About

THOM GOOLSBY 

Thom Goolsby owns and manages the Goolsby Law Firm, a North Carolina criminal defense and personal injury firm that serves clients in New Hanover and surrounding counties. An experienced trial lawyer and two-term state senator, Attorney Goolsby has years of experience advocating for and aggressively defending those who find themselves harmed in an accident or accused of criminal acts.

Educated at The Citadel, Golden Gate University, and the University of North Carolina School of Law, Thom Goolsby has a strong foundation on which to expand his personal injury and criminal law practice. With decades of experience, he’s tried hundreds of criminal and personal injury cases and negotiated numerous personal injury settlements. Through his work as a North Carolina Senator, Chairman of the powerful Senate Judiciary Committee, and as a Commissioner on the North Carolina Crime and Courts Commissions, he has a keen view of how the legal system works in the state.

PRACTICE AREAS

WORK EXPERIENCE

  • Goolsby Law Firm, PLLC, Owner & Manager, 1993-Present 
  • North Carolina Senate, 2010-2014
  • Carolina Syndicated Columns, Writer, 1995-2014
  • Campbell Law School, Adjunct Professor, 1994-2010
  • North Carolina Governor’s Crime Commission, Legal Counsel, 1992-1994
  • United States Marine Corps, Captain, 1984-1993 (including reserve time)

NOTABLE VERDICTS/ SETTLEMENTS

  • State v. Scaturro, Client found not guilty on DWI and careless & reckless charges
  • State v. Pedersen, Case dismissed
  • State v. Tucker, Client found not guilty on DWI charges
  • State v. Flannery, Client found not guilty on DWI charges
  • State v. Keen, Probation secured when the best pre-trial offer was 18 months active time

WORK EXPERIENCE

  • Goolsby Law Firm, PLLC, Owner & Manager, 1993-Present 
  • North Carolina Senate, 2010-2014
  • Carolina Syndicated Columns, Writer, 1995-2014
  • Campbell Law School, Adjunct Professor, 1994-2010
  • North Carolina Governor’s Crime Commission, Legal Counsel, 1992-1994
  • United States Marine Corps, Captain, 1984-1993 (including reserve time)

NOTABLE VERDICTS/ SETTLEMENTS

  • State v. Scaturro, Client found not guilty on DWI and careless & reckless charges
  • State v. Pedersen, Case dismissed
  • State v. Tucker, Client found not guilty on DWI charges
  • State v. Flannery, Client found not guilty on DWI charges
  • State v. Keen, Probation secured when the best pre-trial offer was 18 months active time

PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS & MEMBERSHIPS

  • Goolsby Law Firm, PLLC, Owner & Manager, 1993-Present 
  • North Carolina Senate, 2010-2014
  • Carolina Syndicated Columns, Writer, 1995-2014
  • Campbell Law School, Adjunct Professor, 1994-2010
  • North Carolina Governor’s Crime Commission, Legal Counsel, 1992-1994
  • United States Marine Corps, Captain, 1984-1993 (including reserve time)

AWARDS

  • North Carolina Governor, Order of the Long Leaf Pine (State’s Highest Award)
  • Million Dollar Advocates Forum, Million Dollar Advocate 
  • American Institute of DUI/DWI Attorneys, Client Satisfaction
  • National Association of Distinguished Counsel, Nation’s Top One Percent
  • Trial Lawyers Board of Regents, Litigator Award
  • Avvo, Perfect 10 Ranking

EDUCATION

  • University of North Carolina School of Law, Doctor of Jurisprudence, 1991
  • Golden Gate University, Master of Business Administration, 1987
  • The Citadel, The Military College of South Carolina, Bachelor of Arts, 1984

BAR ADMISSIONS

North Carolina, 1992

PUBLICATIONS

ISISC Journal, The Role of the Prosecutor in the Administration of Justice

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