Tom D'Amore
Education
- Law school: Pepperdine University School of Law, 1990
- Undergraduate degrees: University of Nevada - B.A. and B.S. - Political Science and Accounting
Martindale-Hubbell and other legal ratings
- AVVO Rated 10
- AV Preeminent rated for the highest ethical standard and professional ability by Martindale-Hubbell
Trucking specific organizations and leadership positions and awards
- Academy of Truck Accident Attorneys (ATAA)
- Association of Plaintiff Interstate Trucking Lawyers of America (APITLA)
- American Association for Justice (AAJ), Trucking Litigation Group
- Attorneys Information Exchange Group (AIEG)
Law Organizations and leadership and awards
- American Board of Trial Advocates (ABOTA)
- Board Certified Truck Accident Attorney, National Board of Trial Advocacy (NBTA)
- Board Certified Trial and Civil Attorney, (NBTA)
- Super Lawyers, Top 50 Lawyers in Oregon 2010-Present
- Best Lawyers, Best Lawyers in America 2011-Present
- 2026 Chambers and Partners, Mainly Plaintiffs’, Oregon, Band 1
- 2026 Lawdragon 500 Leading Plaintiff Lawyers in America
- 2025 Finalist for National Law Journal’s Winning Litigator
- 2024 Masters of Trial Law, Diplomat & Champion, American Association for Justice (AAJ)
- 2023 Distinguished Service Award from American Association for Justice (AAJ)
- David Shrager President’s Award – American Association for Justice (AAJ), 2023
- Executive Committee, American Association for Justice (AAJ)
- Board of Governors, (AAJ)
- Past Chair, Retirement Committee, Audit Committee, Motor Vehicles Accident Committee, (AAJ)
- Oregon Trial Lawyers Association (OTLA) - Past President
- Arthur H. Byrant Public Justice Award – 2016
- Multnomah Bar Association
- Eagle Member, Washington State Association for Justice (WSAJ)
Notable Results
- $105 Million: Sexual Abuse – Medical doctor sexually abuses numerous women and children during medical procedures
- $33 Million: Construction Accident - Result for a catastrophic brain injury suffered by a young construction worker
- $26.5 Million: Semi-Truck Accident - Jury verdict for wrongful death and catastrophic injuries suffered
- $22 Million: Sem-Truck Accident – Young boy and father killed by out-of-control tanker truck
- $21.25 Million: Gun violence - Verdict for negligent murder of a husband while witnessed by his wife
- $8.52 Million: Drunk Driving Accident - Young woman catastrophically injured by a drunk driver, who left a company sponsored holiday event impaired
- $8 Million: Product liability - Young man rendered a quadriplegic as a result of an unsafe pool design
- $5.25 Million: Construction Accident - Result of a young man dying from a fall caused by defective equipment
- $4.5 Million: Auto Accident - Three teenagers were catastrophically injured by a drunk driver
- $4.02 Million: Auto Accident - 78-year-old man suffers life threatening injuries in rollover van crash
- $4 Million: Auto Accident - Catastrophic injures due to rollover accident
- $3.99 Million: Semi-Truck Accident - Semi–truck driver crashed into the back of woman’s car causing the death of the mother of two
- $3.25 Million: Truck Accident - Intoxicated truck driver causes brain injuries to a 27 year-old pedestrian
- $3 Million: Construction Accident - Crane caused structure to collapse causing serious injury
- $3 Million: Crime Victim – Hotel permits mentally disturbed man to stay at their hotel; resulting in the death of another guest
- $2.52 Million: Auto Accident - Pedestrian and father of three tragically killed by drunk driver
- $2.5 Million: Auto Accident - Result for the wrongful death of a young mother involving a tire failure
- $2.15 Million: Motorcycle Accident - Young man suffered multiple injuries when a large truck made an illegal turn
- $2Million: Truck Accident - Awarded to an Oregon woman whose husband was killed by an 18-wheeler
Additional Information
- A former Certified Public Accountant (CPA) in Oregon and California, Tom volunteers his time on the Board of Directors at the Oregon Law Institute, and on the Board of Good Deeds, a Portland-based non-profit helping individuals with catastrophic injury or disease.