Top Civil Lawyers Near Me in Hammond Area

Tom Anderson was born and raised in Hammond, Louisiana. He received his J.D. from Loyola Law School in New Orleans. Early on in his career, he was elected as Louisiana’s youngest mayor. At the age of 30, Tom decided to retire from politics and dedicate his time to representing injured victims. Tom is known for holding the largest civil jury award in the 21st Judicial District and for receiving the highest possible AV® Rating by Martindale-Hubbell®. His passion for standing up against insurance companies and his proven track record has made him one of the leading advocates in the community.

Since I started practicing law in 1998, I have practiced civil trial and appellate litigation with an emphasis on medical Malpractice defense and Health Law.  My representation of healthcare providers in malpractice suits has included every phase of litigation from the Indiana Medical Review Panel process, through trial and appeals.  It has also included professional medical licensing matters and hospital contract issues.  I have served as lead trial counsel in numerous medical malpractice jury trials.  Other matters I have handled have included HIPPA compliance,  insurance coverage and general contract litigation, employment matters including ERISA health plan litigation, federal civil rights cases, and products liability cases including medical device litigation.. From 2008 though 2015, I was lead defense counsel for a physician who was accused of medical malpractice by over 350 former patients.  This matter has been described as the largest mass medical malpractice case in American legal history.   I developed systems to effectively and efficiently manage this mass litigation in a manner which treated each case individually, but conserved resources by avoiding the unnecessary duplication of efforts.  My litigation of these cases has involved the development of strategies to address legal issues which are matters of first impression in the jurisdiction where the cases are pending.  In this regard, I have personally served as lead trial counsel as well as lead appellate counsel.  A global settlement of the remaining cases was completed in the first quarter of 2015.. I am currently an adjunct faculty member of the Valparaiso University School of Law where I teach a course entitled “Law, Medicine and Bio-Ethics”.  In this course, the legal and ethical implications of such medical subjects as: patient care, the use of human research subjects, genetic testing, death and dying, and numerous other issues are explored.

Our firm has been in Indiana for over 75 years.  We have offices in Northwest Indiana, Indianapolis and Mishawaka/South Bend.  My primary practice areas include professional liability defense and business litigation.  I have represented health care professionals, lawyers, and businesses all over the state of Indiana for the past 23 years.

Experienced Civil attorney serving clients in Hammond and surrounding areas.

Experienced Civil attorney serving clients in Hammond and surrounding areas.

Experienced Civil attorney serving clients in Hammond and surrounding areas.

Experienced Civil attorney serving clients in Hammond and surrounding areas.

Experienced Civil attorney serving clients in Hammond and surrounding areas.

Experienced Civil attorney serving clients in Hammond and surrounding areas.

Experienced Civil attorney serving clients in Hammond and surrounding areas.

Experienced Civil attorney serving clients in Hammond and surrounding areas.

Experienced Civil attorney serving clients in Hammond and surrounding areas.