Thomas Dinan, Esq.

Personal Injury Attorney Thomas Dinan

Former Felony Prosecutor, Former Insurance Defense Lawyer now using that experience for seriously injured people and their families in Pennsylvania and New Jersey.

Thomas Dinan is a Plaintiff’s Trial Lawyer who is licensed to practice law in Pennsylvania, New Jersey, and Florida. After graduating from Widener University School of Law, he served as an Assistant District Attorney, in both Pennsylvania and Florida, where he handled felony jury trials. After leaving government service, Thomas then began his career in civil practice representing insurance companies and corporations in wrongful death and personal injury cases in Pennsylvania, New Jersey, and Florida. Thomas Dinan now utilizes that defense experience representing clients that were injured by negligent acts of others.

Thomas effectively litigates all types of personal injury cases including motor vehicle accidents, transportation and trucking accidents, nursing home abuse and neglect, medical malpractice, premises liability, construction site accidents, dog attacks, elevator accidents, negligent security and dram shop claims in both Pennsylvania and New Jersey.

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Education – Undergrad

School: West Chester University

Year: 2000

Degree: B.S. in Political Science - Magna Cum Laude

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Education – Law School

School: Widener University School of Law-Wilmington Campus

Year: 2003

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Memberships & Affiliations

Pennsylvania

New Jersey

Florida

U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania

U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Pennsylvania

Former Assistant District Attorney -Delaware County Pennsylvania (2003-2005)

Former Assistant State Attorney (Felony Division)- Orange County Florida (2005-2006)

Personal Injury, Motor Vehicle Accidents, Premises liability, Nursing Home Abuse and Neglect, Work Site Accidents, Medical Malpractice, Dram Shop Claims and Defective Products

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Past Settlement Results:

1. $4,250,000.00 recovery for college student who sustained spinal cord injury in sports and recreation accident
2. $950,000.00 recovery for suburban Philadelphia woman who was victim of nursing home negligence
3. $900,000.00 recovery for woman injured at amusement park
4. $775,000.00 recovery for woman injured by commercial vehicle
5. $725,000.00 recovery for a family of a NJ man killed in a Northeastern PA trucking accident
6. $500,000.00 recovery for the man who sustained a spinal injury in deck collapse
7. $500,000.00 recovery for woman injured by a drunk driver
8. $500,000.00 recovery for a family of a 71-year-old man who was not timely diagnosed and treated for lung cancer
9. $450,000.00 recovery New Jersey man who sustained cervical spine injury in rural Pennsylvania car crash
10. $450,000.00 recovery for the man stabbed by a criminal assailant on business premises
11. $450,000.00 recovery for minor injured by municipal vehicle
12. $425,000.00 recovery for sprinkler fitter who underwent two wrist surgeries caused by worksite fall
13. $375,000.00 recovery for woman who sustained fractured patella on unsafe premises
14. $350,000.00 recovery for woman who sustained ankle fracture on unsafe premises
15. $325,000.00 recovery for man who sustained ankle fracture on icy premises
16. $315,000.00 recovery for contractor who sustained shoulder injury in head on collision
17. $300,000.00 UM recovery for man injured in motor vehicle crash
18. $250,000.00 recovery for man injured by commercial vehicle
19. $250,000.00 recovery for the pedestrian struck by the vehicle who sustained a shoulder injury
20. $250,000.00 recovery for woman injured in an elevator accident
21. $250,000.00 recovery for the patient who sustained fall in a nursing home
22. $250,000.00 recovery for minor bitten by Rottweiler
23. $250,000.00 recovery for a woman on disability that was injured by a commercial vehicle
24. $250,000.00 recovery for a woman injured by defective condition on business premises
25. $200,000.00 recovery for pedestrian who sustained a fractured tibia
26. $200,000.00 recovery for pedestrian who sustained a fractured femur
27. $200,000.00 recovery for limited tort driver who underwent shoulder surgery
28. $200,000.00 recovery for man assaulted in a bar by other patrons who were over served alcohol by staff

Since Thomas began exclusively representing injured people and their families, he has recovered millions of dollars to compensate injured people and assist them through difficult times in their lives. Thomas is a member of the Philadelphia Trial Lawyers Association, The Pennsylvania Association for Justice, American Association of Justice and the National Trial Lawyers Top 100.

Thomas was born and raised in Philadelphia and attended West Catholic High School. Being raised in a blue collar family where he was the first to attend college, he understands the impact an accident can have on the physical, emotional and economic wellbeing of people and their families.