Specialties

Trial attorney Thomas V. Alonzo has over 27 years of courtroom experience litigating personal injury claims and defending clients against all criminal charges. Mr. Alonzo also specializes in defending nurses against disciplinary charges. Personal injury claims Mr. Alonzo handles include wrongful death, industrial accidents, medical malpractice, car & motorcycle accidents, brain injuries and spinal cord injuries. Mr. Alonzo provides criminal defense for all felonies and misdemeanors including homicide, manslaughter, armed robbery, theft, sexual charges, probation violations, assault and battery, traffic violations, and nursing license revocations. Mr. Alonzo can also assist with expungement of criminal records and bond reduction hearings. Mr. Alonzo's law office is located in Lafayette, Louisiana, and he has law licenses in Mississippi, Georgia and Texas. Mr. Alonzo can provide representation for interstate and multi-state legal matters.

History

Established in 1994.

Attorney Thomas Alonzo received his law license from LSU Law School in 1987 and began working as a personal injury attorney in Lake Charles, Louisiana and Lafayette, Louisiana. In 1994, Mr. Alonzo opened his own law firm in Lafayette specializing in personal injury and criminal defense. Mr. Alonzo joined the Lafayette Parish Public Defender's Office in 1995 handling drug charges before being promoted to felony charges. After being admitted to the Mississippi Bar in 1999, Mr. Alonzo expanded his practice area to include Mississippi. Mr. Alonzo taught appellate advocacy as an adjunct professor for the Louisiana State University Law School in 2002-2003 and became a board certified capitol defender in Louisiana. In 2006, Mr. Alonzo was admitted to the Texas State Bar and received an additional law license in Georgia in 2009. Mr. Alonzo now has a law office in Lafayette, LA and also provides legal help to clients in Mississippi.

Meet the Business Owner: Thomas A.

Thomas Alonzo was born in Natchez, Mississippi and raised in Mississippi and Louisiana. When he is not in the courtroom, you can find Mr. Alonzo riding his motorcycle, playing tennis, or learning Spanish. Mr. Alonzo is on the Board of Directors of Spaynation, a nonprofit organization that provides low cost spaying and neutering for dogs and cats.