Attorney bio
Education
Widener University, B.A., Political Science, 1991; Widener University, J.D., 1999.
Practice Areas
Medical Malpractice; Product Liability; Construction and Maritime Accidents; Civil Rights; Subrogation Claims and Motor Vehicle Collisions.
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Mr. Lynam is proud to have been named a “Rising Star” by Law & Politics in year(s) 2007 and 2008, a recognition given to the top 2.5% of Pennsylvania lawyers under age forty. He is also proud to have been named a “Super Lawyer” in 2011 through 2017 as featured in Philadelphia Magazine. The Super Lawyer selection process is based upon votes cast by other Pennsylvania attorneys. Only the top 5% of vote recipients are selected. Mr. Lynam has also been named a Top 100 Trial Lawyer in PA 2011, 2012 & 2013.
Mr. Lynam has been inducted into the Phi Delta Phi legal academic fraternity in recognition of academic excellence.
Thomas A. Lynam, III
Esquire at Villari Lentz & Lynam, LLC
Thomas A. Lynam, III, born in Drexel Hill, Pennsylvania, September 19, 1968. Admitted: 1999, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, U.S. District Court, District of New Jersey, U.S. District Court, Eastern & Middle District of Pennsylvania and U.S. Court of Appeals, Third Circuit; 2002, District of Columbia.
MEMBER
Philadelphia and Pennsylvania Bar Associations; Philadelphia Trial Lawyers Association; Pennsylvania Trial Lawyers Association; Association of Trial Lawyers of America; American Inn of Court; Camden/Burlington Inn of Court. In addition to service on various Bar Association and Trial Lawyer Association committees, Mr. Lynam actively lectures to other attorneys and organized labor groups. Mr. Lynam is proud to have earned the recommendation of the Philadelphia Project on Occupational Safety and Health (PhilaPOSH) to its labor union members who have been injured on the job.
Failure to diagnose stroke in an emergency room
Recovered: $13,000,000.00
Settlement on behalf of a man injured in an industrial explosion
Recovered: $8,225,000.00
Settlement on behalf of a man sustaining profound/anoxic brain injuries during routine surgery
Recovered: $6,500,000.00
Settlement on behalf pedestrian struck by a vehicle with defective and inadequate headlights
Recovered: $4,212,000.00
Work related accident resulting in a hand injury
Recovered: $4,191,000.00
Recovery on behalf of a man who lost three fingers while using a defective industrial product
Recovered: $3,945,000.00
Recovery on behalf of a man injured in a deck collapse
Recovered: $3,200,000.00
Verdict for a man injured by a roadway defect in an organized bicycle ride
Recovered: $3,186,833.00
Settlement on behalf of a man who sustained permanent injuries due to toxic exposure
Recovered: $2,900,000.00
Faulty electrical work resulting in a woman’s death in a house fire
Recovered: $2,775,000.00
Failure to diagnose necrotizing fascitis (flesh eating bacteria). $950,000 recovered by way of partial settlement, $1,800,000 verdict against remaining defendants
Recovered: $2,750,000.00
Failure to diagnose cervical cancer
Recovered: $2,650,000.00
Work related wrongful death claim. 650K settlement with one defendant and a verdict of 1.5M against the non-settling defendant
Recovered: $2,150,000.00
Settlement on behalf of a pedestrian struck and injured by a motor vehicle
Recovered: $2,000,000.00
Settlement on behalf of a man who sustained severe injuries to his leg while operating a defectively designed stump grinder
Recovered: $2,000,000.00
Settlement on behalf of a man who sustained career ending injuries to his knees and back while operating a defectively designed floor scrubber
Recovered: $1,925,000.00
Settlement on behalf of a man who sustained severe injuries to his foot due to a tripping hazard
Recovered: $1,500,000.00
Recovery for a man struck by a pallet of produce that fell from a forklift
Recovered: $1,500,000.00
Settlement on behalf a man who died at a nursing home due to neglect
Recovered: $1,350,000.00
On behalf of a woman who died as a result of a cardiac catheterization
Recovered: $1,275,000.00
Failure to diagnose compartment syndrome following a knee injury
Recovered: $1,266,000.00
Tractor trailer collision
Recovered: $1,250,000.00
Verdict on behalf of a man who sustained an electric shock in a work accident
Recovered: $1,250,000.00
Failure to diagnose and treat sepsis in a rehabilitation patient
Recovered: $1,150,000.00
Recovery for a man injured by a defective and dangerous loading dock
Recovered: $1,100,000.00
Infected anterior cruciate ligament allograft
Recovered: $1,100,000.00
Verdict in a medical negligence case involving a below the knee amputation caused by a nurse practitioner’s mismanagement of diabetes treatment
Recovered: $1,000,000.00
Settlement in a legal malpractice claim
Recovered: $950,000.00
Defective automotive door latch that opened during a collision
Recovered: $900,000.00
Recovery on behalf of a man injured in a single vehicle accident with an illegally placed trailer.
Recovered: $887,500.00
Failure to diagnose thrombocytopenia
Recovered: $850,000.00
Recovered for a women who fell in a dimly lit theater
Recovered: $850,000.00
Settlement for a hand injury caused by a defective meat grinder
Recovered: $800,000.00
Defective automotive oil drain
Recovered: $767,500.00
Failure to diagnose lung cancer in an elderly man
Recovered: $750,000.00
Failure to diagnose cervical cancer
Recovered: $750,000.00
Medical Malpractice settlement on behalf of an elderly man who died while undergoing a needle biopsy
Recovered: $750,000.00
Failure to diagnose torn muscle below a mediolateral episiotomy
Recovered: $675,000.00
Settlement on behalf of a home health worker injured after falling on ice
Recovered: $625,000.00
Recovered for a woman who was struck by a drunk driver
Recovered: $590,000.00
Failure to diagnose a testicular torsion
Recovered: $550,000.00
Verdict on behalf of a pedestrian who was struck by a car
Recovered: $550,000.00
Settlement on behalf of a victim injured in a drunk driving accident
Recovered: $490,000.00
Closed head injury as a result of improperly loaded cargo
Recovered: $482,500.00
Settlement on behalf of a man sustaining a hand injury during use of a defective product
Recovered: $480,000.00
Medical Malpractice verdict (failure to diagnose life-threatening heart condition)
Recovered: $453,000.00
Defective power tool
Recovered: $450,000.00
Failure to diagnose breast cancer
Recovered: $450,000.00
Recovery for a man who suffered liver damage from a dietary supplement
Recovered: $450,000.00
Medical Malpractice settlement – Medication error resulting in pulmonary embolism
Recovered: $400,000.00
Medical Malpractice settlement on behalf of a woman who sustained injuries following a medication error
Recovered: $400,000.00
Settlement on behalf of a man sustaining knee injuries in a slip and fall accident
Recovered: $400,000.00
Defective locking mechanism on a cargo ship
Recovered: $389,000.00
Medical Malpractice settlement – Defectively performed foot surgery
Recovered: $375,000.00
Medical Malpractice settlement – Nerve injury sustained during a routine hysterectomy
Recovered: $350,000.00
Settlement for a man injuring his shoulder during a workplace accident
Recovered: $350,000.00
Damage to knee during an arthroscopic surgery
Recovered: $300,000.00
Medical Malpractice settlement for an elderly woman who developed bed sores in a nursing home
Recovered: $300,000.00
Nursing home negligence
Recovered: $300,000.00
Hand injury due to a defective printing press component
Recovered: $290,000.00
Settlement on behalf of a child sustaining facial lacerations caused by a defective product
Recovered: $275,000.00
Civil rights violation/police brutality
Recovered: $250,000.00
Failure to diagnose septicemia
Recovered: $250,000.00
