 Coquitlam, BC

Bio

Thomas L. Spraggs took over Spraggs & Co. from his father in 2005. Since then, Mr Spraggs has led the firm through significant growth. Today he works with a large team of experienced lawyers, investigators and claims managers to get justice for injured people.

Mr Spraggs holds a Bachelor of Laws and Master of Laws degrees. He articled at a personal injury firm in Alberta and continued as an associate at that firm before returning to Coquitlam, BC to lead Spraggs & Co. Thomas has applied innovative approaches to practice management and an progressive approach to technology to lead Spraggs & Co to become a highly respected award-winning firm.

A former competitive swimmer, Thomas brings a tireless work ethic and extensive trial experience, including jury trials, to help obtain the settlements and court awards that his clients deserve. Thomas is a member of the law societies of British Columbia, Yukon and Alberta. He’s a member of the Trial Lawyers Association of BC and the American Association for Justice.

Publication

CLEBC

• Business School for Lawyers: What They Didn’t Teach You in Law School (2014 Solo and Small Firm Conference),
• Threats and Opportunity for Small Firms ( 2014 Solo and Small Firm Conference),
• Unconference Session on Solo and Small Firm Practices (2014 Solo and Small Firm Conference) .

Solo and Small Firm Series

• Handling High Conflict clients,
• Law Firm Knowledge Management,
• the Lawyer’s Checklist Manifesto, and
• Ethically Marketing & Branding Your Law Firm (2017 Solo and Small Firm Series, Chair and Presenter).

Pacific Legal Technology Presentation

• Will IT Replace Lawyers? (upcoming 2018),
• Pacific Legal Technology Conference 2015 (Presenter).

Affiliations

• American Association for Justice,
• New Westminster Bar Association,
• Trial Lawyers Association of BC,
• Canadian Bar Association,
• BCLI Board of Directors – Vice Chair,
• Douglas College -(past Vice Chair),
• CBABC Civil Litigation Tri-Cities/New Westminster Section Co-Chair,

 Selected Cases

• Miller v. Dent, 2017 BCSC 1177
• Blackman v. Dha, 2015 BCSC 698
• Miller v. Dent, 2015 BCSC 1820
• Hurdle v. Lagore, 2014 BCSC 2316
• Jiwani v. Borodi, 2014 BCSC 1164
• Maltese v. Pratap, 2014 BCSC 18
• Prince v. Quinn 2013 BCSC 716
• Hardychuk v. Johnstone, 2012 BCSC 1359
• Bartel v. Milliken, 2012 BCSC 563
• X. v. Y., 2011 BCSC 944
• Keenan v. Fletcher, 2011 BCSC 520
• Carter v. Zhan, 2012 BCSC 595
• Taraviras v. Lovig, 2011 BCCA 200 and 2011 BCCA 356
• Szymanski v. Morin, 2010 BCSC 1
• Gregory v. Penner, 2010 BCSC 22
• Lehtonen v. Johnston, 2009 BCSC 1364
• Cimino v. Kwit, 2009 BCSC 912
• Noriega v. Lewars, 2008 BCSC 1405
• Greaves v. Grace, 2008 BCSC 1529
• Heppner v. Zia, 2008 BCSC 782
• Repole v. Bakker, 2007 BCSC 592
• Haughain v. Kaufman, 2006 BCSC 911

Videos

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