Thomas is an associate in the firm’s Anti-Fraud and Extra Contractual Litigation practice group. Prior to joining Meagher + Geer, he served as a law clerk at the Minnesota Court of Appeals.
Thomas graduated summa cum laude from the University of Oklahoma with a B.A. in Political Science and Letters/Constitutional Studies and a minor in Spanish. He also was inducted into Phi Beta Kappa.
Thomas received his J.D. with Honors from the University of Oklahoma College of Law, where he graduated tenth in his class and earned admission into the Order of the Coif and the Order of Barristers. During law school, he served as an Articles Editor for the Oklahoma Law Review and authored a note that was selected for publication. Additionally, Thomas participated in the ABA National Appellate Advocacy Competition and the McGee National Civil Rights Moot Court Competition. He was the recipient of the Judge Wayne Alley Writing Advocacy Award for best overall moot court brief, and a Best Brief Award for his 1L appellate brief.
Outside of the office, Thomas enjoys golfing, playing hockey, and reading.
Judicial Clerkships
•Law Clerk to the Honorable Denise D. Reilly, Jeanne M. Cochran, and Jeffrey M. Bryan, Minnesota Court of Appeals, August 2020 - August 2022
•Law Clerk to the Honorable Kevin G. Ross, Minnesota Court of Appeals, August 2019 - August 2020
•Judicial Extern to the Honorable Robert E. Bacharach, United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit, August - December 2018
Community Involvement
•Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA), 2017-2019
•Southern Minnesota Regional Legal Services (SMRLS), 2017
Publications
•Published Note, Oklahoma Law Review, Vol. 71, No. 3, Spring 2019, Finding Prejudice from Lost ESI: An Analysis of Courts’ Standards Under Amended Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 37(e)
News
•Aug 10, 2022
Meagher + Geer welcomes attorney Thomas Joyce to its Minneapolis office
