Tom Blackburn
Blackburn Romey founding partner Tom Blackburn graduated with honors
receiving a degree from Indiana University at the Robert H. McKinney School
of Law.
He was awarded cum laude status in 1977 when he graduated. He is currently
admitted to practice law at the United States Courts of Appeals Seventh
Circuit, the Supreme Court of the United States of America, the U.S.
District Courts in Northern and Southern districts of Indiana in addition
to all state courts in Indiana.
Since 1977, he has been active in practicing law and currently serves as a
member of the Indiana State Bar Association on the Ethics and Advertising
Committees, the American Bar Association, the American Association for
Justice, as a board member at the Indiana Trial Lawyers Association, and as
an appointed member of the Executive Committee for the State of Indiana for
the National Trial Lawyers Association.
Tom Blackburn’s Awards and Professional Associations:
The National Trial Lawyers Association has named Tom as one of the Top 100
trial lawyers across Indiana. He has also been recognized as an active
member of the Trucking Trial Lawyers Association – Top 10, part of The
Specialty Associations by The National Trial Lawyers. In addition, he has
been named an Indiana Super Lawyer and was also awarded the distinction of
being a top lawyer for personal injury and wrongful death in Fort Wayne by
Professional Research Services. From Martindale-Hubbell, he has received
the AV preeminent certification.
Furthermore, he has received distinction as a member of the Million Dollar
Advocates Forum and the Multi-million Dollar Advocates Forum. Tom was named
a Top Lawyer by Ft. Wayne and Indianapolis Monthly Magazines and received
the “2018 Ten Best Personal Injury Attorneys” designation from the American
Institute of Personal Injury Attorneys.
The certification from Martindale-Hubbell is achieved by fewer than 5% of
all lawyers. Furthermore, he serves as a lifetime charter member of the
Best Attorneys of America under RUE ratings. Previously, Tom served as a
law firm partner, general practitioner and deputy prosecuting attorney.
While working as a partner in a law firm, he focused his practice on
insurance defense law. Since 1985, his practice has been exclusively
limited to personal injury and wrongful death law.
I felt as if Tom did an exceptional job of preparing our case. He is extremely knowledgeable and went out of his way to make sure that our family was taken care of during a difficult time. I would m...
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