THOMAS H.
WILSON

Practice Description

Thomas H. Wilson is a trial attorney with a primary emphasis in the defense of medical malpractice cases on behalf of physicians, hospitals, EMS, and other health care providers; defending employers and government officers/employees in employment and civil rights claims; representing trustees, executors, and beneficiaries in trust and probate litigation; and defending a wide variety of industry leaders and businesses in general tort claims. Mr. Wilson has tried numerous jury and non-jury cases to verdict in both the state and federal courts of Illinois.

Bar/Professional Associations

• Central District of Illinois
  • Committee on Local Rules
• Defense Research Institute
• Illinois Supreme Court Special E-Business Committee
• Lincoln Douglas Inn of Court
  • Barrister
• Sangamon County Bar Association

Awards, Honors & Distinctions

• AV Preeminent^® Attorney by Martindale-Hubbell
• Illinois Leading Lawyer (2013-2020)
• Illinois Super Lawyer (2007-2017)

Law School Honors/Involvement

• Law Journal
  • Editor in Chief

Legal Lectures & Presentations

• “Legal Issues for EMS Providers,” Memorial Medical Center Annual Conference (Springfield IL, 2017).
• As an active volunteer firefighter and paramedic, Mr. Wilson speaks to many hospital, emergency medicine, fire department, and EMS providers on topics related to legal issues affecting Fire and EMS services.

Representative/Recent Case Results

• Successfully argued Motion to Decertify gender discrimination case before the U.S. District Court for the Central District of Illinois. Case involved a collective action against a medical school.
• Secured defense verdict for clients in a medical malpractice action brought against an emergency room physician and his employer. [Furgeson, et al. v. Mulshine, et al., Christian County, Illinois, Case No. 14-L-26 (August 23, 2017)]
• Secured judgment in favor of clients on claims of common law fraud and violations of the Illinois Consumer Fraud Act. [Moore Living Trust, et al. v. Vocke, McLean County, Illinois, (February 25, 2016)]
• Secured defense verdict for clients alleged to have violated the Family and Medical Leave Act and the Americans with Disabilities Act. [Stevens v. Board of Trustees of Southern Illinois University, et al., U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Illinois, Federal Ct. No. 11-CV-126-DRH (February 8, 2014)]