Thomas J. Flynn

Tom Flynn supports Wilson Elser’s Midwest Region practice groups. He focuses his practice on civil litigation defense, including but not limited to class action defense (including multi-forum litigation); toxic/mass tort defense; environmental law; complex litigation & general causality; hospitality; medical malpractice & health care; product liability defense, prevention, & government compliance; and transportation, including claims for cargo loss. Tom also handles sports litigation, including claims involving football player and personnel safety-related protocols, and, increasingly, the clinical consequences of chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE) and other football-related injuries.

Tom has represented high-profile regional and national clients in state and federal courts throughout Indiana, handling all aspects of his cases including drafting pleadings, preparing written discovery, taking and defending depositions, engaging in vigorous motion practice, participating in arbitration and mediation, and defending cases at trial. Tom’s advice, honed by extensive experience with a variety of complex litigation matters, is trusted by his clients.

Prior to joining Wilson Elser, Tom worked at a national defense firm where he defended corporate clients in toxic/mass tort, environmental and class action cases. Prior to that, Tom specialized in medical malpractice defense, defending regional medical care providers and physicians in cases involving alleged medical negligence. He began his career as a Deputy Attorney General at the office of the Indiana Attorney General, where he defended the state's taxpayers from constitutional claims brought against state actors under 42 U.S.C. section 1983.