Before joining Wilson Elser, Thomas was a staff attorney for the Rhode Island Supreme Court where he served as an adviser to the Court on a variety of legal matters, including appellate procedure, extraordinary writ petitions, complex motions, law firm licensing and bar admissions. He also served as an associate to the solicitors of several Rhode Island municipalities, providing legal counsel to the city and town councils and other municipal boards, commissions and departments on numerous legal matters. In addition, Thomas prosecuted the municipalities’ misdemeanor criminal cases in district court.