Nationally, J.T. serves as first-chair trial counsel and national coordinating counsel for some of the world’s largest healthcare companies. He has shown that he can litigate and win in any venue; from notably demanding federal courts such as the Southern District of New York, the Eastern District of Virginia’s “Rocket Docket,” and the busiest Multi-District Litigations, to state courts regarded as challenging forums for corporate defendants, like the Circuit Court for Baltimore City, King County Superior Court (Seattle), Multnomah County Circuit Court (Portland), and the City of St. Louis Circuit Court. He has also protected or expanded his client’s wins on appeals in both federal and state courts. J.T.’s national work has been covered by The American Lawyer, Law360, Bloomberg, Reuters, and the Drug & Device Law Blog.
In Indiana, J.T. is a leading litigator for high-profile civil litigation. He regularly represents some of the world’s most prominent companies in Indiana state and federal courts. J.T.’s practice often involves cases with dozens or hundreds of parties in consolidated proceedings under Trial Rule 42(D) or in the Indiana Mass Tort Docket. His work has generated leading decisions from the Indiana Supreme Court and federal district courts on the application of the Indiana Product Liability Act and the Indiana Trial Rules. The Indianapolis Star, The Indianapolis Business Journal, The Indiana Lawyer, and many other local media outlets have reported on J.T.’s cases in his home state.
Credentials
Education
- The Ohio State University Moritz College of Law, J.D., with honors
- Indiana University Kelley School of Business, B.S., with honors
Bar Admissions
- Indiana
Court Admissions
- U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit
- U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Indiana
- U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Indiana

