John H. Thomas Jr.
(866) 535-4743
Mr. Thomas is the senior partner in the firm's Litigation Team, involving business, real estate, commercial matters, collections, mechanic's lien proceedings, mortgage foreclosure proceedings, real property tax assessment proceedings, elder law and Surrogate's Court proceedings.
Mr. Thomas is a member of the New York State Bar Association, Member, Sections on Insurance, Negligence and Compensation Law; Trial Lawyers, a member of No-Fault, Uninsured Motorist and Commercial Panels of the American Arbitration Association, Ninth Judicial District Compulsory Arbitration Panel, Orange County Foreign Trade Zone Management Board, a member of Orange County Bar Association (Chairman, Grievance Committee) and American Bar Association.
He has been a lecturer for the New York State Bar Association's continuing legal education program for practical skills dealing with mortgage and mechanic's lien foreclosures and for the Mid Hudson Chapter of the Appraisal Institute.
"Jack" is a graduate of Georgetown University (B.S., 1964) in Washington, D.C. and received his Juris Doctor degree in 1968 from St. John's University in New York City. He is a member of Phi Alpha Delta law fraternity. He was admitted to the New York State Bar in 1969 and is admitted to practice before the United States District Courts for the Northern, Southern and Eastern Districts of New York, U.S. Tax Court, the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit and before the United States Supreme Court.
Areas of Practice
- 50% Real Property Tax Assessment Litigation
- 10% Mortgage Foreclosures
- 25% Real Estate Title Disputes
- 5% Real Estate Title Insurance Issues
- 5% Landlord Tenant
- 5% Collections
Litigation Percentage
- 100% of Practice Devoted to Litigation
Bar Admissions
- New York, 1969
- U.S. Court of Appeals 2nd Circuit, 1970
- U.S. Supreme Court, 1978
Education
- St. John's University School of Law, Jamaica, New York
- J.D. - 1968
- Georgetown University, Washington, District of Columbia
- B.S. - 1964
Representative Cases
- Giglio v. Delesparo, 46 AD2d 928 (3rd Dept. 1974)
- Siegel v. Tange (Village of Otisville), 61 AD2d 57 (2nd Dept. 1978)
- Mann v. Village of Walden, 482 F. Supp 154 (US District Court: Southern District - NY 1979)
- Greene v. Town of Blooming Grove, 483 F. Supp. 804 (US District Court: Southern District - NY 1980)
- Plantech Housing v. Conlan, 74 AD 2d 920 (2nd Dept. 1980)
- Pipkins v. Lewis, 83 C.V. 5502 (US District Court: Southern District - NY 1984)
- Tunnell Publishing v. Straus Comm, 169 AD 2d 1031 (3rd Dept. 1991)
- Orange County Agric. Society v. Commissioner, 893 F.2d 4161 (2nd Circuit 1990)
- Fed. Home Loan Mortgage v. Peregrine Hall Assoc., 832 F. Supp 743 (US District Court: Southern District - NY 1993)
- John Peruso Construction v. Nick, 222 AD 2d 655 (2nd Dept. 1995)
- Lakr Assoc. v. City of Poughkeepsie, 235 AD2d 423 (2nd Dept. 1997)
- Wolf Lake v. Board of Assessors, 271 AD2d 925 (3rd Dept. 2000)
- Pets Alive v. Wanat, 288 AD2d 386 (2nd Dept. 2001)
- Franzone v. Quinn, 303 AD2d 812 (3rd Dept. 2001)
- Dagar Group, Ltd. v. South Hills Mall, LLC, 12 AD3rd 552 (2nd Dept. 2004)
- Goldstein v. Jones, 32 AD3rd 577 (3rd Dept. 2006)
- Johnson v. Kelly, 11 Misc3d 1223 (Orange County, Judge Dickerson 2006)
- Johnson v. Kelly, Affirmed 45 AD3rd 687 (2nd Dept. 2007)
- Eastgate Corporate Park v. Town of Goshen, Misc3d (Orange County, Judge Dickerson 2006)
- Eastgate Corporate Park v. Town of Goshen, Affirmed, 54 AD3rd 1036 (2nd Dept. 2008)
- Mandel v. Town of Woodbury, 60 AD3d 1063 (2nd Dept. 2009)
Classes/Seminars
- Mechanics Lien and Mortgage Lien Foreclosure, New York State Bar Association, 1988
Fraternities/Sororities
- Phi Alpha Delta
- Delta Sigma Pi
