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Thomas L. Odom, Jr.

The Odom Firm, PLLC

Tommy has been the manager and supervising trial and appellate attorney for The Odom Firm since 2001.

SINCE 1988, REPRESENTING PEOPLE AND BUSINESSES:

  • Whose property has been taken, or had its value reduced by the government.
  • Who have been injured by the wrongful conduct of others in serious personal injury and wrongful death cases.

LIFE:

  • Family - three children, Tripp, Annie and Max, his wife, Martha, and their dog, Yogi.
  • Practicing yoga, cooking, playing guitar and bass with his band Roadkil, making and writing “stuff”, and fishing.
  • Coached for the Charlotte Junior Soccer League.
  • Served on a number of boards for local art and environmental non-profit organizations.
  • Volunteer with Urban Ministry Center Soup Kitchen.

AREAS OF PRACTICE:

  • Eminent Domain & Land Condemnation
  • Personal Injury
  • Auto Accidents
  • Civil Litigation
  • Product Liability
  • Wrongful Death
  • Professional Malpractice
  • Land Use and Zoning

Lawyer Bio

Tommy has been the manager and supervising trial and appellate attorney for The Odom Firm since 2001.

SINCE 1988, REPRESENTING PEOPLE AND BUSINESSES:

  • Whose property has been taken, or had its value reduced by the government.
  • Who have been injured by the wrongful conduct of others in serious personal injury and wrongful death cases.

LIFE:

  • Family - three children, Tripp, Annie and Max, his wife, Martha, and their dog, Yogi.
  • Practicing yoga, cooking, playing guitar and bass with his band Roadkil, making and writing “stuff”, and fishing.
  • Coached for the Charlotte Junior Soccer League.
  • Served on a number of boards for local art and environmental non-profit organizations.
  • Volunteer with Urban Ministry Center Soup Kitchen.

AREAS OF PRACTICE:

  • Eminent Domain & Land Condemnation
  • Personal Injury
  • Auto Accidents
  • Civil Litigation
  • Product Liability
  • Wrongful Death
  • Professional Malpractice
  • Land Use and Zoning
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Education:

  • Wake Forest University , graduated 1987
  • The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, graduated 1983

Bar Admissions:

  • North Carolina, North Carolina State Bar
 

Court Admissions:

  • United States District Court, Western District of North Carolina
  • United States Court of Appeals for the 4th Circuit
  • United States Supreme Court

Affiliations:

  • North Carolina Bar Association: Constitutional Rights & Responsibilities Council - Member
  • North Carolina Bar Association - Member
  • The American Association for Justice - Member
  • North Carolina Advocates for Justice - Member

Recognized in The Best Lawyers in America for work in:

  • Eminent Domain and Condemnation Law
 

Awards:

  • The Best Lawyers in America©, 2010 - 2020
 

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The Odom Firm, PLLC
http://www.mecklaw.com
 
Headquarters
1109 Greenwood Cliff
Charlotte, NC 28204
(704) 377.7333

Lawyer Case History

Fraser v. Littlejohn, 96 N.C. App. 377, 386 S.E. 2d 230 (1989)

https://scholar.google.com/scholar_case?case=3548302812700736107&q=Fraser+v.+Littlejohn&hl=en&as_sdt=6,34&as_vis=1

Fraser v. Littlejohn, 96 N.C. App. 388, 386 S.E. 2d 237 (1989)

https://scholar.google.com/scholar_case?case=3825829548791941618&q=Fraser+v.+Littlejohn&hl=en&as_sdt=6,34&as_vis=1

Northwestern Fin. Group, Inc. v. County of Gaston, 329 N.C. 180, 405 S.E. 2d 138 (1991)

https://law.justia.com/cases/north-carolina/supreme-court/1991/307pa90-0.html

Department of Transportation v. Elm Land, 163 N.C. App. 257, 599 S.E. 2d 42 (2004)

http://caselaw.findlaw.com/nc-court-of-appeals/1138645.html

Department of Transportation v. Elm Land, 358 N.C. 542, 593 S.E.2d 131 (2004)

https://scholar.google.com/scholar_case?case=6728438220232835293&q=Department+of+Transportation+v.+Elm+Land&hl=en&as_sdt=6,34&as_vis=1

City of Charlotte v. Hurlahe, 631 S.E. 2d 28 (N.C. App. 2006)

http://caselaw.findlaw.com/nc-court-of-appeals/1415791.html

Marie T. Formyduval, as Administratrix of the Estate of Hartwell B. Formyduval and Joey Formyduval v. William S. Britt, 361 N.C. 215 (2007)

https://books.google.com/books?id=Y8tIAQAAMAAJ&pg=PA215&lpg=PA215&dq=Marie+T.+Formyduval,+as+Administratrix+of+the+Estate+of+Hartwell+B.+Formyduval+and+Joey+Formyduval,+v.+William+S.+Britt,+361+NC+215+(2007)&source=bl&ots=mZCKipshcQ&sig=ikUfAMljJamUAgKcCvn1gIRL6S4&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjplr6U_83ZAhUwx1kKHZpEDzwQ6AEIKTAA#v=onepage&q=Marie%20T.%20Formyduval%2C%20as%20Administratrix%20of%20the%20Estate%20of%20Hartwell%20B.%20Formyduval%20and%20Joey%20Formyduval%2C%20v.%20William%20S.%20Britt%2C%20361%20NC%20215%20(2007)&f=false

City of Charlotte v. Combs, 719 S.E.2d 59 (N.C. App.) (2011)

http://caselaw.findlaw.com/nc-court-of-appeals/1581817.html

Springs v. City of Charlotte, 704 S.E.2d 319 (N.C. App. 2011)

http://caselaw.findlaw.com/nc-court-of-appeals/1552864.html

Springs v. City of Charlotte, 730 S.E.2d 803 (N.C. App. 2012) 

http://caselaw.findlaw.com/nc-court-of-appeals/1608533.html

Waldron v. Batten, 191 N.C. App. 237 (N.C. Ct. App. 2008)

https://casetext.com/case/waldron-v-batten

Wallace Farm, Inc. v. City of Charlotte, 203 N.C. App. 144, 689 S.E.2d 922 (2010)

https://caselaw.findlaw.com/nc-court-of-appeals/1522796.html