ThomasA.Mobilia

Senior Trial Partner Thomas A. Mobilia has defended major teaching hospitals, medical practices and individual physicians for 34 years in high exposure med­ical malpractice lawsuits. He has focused his practice on defending neurosur­gery, obstetrics, radiology, cardiothoracic surgery, and ophthalmology actions, amongst other complex areas of medical litigation. Thomas has also represent­ed pharmaceutical manufacturers in products liability actions involving gener­ic drugs. Most recently, he also heads the Firm’s COVID-19 litigation group.

Thomas has served as Co-Chair of the Healthcare Professionals Committee of the New York State Bar Association. Here presents physicians and healthcare profes­sionals in disciplinary proceedings brought by the New York State Department of Health, Office of Professional Medical Conduct, and by the Office of Professional Discipline. Thomas has also defended physicians and group practices in Federal False Claims Act litigation, Federal and State investigations, and audits by the Centers of Medicare & Medicaid Services. He has served as legal advisor to one of the largest Independent Practice Associations in New York State.

A highly respected and experienced litigator, Thomas has authored numerous articles on medical malpractice litigation, as well as healthcare law, that have been published in MD News, Case and Comment, PIAA: Inside Medical Liabili­ty, Cataract & Refractive Surgery Today, and MLMIC Dateline. He is a co-author of the Legal Manual for New York Physicians, Third, Fourth and Fifth Editions, published by the New York State Bar Association and the Medical Society of the State of New York.

Thomas is AV Preeminent® rated by Martindale-Hubbell®, their highest rating. Notable awards and accolades throughout his career include the 2015 Martin­dale-Hubbell Client Distinction Award®, and the Martindale-Hubbell Plati­num Client Champion Award® consecutively from 2017 to 2024. Less than 1% of all attorneys have qualified to receive these awards. In 2020, Thomas received the America’s Most Honored Lawyer’s Award, and he has been selected by his peers to the exclusive New York Super Lawyers list since 2010. Thomas is also a Fellow of the prestigious Litigation Counsel of America (LCA), an Invitation-Only Trial Lawyer Honor Society. Thomas has also been selected for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America® 2025 for Medical Malpractice Law – Defendants.

As a frequently requested speaker, Thomas has lectured to various medical, surgical and nursing departments of major medical centers in New York. He has been a Course Instructor on Ophthalmology Malpractice Defense at the 2012 Annual Joint Meeting of the American Academy of Ophthalmology, the Asia-Pacific Academy of Ophthalmology, and the 2013-2017 Annual Meetings of the American Academy of Ophthalmology. Thomas is an active Continuing Le­gal Education Lecturer on Medical Malpractice Defense and Litigation, and an Invited Speaker at Continuing Medical Education Programs. He is also a Faculty Member of Lawline.com.

Thomas serves on Martin Clearwater & Bell LLP’s three partner Executive Com­mittee. He is admitted to practice before the New York State Courts and the United States District Court, Southern and Eastern Districts of New York. He is a member of the American Bar Association, the New York State Bar Association, the New York State Medical Defense Bar Association, the American Health Law­yers Association and the Defense Research Institute.

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