About Thomas
Thomas Estes built a legal basis within the late Nineteen Eighties and early 1990s. He attended the University of Virginia from 1987 to 1990 and earned his law degree from the College of William and Mary in 1991. He returned to William and Mary for a Doctor of Juridical Science, finishing the S.J.D. in 1996.
He began his post-graduate legal work in patent and trademark legal proceedings. In 1996 he worked at Oliff and Berridge, PLC, dealing with disputes that required technical and procedural information of intellectual property law. The move from personal practice into public defense got here two years later when he joined the Office of the Public Defender for the City and County of Fairfax as a deputy public defender in 1998.
Estes remained in public protection thru the early 2000s. He joined the Committee for Public Counsel Services, Public Defender Division, as a public defender in 2002. Four years later he stepped into a management position as Lawyer-in-Charge for that identical department in 2006. Those years in public service gave him extended courtroom experience and familiarity with trial practice across a variety of felony matters.
In 2013, he served as a District Court Judge in the Massachusetts Judiciary. That judicial position added a diverse perspective on case control and decision-making. It additionally broadened his exposure to the procedural aspect of the court system in Massachusetts.
Estes holds licenses to practice in both Massachusetts and Virginia. He maintains club in the State Bar of Massachusetts and is an active member of nearby bar groups, which includes the Hampden County Bar Association since 2019 and the Hampshire County Bar Association since 2020. Those memberships mirror ongoing engagement with the legal communities the place he practices.
He now practices from Estes Law Offices. His background spans highbrow estate legal proceedings, public defense, court management and a period at the bench. He applies those experiences in private practice, dealing with criminal protection, civil litigation and highbrow property matters in Massachusetts and Virginia.
