W.M. Charles Thomson

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Chuck has substantial experience with commercial disputes involving contracts or business torts, the defense of professional negligence claims, and environmental litigation in both state and federal courts. Having handled civil litigation matters in Phoenix and throughout Arizona for more than 45 years, Chuck has experience in commercial and business disputes of all types, including breach of contract and fiduciary duties, fraud and misrepresentation, civil RICO, and securities litigation.

He has defended numerous professional liability claims for physicians, attorneys and architects. In recent years, Chuck has focused his practice on representing plaintiffs in personal injury and wrongful death claims and in pursuing tort and contract damages on behalf of individuals against corporations and other business entities. More recently, he has begun the transition to strategic case planning and consulting. See Chuck’s profile on our main website.

Honors & Awards

AV® Preeminent™ Peer Review Rating, Martindale-Hubbell
Best Lawyers in America®, Bet-the-Company Litigation, 2025; Commercial Litigation, 2013-2025
Top 50 Pro Bono Attorneys in Arizona, 2014
Arizona Finest Lawyers, Sustaining Member, 2014-2019

Press Releases

Maria Raciti has been absolutely wonderful to work with. The response time is always immediate to emails and calls. She has been working so hard on my case and is always advocating for my best interest. 5/5 stars isn’t enough to give her the proper praise. It’s been nothing short of a wonderful experience to work with her from a terrible accident I was in.

Jovian ShepardGoogle

Excellent experience with Gallagher & Kennedy. They fulfilled all that I had hoped. The communication throughout the process was great and they made everything simple for me. I highly recommend them. Working with Matt Boatman and Maria Raciti was a fantastic experience.

Ryan ThurmanGoogle

I highly recommend this law firm they are very knowledgeable on their practice of law, very prompt and very nice staff to work with. I wouldn’t hesitate to use them again for whatever I needed.

DEBBIE B.Yelp

Bill King at Gallagher & Kennedy is so kind, knowledgeable, and a pleasure to work with! He helped make sure my medical bills and other expenses were covered following my car accident. I highly recommend him and the team at Gallagher & Kennedy.

Breanna BirkGoogle

I was very pleased with my experience with my injury attorney. They are very attentive to the needs of their clients. Top notch professionals and answered all my questions as needed. Would highly recommend to friends and family involved in car accident that resulted in injuries.

Don YoungGoogle

Practice Areas

Education

Indiana University
J.D., magna cum laude, 1975
Indiana University
B.A., 1972

Bar & Court Admissions

Arizona, 1975
U.S. District Court, District of Arizona, 1975
U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit, 1976

Associations & Memberships

State Bar of Arizona, Member
Supreme Court of Arizona, Attorney Ethics Advisory Committee, (2019-2021)
State Bar of Arizona, Professionalism Committee (2012-2018); Chair (2017-2018)
Arizona Association of Defense Counsel, Member (1975-2009); Past President (1987)
Arizona Foundation for Legal Services & Education, Sustaining Patron
Maricopa County Bar Foundation, Charter Benefactor and Past Chair