Thomas Ledbetter, Esq.

At first glance, estate planning, lemon law litigation, and business matters may seem like an unlikely trio of practice areas, but, for us, each area is a way that we can provide consistently outstanding results on behalf of our clients. We love helping families create lasting legacies through estate planning; we are passionate about obtaining justice for consumers of defective automobiles; and we are committed to partnering with businesses to protect their capital while growing their future.

Each of our practice areas grew out of a desire to meet client needs. Prior to founding The Ledbetter Law Firm, APC, Thomas spent years representing auto manufacturers and dealers in litigation matters. Seeing a need for quality legal representation on behalf of plaintiffs in consumer litigation matters, Thomas founded the firm with an express commitment to obtaining justice for consumers in lemon law matters. With his background in working on behalf of automotive interests, he is uniquely positioned to help consumers bring strong and winning lemon law cases.

When Thomas and his wife tried to find an attorney to draft their own estate plan, they had a hard time finding someone who could

answer their personal questions. Who should they name as their daughter’s guardian, how could they limit access to funds while their daughter was underage, and could they encourage their beliefs and values to their daughter through their estate plan? Thomas saw that there was a shortage of lawyers who were solving these estate planning problems in a rewarding, meaningful, and personal way. As a result, Thomas added estate planning to his law practice. He wanted to provide that personal touch in estate planning that he was looking for himself. He returned to Loyola Law School at night to further study wills and trusts while earning a Tax LL.M. These additional studies – above and beyond law school – provided Thomas with the background and tools to help clients who are asking the same personal questions as he and his wife with their own estate plan.

Thomas earned his J.D. at Southwestern University School of Law where he served as Lead Associate Editor of the Southwestern Law Review and was published in its quarterly journal. He received an LL.M in Taxation at Loyola Law School, graduating with Distinction. Thomas is a Los Angeles native and resides in the South Bay.