Mr. Thomas Dillard Blackburn

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Mr. Thomas Dillard Blackburn: Attorney with Blackburn Romey
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  • Martindale-Hubbell Peer AV Preeminent Rating
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Biography

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.

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Areas of Practice (4)

  • Personal Injury
  • Wrongful Death
  • Insurance Defense
  • Litigation

Education & Credentials

University Attended:
Indiana University, B.S., 1974
Law School Attended:
Indiana University School of Law, J.D., Cum Laude, 1977
Year of First Admission:
1977
Admission:
1977, Indiana; U.S. District Court, Northern District of Indiana; U.S. District Court, Southern District of Indiana; U.S. Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit; Supreme Court of the United States
Memberships:
St. Joseph County, Indiana State and American Bar Associations.
Birth Information:
Middlesboro, Kentucky, November 11, 1951
ISLN:
908999550

Peer Reviews

4.8/5.0 (24 reviews)

  • Legal Knowledge

    4.8/5.0

  • Analytical Capability

    4.8/5.0

  • Judgment

    4.8/5.0

  • Communication

    4.8/5.0

  • Legal Experience

    4.9/5.0

  • 5.0/5.0 Rated by a Member on 07/12/19 in Litigation

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  • 5.0/5.0 Rated by a Partner on 02/11/16 in Litigation

    Excellent Should definitely be AV

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  • 5.0/5.0 Rated by a Associate on 02/09/16 in Personal Injury

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  • 5.0/5.0 Rated by a Associate on 02/09/16 in Legal Ethics

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  • 5.0/5.0 Rated by a Associate on 02/09/16 in Litigation

    Mr. Blackburn does an outstanding job of representing clients in the area of personal injury. Whether his clients are unemployed and uneducated or presidents of banks or CEO"s he goes out of his way to make sure their interests are properly pro... Read more

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  • 5.0/5.0 Rated by a Judge on 02/08/16 in Litigation

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  • 5.0/5.0 Rated by a Member on 02/08/16 in Litigation

    For several years, Tom Blackburn has been one of the top plaintiff's lawyers in Indiana. Deservedly so, he enjoys a reputation for having outstanding legal ability, strong work ethic and a high standard for personal integrity. He most assuredly sho... Read more

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  • 5.0/5.0 Rated by a Judge on 02/04/16 in Litigation

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  • 5.0/5.0 Rated by a Partner on 02/03/16 in Litigation

    There are few attorneys I know who possess the union of character and legal skills in such excellent degree as I have so designated today for Tom Blackburn.

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  • 5.0/5.0 Rated by a Judge on 02/01/16 in Legal Ethics

    Tom Blackburn is one of the finest trial lawyers in the State of Indiana. He is of unquestioned ethical and legal ability.

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3.4/5.0 (2 reviews)
Client Champion

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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