Thomas Anderson is a Partner in the Hartford Office of Morrison Mahoney LLP. Mr. Anderson’s practice focuses on the defense of medical malpractice, professional liability, general liability and other complex insurance defense and tort litigation. Since joining the firm, he has headed the Hartford’s Medical Malpractice Group.
Attorney Anderson has earned the highest rating of “AV-Preeminent” by his peers through Martindale-Hubbell. For several years, he has also been designated a Super Lawyer® in both Connecticut Magazine’s Super Lawyers edition and New England Super Lawyers edition. Attorney Anderson also received board certification in Civil Trial Advocacy by the National Board Of Trial Advocacy.
Over the last 25 years, Mr. Anderson has tried numerous cases, successfully defending physicians, hospitals and other professionals in a variety of cases. During this period of time, he has also tried wrongful death and other high exposure general negligence and personal injury actions. He is also called upon to represent professionals and businesses in a variety of complex lawsuits throughout the State of Connecticut. As part of his practice, Mr. Anderson also represents professionals before the Connecticut Department of Public Health and other regulatory bodies.
In addition to his trial practice, Mr. Anderson also regularly provides counseling and risk management services to his clients and is a frequent speaker on issues relating to health care law, trial practice and the defense of medical negligence claims. During the last several years, Mr. Anderson has been called upon to give frequent lectures on various litigation, trial practice, health care and malpractice topics, including “The Basics of Civil Trial Practice in Connecticut,” “Connecticut Evidence,” “Federal Medicare’s Super Lien,” “New Physician’s Practice-Legal Perspective” and “Shoulder Dystocia Litigation,” He has also authored a number of written and audio visual materials, including a handbook on Connecticut Medical Malpractice law; and a series of pod casts on various risk management issues, including informed consent, curbside consults and documentation.
Mr. Anderson is a graduate of the University of Vermont (B.A. in 1981) and the University of Tulsa College of Law (J.D. in 1984). He is admitted to practice in both Connecticut (1988) and Massachusetts (1985) and has been a practicing attorney since 1984.
For more than 60 years, Morrison Mahoney LLP has been committed to servicing its clients’ needs and working with its clients to achieve desired goals and objectives. With 160 attorneys and nine offices throughout the Northeast, Morrison Mahoney LLP is recognized as one of the leading litigation firms in the region. The firm works with its clients in diverse practice areas, including: commercial and business litigation; product liability and tort litigation; construction; environmental; hospitals and health systems; employment and labor; toxic tort and health sciences; professional liability; risk management; insurance and reinsurance; subrogation recovery; appellate; admiralty; aviation; emerging business; regulatory and transactional; property; transportation law; and workers’ compensation. Morrison Mahoney LLP has expanded its practice along with the changing world economy to provide business advice, counseling, and litigation support to its corporate clients.
One of its areas of speciality is Medical Malpractice Defense. Because, Morrison Mahoney, LLP has offices in Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, Connecticut, New York and New Jersey, it lawyers have the advantage of sharing trial strategies, expert witnesses and trends in the law. Our trial expertise in the area of medical malpractice defese is unmatched in the number of cases we have tried and won, the substantive breadth of the cases we try, and the skill of our attorneys in all phases of litigation. We aggressively pursue a strategy to serve our client’s needs, goals, and objectives
