Tom Thornhill

Thomas Wood "Tom" Thornhill

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Louisiana State Representative for District 76 (St. Tammany Parish)

In office
1996-2000
Preceded by  |  Suzanne Mayfield Krieger
Succeeded by  |  Almond Gaston "A. G." Crowe, Jr.

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Born  |  February 11, 1952
Place of birth missing
Political party  |  Republican
Spouse(s)  |  Linda Darbonne Thornhill
Residence  |  Slidell, St. Tammany Parish
Alma mater |  Bogalusa High School

Louisiana State University
Tulane University

Occupation  |  Attorney
Religion  |  Baptist
Note:

* Slidell trial lawyer Tom Thornhill is a member of the Million Dollar Advocates Forum, an association known for winning large judgments for its clients.[1]

Thomas Wood Thornhill, known as Tom Thornhill or as Tommy Thornhill (born February 13, 1952), is an attorney from Slidell in St. Tammany Parish, Louisiana, who served as the District 76 Republican member of the Louisiana House of Representatives for a single term from 1996 to 2000.

## Background[edit]

Thornhill graduated from Bogalusa High School in Bogalusa in Washington Parish]], one of the southeastern Florida Parishes. He received a Bachelor of Arts in political science and the Juris Doctorate from Louisiana State University in Baton Rouge, where he was a member of the Reserve Officer Training Corps. He also did postgraduate work at Tulane University in New Orleans. Thornhill was a delegate to the state Republican conventions in 1991 and 1995. He is affiliated with the Slidell Chamber of Commerce and Little Theater. He is a Baptist. His wife is the former Linda Darbonne.[2]

## Career[edit]

Admitted to the practice of law in 1978, Thornhill is a member of the Million Dollar Advocates Forum,[1] an association of trial lawyers recognized nationally for securing large settlements valued at a million dollars or more for clients.[3] The Thornhill firm takes relatively few cases per year from the areas of southern Louisiana and Mississippi.[3] Thornhill practices in the areas of Business, Insurance, and Personal Injury litigation.[4] He is a member of the Slidell, New Orleans, state, and national bar associations.[2]

With 7,113 votes (54.7 percent), Thornhill won the nonpartisan blanket primary for state representative held on October 21, 1995, over an Independent and two other Republican candidates.[5] The one-term incumbent, Suzanne Mayfield Krieger, did not seek reelection but ran instead unsuccessfully for lieutenant governor. Four years earlier, Krieger had unseated veteran Republican Representative Ed Scogin of Slidell.[6] Thornhill did not seek reelection in 1999, when he was succeeded by Republican Almond Gaston "A. G." Crowe, Jr., of Slidell, a narrow winner over former Representative Suzanne Krieger.[7]

## References[edit]

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Million Dollar Advocates Forum. Member List. Louisiana.. milliondollaradvocates.com. Retrieved on November 1, 2009; no longer on-line.
2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 ”House District 76”, ‘’Louisiana Encyclopedia’’ (1999); material no longer accessible.
3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 Thornhill Law Firm. thornhilllawfirm.com. Retrieved on November 14, 2019.
4. ↑ Tom W. Thornhill. lawyers.com. Retrieved on November 14, 2019.
5. ↑ Louisiana State Representative, Election Returns, October 21, 1995.
6. ↑ Louisiana State Representative, Election Returns, November 16, 1991.
7. ↑ Louisiana State Representative, Election Returns, November 20, 1995.