Elizabeth C. Thomson
Elizabeth C. Thomson ("Liz") is a
senior associate with the law firm of Redman Charlip PLLC concentrating her
practice in the areas of real estate, property rights, environmental and
business litigation. With over a decade
of experience, Liz's areas of specialty also include general negligence, mass
tort and class action litigation. She
has represented thousands of plaintiffs in various mass tort and class action
cases, protecting the rights of property owners and public consumers. She has
successfully litigated numerous environmental tort class actions against
corporate polluters on behalf of Michigan
residents. Liz also served as outside
corporation counsel for the County
of Wayne in what is
nationally known as the "Firearms Litigation."
Liz successfully represented hundreds of Plaintiffs in pharmaceutical and medical device litigation against manufacturers and distributors of the drugs known as "FenPhen", Redux, Baycol and Sulzer hip implants.
Liz also provided pro bono legal services to Michigan families who lost loved ones in New York City on September 11, 2001.
Liz received her Juris Doctor in 1995 from the University of Detroit Mercy School of Law. She earned her Bachelor of General Studies Degree, magna cum laude, from the University of Michigan in 1991. Liz is admitted to practice in the State of Michigan, the Michigan Court of Appeals, the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan, United States Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals and the United States Supreme Court. She is a member of the Michigan Association for Justice and has lectured at the American Trial Lawyers Association Convention on the issues of public nuisance and the national firearms litigation.