Tom Atkins graduated magna cum laude with his law degree from the University of Louisville in 1983 and was admitted to the Kentucky Bar in 1984. Born in Beckley, West Virginia, in 1951, he earned his bachelor's degree from Marshall University in 1973 and his master's degree from the University of Louisville in 1977. Tom served in the United States Army and retired after achieving the rank of Major.

In 1991, Tom and his wife Linda founded the Louisville law firm of Atkins & Atkins. In 1993, the firm won the Louisville Bar Association pro bono award for exemplary work on death penalty cases.

Tom is a past chair of the Louisville Metro Division of Fire Advisory Committee and a past chair of the Louisville Metro Department of Corrections Oversight Committee. In addition to his legal practice, he is a former adjunct professor at the Louis D. Brandeis School of Law, University of Louisville.

Practice Areas

• Personal injury
• Automobile negligence
• Motor vehicle accidents and injuries
• Motorcycle accidents
• Medical malpractice
• Slip and fall
• Wrongful death
• General civil and criminal trial practice
• Divorce
• Domestic relations
• Commercial law
• Business law
• Government contracts
• Bid protests
• Defense contracts
• Federal contracts
• Civil liability
• Tort defense
• Tort liability

Bar Admissions

• Kentucky, 1984
• U.S. District Court, Eastern and Western Districts of Kentucky, 1984
• U.S. Court of Appeals, 6th Circuit, 1993
• U.S. District Court, Southern District of Indiana, 2001

Education

• J.D., magna cum laude, University of Louisville, December 1983
• Delta Theta Phi
• M.S., University of Louisville, 1977
• B.A., Marshall University, 1973

Memberships

• Louisville Bar Association
• Kentucky Bar Association
• Kentucky Justice Association
• Brandeis Society
• Louisville Metro Criminal Justice Commission, 1983 to present
  • Commissioner, 1983 to 2000
  • Special Advisor, 2000 to 2010
• Life Member, Disabled American Veterans
• Life Member, Association of the Century

Military service

• Major, Army of the United States, retired

Additional experience

• Former Adjunct Professor, Louis D. Brandeis School of Law, University of Louisville

Reported cases

• United States v. Riascos-Suarez, 73 F.3d 616 (1996)

Contact Atkins & Atkins today

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