Boulder Personal Injury Lawyer

Boulder/Denver Injury and Civil Rights Lawyer

Michael J. Thomson

Biographical Sketch

Mike Thomson joined Purvis • Gray, LLP in the fall of 2001. Since then, he has represented plaintiffs in a variety of civil lawsuits. Mike limits his practice entirely to civil litigation. The majority of his cases involve either serious automobile and trucking accidents or complex litigation including civil rights violations, brain injury/spinal chord injuries and wrongful death. He is the lead attorney in separate wrongful death product liability actions against Taser International, Inc. and Daimler Trucks North America, Inc. A number of Mike’s cases have been written up in both the Denver Post and the Daily Camera. See articles listed below. He has a legal blog which he posts regularly on at www.compensatingharms.blogspot.com.

Mike Thomson’s practice has given him experience in Federal and State District Courts as well as Federal and State Appellate Courts. See representative cases listed below. His experience both before and after joining the firm gives him detailed knowledge of the operations of various governmental entities and the laws which govern the operations of such entities. Mike does a significant amount of pro bono work.

He grew up in the northwest suburbs of Chicago, graduating from Elk Grove High School in 1984. He graduated from Central Michigan University in 1989 summa cum laude with a bachelor’s of science degree in accounting. His love for the mountains brought him to Boulder, Colorado where he attended law school. Mike Thomson graduated from the University of Colorado School of Law in 1994.

After graduating from law school, Mike worked as a political consultant in the state of Colorado for candidates for U.S. Senate, House of Representatives, State Legislature, District Attorney, and local school board. From January 1999 thru June 2000, Mike Thomson was the Director of Community Relations and Lobbyist for the Boulder Valley School District. During his tenure with the school district, the Daily Camera in an editorial once referred to him as “The ambassador for our schools.” Just as he was a strong advocate for the students of Boulder Valley School District, he is now a strong advocate for his clients and their rights.

Mike has spent his entire legal career working with John Purvis and Bill Gray, working for them as a law clerk while he was in law school and then returning to the firm as an associate attorney in 2001. He is honored to be part of a law firm that practices law with such distinction and integrity.

When not practicing law, Mike spends a great deal of time volunteering in the community. Mike is the President of the Front Range Girls Fastpitch Association and Fall Middle School League and has been coaching girls’ competitive fastpitch softball for nearly a decade. Mike loves hanging out with his beautiful wife, rooting for his beloved Chicago sports teams, playing the guitar, and singing Irish folk songs.

News Stories:

Man's family allowed to pursue lawsuit against Taser International - Boulder Daily Camera

Former CU-Boulder student to get $230,000 in Halloween riot settlement - Boulder Daily Camera

Man Repeatedly Tasered for Leaving Courthouse Briefly with Court File

Police handcuffed by internal discipline

Lawsuit: Driver, family covered up evidence in fatal wreck - Boulder Daily Camera

Representative Cases:

Wilson v. City of Lafayette, et al., 2010 WL 1291518 (D.Colo. 2010)

Bullock v. Daimler Trucks North America, LLC , 2009 WL 6315339 (D.Colo. 2009)

Lemery v. Beckner, 323 Fed Appx. 644, 2009 WL 990523 (10^th Cir. 2009)

Awad v. Breeze, et al., 129 P.3d 1039 (Colo App. 2006)

Casey v. City of Federal Hgts, 509 F.3d 1278 (10^th Cir. 2007)

Adams v. City of Westminster, 140 P.3d 8 (Colo App. 2005) 

Professional Associations and Memberships:

Colorado Bar Association Member

Boulder Bar Association Member

Colorado Trial Lawyers Association Member

American Bar Association Member

American Association for Justice (formerly the Association of Trial Lawyers of America)

Languages:

English