THOMAS E. ALBRO
MEDICAL MALPRACTICE | LEGAL MALPRACTICE | PERSONAL INJURY
MEMBER
- Charlottesville-Albemarle and Virginia Bar Associations
- Virginia State Bar (Chairman, Litigation Section Board of Governors, 2002–2003; Chairman, Standing Committee on Lawyer Advertising and Solicitation, 1996–1999)
- Virginia Trial Lawyers Association (Member, Board of Governors 1979-present; President, 1990–1991)
- Fellow: American College of Trial Lawyers
- Fellow: International Academy of Trial Lawyers.
- Fellow: Virginia Law Foundation
ADMITTED
- 1972, Virginia
- 1975, South Carolina and U.S. Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit
- 1977, U.S. District Courts, Eastern and Western Districts of Virginia
- 1983, U.S. Court of Military Appeals
- 1984, U.S. Supreme Court.
- 1998, Certified Mediator – Supreme Court of Virginia
ABOUT THOMAS E. ALBRO
Thomas E. Albro was born in New York, NY. He received his A.B., cum laude, in 1969 from Cornell University and his J.D. from the University of Virginia in 1972.
Mr. Albro focuses on the following practice areas: Medical and Legal Malpractice Law, Motor Vehicle Collisions, Personal Injury Law, Defamation Law, Eminent Domain, and Civil Litigation.
Biographical History
- Lecturer, Trial Advocacy, University of Virginia School of Law, 1985–2000
- Councilman, Charlottesville City Council, 1978–1982
- Virginia State Board for Community Colleges, 1994–2002 (Chairman,1996-1997)
- Boyd-Graves Conference, 1979-2022 (Chairman, 1998–2000)
- Chairman of the Board, Keswick School
Military
- CAPT, JAGC, USNR-(Ret.) – Active Duty 1972-1975; Reserve Duty 1975-1993
MY PRIMARY OBJECTIVE
TO ACHIEVE THE BEST RESULT POSSIBLE FOR THE CLIENT AT THE LEAST COST AND WITHIN THE BOUNDS OF THE LAW AND PROFESSIONAL ETHICS
PRACTICE AREAS
- MEDICAL MALPRACTICE
- LEGAL MALPRACTICE
- MOTOR VEHICLE COLLISIONS
- PERSONAL INJURY
- DEFAMATION
- EMINENT DOMAIN
- CIVIL LITIGATION
NOTEWORTHY AWARDS
2016
Thomas E. Albro was awarded the 2016 Civility & professionalism award by the Virginia Association of Defense Attorneys for exemplifying the highest standards of integrity and ethical conduct.
2017
Thomas E. Albro was awarded the 2017 Lifetime Achievement Award by the Virginia Trial Lawyers Association.
2021
Thomas E. Albro has been inducted into the Virginia Lawyers Hall of Fame. The Virginia Lawyers Hall of Fame honors Virginia lawyers age 60 and older. Criteria for inclusion in the Hall include career accomplishments, contributions to the development of the law in Virginia, contributions to the bar and to the Commonwealth at large and efforts to improve the quality of justice in Virginia.
HISTORIC CASES
THOMAS E. ALBRO REPRESENTED THE SUCCESSFUL PLAINTIFF IN JAMES v. JANE IN WHICH THE VIRGINIA SUPREME COURT STRUCK DOWN THE DEFENSE OF SOVEREIGN IMMUNITY WHICH DOCTORS AT UVA AND OTHER STATE INSTITUTIONS HAD USED TO ESCAPE LIABILITY FOR MEDICAL MALPRACTICE, THEREBY CREATING AN OPPORTUNITY FOR VICTIMS OF MALPRACTICE TO RECOVER DAMAGES.