Thomas J. Dickerson is a passionate Kansas City personal injury lawyer and advocate with a strong moral compass. Tom believes in the importance of standing up for individual people and their families against wrongdoers and the insurance companies that defend this wrongful conduct. Tom routinely takes this battle into the courtroom and has tried a significant number of trials, including personal injury trials on transportation collisions, construction zone accidents, boating accidents, premises liability, medical malpractice, dog bites, property damage, and consumer protection matters.
Some of Tom’s most recent case accomplishments include a $20 million recovery in a semi-truck collision case, a $13.75 million recovery in a motorcycle collision case, and a $4.5 million trial verdict.
Background
Tom was born in St. Louis, Missouri and raised in Overland Park, Kansas. Tom started doing legal work when he was only 19 years old, working for the head of litigation at a mid-size firm that defended large financial institutions. In that position, Tom obtained invaluable experience seeing how some of the largest corporations in the country approached legal cases against everyday people.
After seeing numerous cases where everyday people faced insurmountable odds against big businesses, Tom decided to dedicate his career to standing up for regular, hard-working people and their families. He fights to protect their rights and helps them obtain justice and fair compensation for their injuries and damages suffered due to the negligence of others. Tom started the Dickerson Oxton law firm with his wife and law partner, Chelsea Oxton Dickerson, in 2010. Since then, they have obtained millions of dollars in recoveries for their clients.
Bar Admissions
- Kansas
- Missouri
- United States District Court, District of Kansas
- United States District Court, Western District of Missouri
- United States Court of Appeals, 10th Circuit
Education
- Creighton University School of Law, Juris Doctorate
- University of Kansas, Bachelor of Arts
Presentations & Speaking Engagements
- Wentling and Wrongful Death Damages in Kansas, Kansas Trial Lawyer’s Association Annual Seminar, December 2023
- Advanced Spine, Law-Di-Gras Legal Conference, October 2023
- Defeating Damage Caps – The New Damage Model for Wrongful Death Damages, Trial Lawyers University, New York, September 2023
- Voir Dire in Kansas, Wyandotte County Bar Association, May 2023
- Voir Dire and Logistics in Kansas, Kansas Trial Lawyer’s Association Annual Seminar, December 2022
- Seven & Eight Figure Spine Cases, Trial Lawyers University, Las Vegas, October 2022
- Opening Policies in Spine Cases, TBI Med Legal Webinar, April 2022
- Properly Opening a Policy After Pinto, TBI Med Legal Webinar, April 2022
- Open Policies & Bad Faith: Stories from Both Sides, TBI Med Legal Webinar, February 2022
- Maximizing Damages in Spine Cases, Devaughn James Injury Lawyers Bootcamp, January 2022
- Trial Lawyers College Podcast Episode 86: ‘What Do Trial Lawyers Do?’ with Personal Injury Attorney Tom Dickerson, January 2021
- Causation and Damages In “Soft Tissue” Injury Cases, Kansas Trial Lawyers Association Annual Seminar, December 2019.
- Damages in Personal Injury, Types of Damages in an Injury Suit, Legal Ethics, NBI Continuing Legal Education Seminar, January 2016.
- Bicycle Accident Litigation, NBI Continuing Legal Education Seminar, March 2015.
- Daubert, Martinez, and Personal Injury, Wyandotte County Bar Association and Kansas Supreme Court Reception, October 2014.
Memberships, Honors & Awards
- Kansas Trial Lawyers Association (KTLA)
- Missouri Association of Trial Attorneys (MATA)
- American Association for Justice (AAJ)
- National Trial Lawyers, Top 40 Under 40, 2015 – present
- Super Lawyers Rising Stars, Kansas & Missouri, 2019 – present
- Kansas City Best of the Bar, 2016
Personal
Tom is married to his law partner, Chelsea Oxton Dickerson. They have two children. Tom enjoys spending time with his wife and kids, traveling, hiking, kayaking/canoeing, and camping. He is an avid Kansas Jayhawks and Kansas City Chiefs fan.