About
Michael P. Thornton is founder and chair of Thornton Law Office LLP. A nationally recognized expert on toxic tort litigation, Mr. Thornton graduated from Dartmouth College and Vanderbilt Law School. In the 1970’s he efficaciously undertook the representation of some of shipyard and construction workers who had developed asbestos-associated diseases. Over the years, the corporation has grown to grow to be the biggest company in the Northeast representing victims of asbestos and other poisonous substances. The company has introduced justice to people who contracted cancer and other health issues from publicity to chemical compounds, defective tablets, and defective merchandise, and to kids who have suffered delivery defects from chemical compounds and pesticides to which their mother and father had been exposed. The Commonwealth of Massachusetts and different states and local authorities have sought the corporation’s information to address damage from threats to the general public fitness. Multi-million dollar recuperation from tobacco businesses resulted from the company’s paintings in those areas. Mike lead the company to guide many charitable causes; the most seen & crucial challenge includes cancer studies. Mr. Thornton turned into approached via clinicians and researchers at Brigham and Women’s Hospital who have been inquisitive about reading mesothelioma, a then untreatable and perpetually fatal form of asbestos related most cancers. After creating a multiyear dedication from his personal corporation, Mr. Thornton helped recruit numerous different donors. The program, all started in 2002, has made strides in most cancers research usually, and has helped to revolutionize the remedy of mesothelioma, main to longer survival and higher pleasant of existence for sufferers. Mr. Thornton also spoke back to a call to help establish a place for households of mesothelioma sufferers to live, as the financial effect of staying in inns may be devastating. The Thornton House become opened in 2008 and homes up to 9 families at a time. Mr. Thornton is a member of the Massachusetts, New Hampshire, & Maine bars. › ›
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Legal Issues
- Asbestos & Mesothelioma
- Environmental Law
- Health Care Law
- Insurance Claims
- Bad Faith Insurance, Business Insurance, Disability Insurance, Health Insurance, Life Insurance, Motor Vehicle Insurance, Property Insurance
- Personal Injury
- Animal & Dog Bites, Brain Injury, Car Accidents, Construction Accidents, Motorcycle Accidents, Premises Liability, Truck Accidents, Wrongful Death
- Birth Defects From Chemical Exposure
- Class Action Litigation
- False Claims Act/Qui Tam
Costs
- Free Consultation
- Conditional Fees
Certificates
Languages
- English: Spoken, Written
Accepted Jurisdictions
Experience
- Founder, Chair
Thornton Law Office LLP
2016 - Founder, Managing Partner
Thornton Law Office LLP
1978
Educations
Graduation year: 1975
Graduation year: 1972
