Cierra Thomas is a lawyer for the Elman Joseph Samples Law Group, LLC, based in Chicago. The Elman Joseph Samples Law Group, LLC concentrates in handling Illinois personal injury lawsuits. The types of cases it handles involve a person or persons getting injured or killed due to the negligence or intentional actions of another person or party.

Among the types of cases that the Elman Joseph Samples Law Group, LLC handles are those in which a person is hurt or killed in a vehicle accident.  These vehicle accidents include those involving cars, trucks, SUVs, motorcycles, bicycles, and pedestrians.  As well, the firm handles injury lawsuits in which a person was hurt or killed in other settings, i.e. premises liability injury cases.  These cases include “slip & fall” accidents and “trip & fall” accidents.

As well, the firm handles workplace injury lawsuits and injuries and fatalities which occur due to negligence that happen in nursing homes and other health care facilities.

Ms. Thomas graduated from Hanover College with Honors, majoring in Biology and triple minoring in Philosophy, International Political Science, and Irish Studies. She earned her J.D. from Syracuse University College of Law. During law school, she was a regular member on the Dean’s List, a member of the Syracuse Law Review, a member of the Justian Law Society, an active member of the Travis H.D. Lewin Advocacy Honors Society in the Appellate Division (moot court), and best team and overall advocate at the 50th Annual SUCOL moot court competition.

Like all of the lawyers at the Elman Joseph Samples Law Group, LLC, Cierra is unwilling to accept “low-ball” settlement amounts.  The Elman Joseph Samples Law Group, LLC has a proven capability of going to court and achieving higher monetary awards in cases where settlement amount are inadequate.  As seen in many court trial awards, in many cases going to court has led to the client getting substantially more money than if the settlement amount was accepted.  Through its court trial accomplishments over the last 30+ years, the Elman Joseph Samples Law Group, LLC has established a reputation for its court trial capabilities.

Education

Juris Doctorate, Syracuse University School of Law, Cum Laude
  – Technology Commercialization Certificate

Bachelor’s Degree in Biology, Hanover College, Cum Laude

Jurisdictions Admitted to Practice

Illinois
New York