peer review rating from Martindale-Hubbell along with many other top rankings and endorsements from his peers. He has also received many five-star reviews from his clients as well as countless testimonials and referrals from those he has served.

A 1982 summa cum laude graduate of Northeastern University, Mr. Bond obtained his Juris Doctor in 1985 from Suffolk University Law School. He is admitted to practice before all federal courts in Massachusetts as well as the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 1st Circuit and the U.S. Supreme Court.

Mr. Bond is an active member of the American Association for Justice, the Massachusetts Academy of Trial Attorneys and the Massachusetts Bar Association, where he was the president for 2021.

*AV®, AV Preeminent®, Martindale-Hubbell Distinguished and Martindale-Hubbell Notable are certification marks used under license in accordance with the Martindale-Hubbell certification procedures, standards and policies. Martindale-Hubbell® is the facilitator of a peer review rating process. Ratings reflect the anonymous opinions of members of the bar and the judiciary. Martindale-Hubbell® Peer Review Rating™ fall into two categories - legal ability and general ethical standards.