Alan Thomas has been practicing law for almost forty years, and he says he’s enjoyed almost every minute of it. The best part, he says, is getting to know the clients and their businesses as well as striving to give them the best legal advice and services we can. Now with gray hair, Mr. Thomas prefers to advise and advocate in a straightforward manner and to the point whether he’s talking to colleagues, clients, adversaries, or judges.
Mr. Thomas began his legal career at McCarter & English, New Jersey’s oldest and largest law firm. He has been with PTG&B (or its predecessors) since December of 1994. In the course of his career, he has appeared in both the trial and appellate levels of the New Jersey courts and of the federal courts that serve New Jersey, New York, and Virginia. He served as a Special Fiscal Agent for the Chancery Division, as a member of the Adjunct Faculty of the Rutgers Law School in Newark, and as the coach of the Rutgers Law School’s award-winning Appellate Moot Court Team. He was or is a member of many county, State, and national bar associations and well as local Chambers of Commerce. He also was a leader at times of the alumni associations of his law school, college, and fraternity. He is proudest of being a founding member of the Nutley Lawyers Club. He served as Vice President and President of the Club for many years.
Mr. Thomas’s non-legal time is spent mostly with his family. He and his wife, Fran, are particularly proud of their son, Michael, who is a teacher at a public high school in the Bronx, and of their daughter-in-law who is a medical doctor at an inner city hospital in Brooklyn.
Areas of Practice
- Complex Litigation
- Business Disputes
- Fraudulent Conduct
- Employment Disputes and Termination Agreements
- Estate Administration and Litigation
- Insurance Coverage
- Personal Injury
- Appellate Advocacy
Bar Admissions
- New Jersey
- United States District Court for the District of New Jersey
- United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
- United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Education
- J.D. from Rutgers Law School, Newark, NJ
- B.A. from University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA
Professional Associations and Memberships
- New Jersey State Bar Association
- American Bar Association, Litigation Section
- American Bar Association, Tort & Insurance Law Section
- Bergen County Bar Association
- Essex County Association
- Equity Committee
- Nutley Lawyers Club
- Rutgers-Newark Law School Alumni Association
