Stephen L. "Steve" Thomas

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP

Recognized since 2001

Jackson, Mississippi

Practice Areas

Bet-the-Company Litigation

Commercial Litigation

Litigation - Intellectual Property

Personal Injury Litigation - Defendants

Product Liability Litigation - Defendants

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Steve has extensive experience as lead counsel in major litigation, not only in Mississippi, but throughout the Southeast. He has tried well over 200 cases to conclusion and has tried cases in 59 of Mississippi’s 82 counties and in 17 different states.

Steve is a Fellow of the American College of Trial Lawyers, and is included in Best Lawyers in America, in Commercial Litigation, Intellectual Property Litigation, Personal Injury Litigation, Products Liability and Bet-the-Company Litigation. Steve is also listed as a Level 1 commercial litigator in Chambers USA: America’s Leading Lawyers for Business.

Contact & Links

Direct Phone Number: 601-948-8000
Phone Number: 601-948-8000
Lawyer Page: https://www.bradley.com/people/t/thomas-stephen-l

Location

One Jackson Place, Suite 1000
188 East Capitol Street
Jackson, MS 39201

Education

University of Mississippi, J.D., graduated 1973
University of Mississippi, B.A., graduated 1970

Bar Admissions

Mississippi, The Mississippi Bar

Affiliations

American Board of Trial Advocates - Advocate
American College of Trial Lawyers - Fellow
Mississippi Bar Foundation - Fellow
Supreme Court Historical Society - Member

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP

Headquarters: Birmingham, Alabama

296 The Best Lawyers in America^® awards

94 Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch^® in America awards

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Named "Lawyer of the Year" by Best Lawyers^® for:

Litigation - Intellectual Property, Jackson, MS (2025)
Litigation - Intellectual Property, Jackson, MS (2020)
Litigation - Intellectual Property, Jackson, MS (2018)
Litigation - Intellectual Property, Jackson, MS (2014)
Bet-the-Company Litigation, Jackson, MS (2011)

Recognized in The Best Lawyers in America^® 2025 for work in:

Bet-the-Company Litigation
Commercial Litigation
Litigation - Intellectual Property
Personal Injury Litigation - Defendants
Product Liability Litigation - Defendants

Special Focus:

Agricultural Cooperative
Arbitration and Mediation
Civil Litigation
Complex Litigation
Environmental
Insurance
Intellectual Property
Large Case Litigation
Occupational Disease
Product Liability
Professional Malpractice
Toxic Tort

Awards:

Listed in Super Lawyers, “Top 50 Jackson Super Lawyers,” General Litigation, 2013
Listed in Mid-South Super Lawyers, General Litigation, 2006-2013
Listed in Chambers USA, Litigation: General Commercial, 2006-2013
Listed in Benchmark Litigation, "Litigation Star," Mississippi, 2008-2014

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