O'Laughlin, Matt J.

Thomas is a shareholder in the Casualty Department. He focuses his practice on sports and entertainment litigation, premises liability, transportation litigation, and general liability matters along with a wide array of other topics that he has handled over the last decade in state and federal courts in Pennsylvania.

Thomas attended LaSalle University where he served as the president of the Student Senate and received a variety of awards for academic distinction and volunteer efforts in the community. In 1993, he obtained his J.D. degree from Widener University School of Law in Wilmington, Delaware. Licensed to practice in Pennsylvania and the District of Columbia, he is also admitted to appear before the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania and the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit.

Thomas sits as a Judge Pro Tempore for the Philadelphia County Court of Common Pleas and as an Arbitrator for the Philadelphia Court of Common Pleas Arbitration system. Thomas has received the highest rating (AV Peer Review Rating) from LexisNexis Martindale-Hubbell an entity which rates the legal ability and ethics of attorneys based on surveys conducted with judges and attorneys. In 2007, 2010, and 2011 Law & Politics/Philadelphia Magazine named Thomas a Super Lawyer.