ATTORNEY PROFILES
James D. Thrasher, Esq.
Practice Areas:
Business & Corporate Law
Contracts
Criminal Defense
Divorce Law
Employment Law and Discrimination
Landlord and Tenant Law
Personal Injury
Real Estate Law
Trial Practice
Bar and Court Admissions
Massachusetts, 1983
United States District Court, Massachusetts, 1984
United States Supreme Court, 1984
Education
Suffolk University Law School, J.D., cum laude, 1983
College of the Holy Cross, B.A., 1977
Professional Experience
Founder of the Law Offices of James D. Thrasher, P.C., Mr. Thrasher has represented thousands of clients over a full range of legal disciplines. Cases include: employment discrimination; civil rights claims; unfair or deceptive business and insurance practices; automobile and pedestrian accidents; slip and fall; landlord and tenant disputes; criminal defense; all types of real estate claims; land development; construction disputes; divorce and family law; trademarks and copyrights.
Mr. Thrasher also accepted public appointments on behalf of the Committee for Public Counsel Services as a member of the Norfolk County Bar Advocates from 1984 to 1993.
Business & Entrepreneurial Experience
Along with other entrepreneurial initiatives, Mr. Thrasher is a principal founder of Reach The Beach, Inc. in 1996. This company designed and patented the Wonder Wheeler® which has been licensed for sale throughout the United States. Reach The Beach owns and operates its own specialty website, www.wonderwheeler.com, selling thousands of Wonder Wheelers® every year.
Mr. Thrasher consults regularly with inventors on new product ideas, advising on all aspects of new product development from inception to market.
Local and Political Experience
Massachusetts District Court Conciliator
Brockton & Stoughton Divisions, 1995-2007
Town of Foxborough
Board of Selectman, 2005 - 2009
Chairman, 2007 - 2008
Norfolk Registry of Deeds
Executive Assistant to the Register of Deeds, 2007-2010