About Thomas R. Peters

Thomas Peters was a co-founder of Boyle Brasher LLC. Thom is an aggressive, no-nonsense trial attorney and litigator. He represents a major transportation company in asbestos litigation and other occupational exposure cases across the central and southern parts of the country, from jurisdictions in Minnesota in the north to Mississippi in the south. He has tried numerous complex multi-party high-dollar exposure inhalation cases to jury verdicts across the country. Thom also defends other attorneys who have chosen him to represent them in legal malpractice cases brought against them, a sure sign of the great respect he commands within the profession.

Thom also handles products liability trials and appeals. Thom has an accounting degree. He has a keen eye for the discrepancies in the damage calculations of opposing damages experts in trials. Thom also has unique qualifications in municipal law including all forms of legislation, regulation, and litigation involving municipalities or other governmental bodies. He also has expertise in handling administrative law matters before public agencies and regulatory bodies.

Thom gained a lot of experience with governmental legal issues as a result of serving as an elected alderman on a city council. While serving on the city council, Thom was chairman of the economic development committee.

Thom was born and raised in rural Wisconsin and remains a displaced Cheese Head and ultimate Green Bay Packer fan and stockholder. Thom and his family live in Belleville, Illinois.

 

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    • Railroad Defense
    • Legal Malpractice Defense
    • Products Liability Defense
    • Toxic Torts Defense
    • State, Local and Municipal Law and Legislation
    • Trucking Defense
    • Litigation and Appeals

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  • Bar Admission & Memberships
    Admissions
    1987, Illinois
    1987, Missouri
    2006, Tennessee
    2008, Kentucky
    U.S. District Courts, Southern and Central District of Illinois; U.S. Courts of Appeals 7th Circuit.
    2020, Michigan
    Memberships
    The St. Clair County Bar Association
    The Illinois State Bar Association
    The Missouri Bar Association
    Missouri Organization of Defense Lawyers
    Illinois Association of Defense Trial Counsel
    National Association of Railroad Trial Counsel
    The Bar Association of the Central and Southern Federal Districts of Illinois.
  • Education & Certifications
    Law School
    University of Illinois
    Class of 1986
    J.D.
    cum laude
    Other Education
    University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh
    Class of 1982
    B.B.A.
    magna cum laude
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Attorneys FAQs

  • Is this attorney admitted to the bar in more than one state?
    Yes, Thomas R. Peters is admitted to practice in Illinois, Kentucky, Michigan, Missouri and Tennessee.
  • Is this attorney Martindale-Hubbell Peer Review rated?
    Yes, Thomas R. Peters has a 4.4 Peer Rating from Martindale-Hubbell.
  • What law school did this attorney attend?
    Thomas R. Peters attended University of Illinois.