Top Rated Employment Litigation Attorney in Pittsburgh, PA

Thomas B. Anderson has been an attorney at Thomson, Rhodes & Cowie, P.C., for his entire legal career. Located in the firm's office in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and representing clients throughout the greater metropolitan area, his varied practice encompasses labor and employment law, plaintiff's personal injury and wrongful death litigation, and the defense of medical malpractice and other professional liability claims. Admitted to practice in both Pennsylvania and West Virginia, Mr. Anderson is also admitted to practice before the U.S. District Courts for the Western and Middle Districts of Pennsylvania.

In his labor and employment law practice, Mr. Anderson provides advice and counsel to current, former and prospective employees. The cases that he has handled in this regard have included claims involving the types of discrimination that are prohibited under a variety of federal and state laws, including Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1984, and his experience also involves wrongful termination and other acts of retaliation. Mr. Anderson's personal injury work has encompassed premises liability, assault and defective products, and he has defended health care facilities and providers in claims arising out of medical malpractice. His successful results both in the courtroom and at the negotiating table have included a jury award in excess of $2.2 million in a lawsuit grounded on wrongful discharge and invasion of privacy, and he obtained a settlement of more than $1 million in a case involving a defective product.

A participant in several professional organizations, Mr. Anderson's memberships include the Academy of Trial Lawyers of Allegheny County and the Westmoreland Bar Association. His legal education was obtained at Duquesne University School of Law, and he served on the Duquesne Law Review before being awarded his Juris Doctor in 1997.