Atty. Thomas P. Lambert
Thomas P. Lambert is a trusted advisor to multinational organizations, local businesses, insurance companies, and their insureds.
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About Thomas P. Lambert at a glance
Thomas P. Lambert is a business, litigation, and insurance attorney based in Westport, Connecticut, practicing at FLB Law PLLC. Admitted to practice in Connecticut, Connecticut. Educated at Boston University School of Law (J.D., 2018) and Boston University School of Law (JD). Recognitions include Best Lawyers in America — Commercial Litigation (2026), Best Lawyers in America — Litigation - Insurance (2026), and Best Lawyers in America — Additional Areas of Practice: (2026). Serands clients in Westport, CT and the surrounding metropolitan area.
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- Thomas P. Lambert is a trusted advisor to multinational organizations, local businesses, insurance companies, and their insureds
- Tom represents clients in commercial and civil litigation as well as corporate and real estate transactions, providing advice and counsel
- His breadth of experience extends across nearly every area of law, including professional liability, premises liability, products liability, employment, and directors & officers liability, involving claims of construction defect, personal injury, wrongful death, discrimination, breach of fiduciary duty, and negligence
- He also serves as general counsel to local businesses throughout Fairfield County
- Tom is a good listener and a creative problem solver who guides his clients through complex disputes and other business-related challenges
- Clients trust his guidance and know he will zealously advocate on their behalf to resolve matters that align with their business goals, whether through motion practice, pre-litigation settlement, mediation, arbitration, trial, or other strategies Tom regularly implements to achieve successful outcomes
- Over his 25 years of practicing law, Tom has witnessed countless legal challenges, appeared before state, federal and appellate courts, commissions, agencies, and regulatory and licensing boards throughout Connecticut and the Northeast, and has opposed adversaries of varied temperaments and practice styles
- This experience has honed his skills and reputation as a go-to lawyer for nearly any type of legal matter
- Lawyers, accountants, actuaries, realtors, architects, engineers and insurance agents, and brokers not only refer clients to Tom, but they also retain him to defend their malpractice claims
- Insurance companies hire Tom to represent their insureds in complex, high-exposure matters, such as the Kleen Energy explosion in Middletown, CT, that left multiple people dead or seriously injured and caused significant property damage
- He also recently represented a construction company involved in the collapse of a rebar cage used to build a bridge abutment, which resulted in multiple injured parties, one of whom sustained a brain injury, paralysis, and blindness and was later conserved and institutionalized
- In commercial matters, Tom counsels U.S. and multinational corporations, local businesses, and condominium and homeowners associations on litigation and non-litigious disputes involving joint-venture agreements, buy-sell agreements, violations of the Connecticut Unfair Trade Practices Act, misappropriation of trade secrets, fraud, and breach of contract
- He also assists clients with management-related issues, including discrimination, sexual harassment, disability accommodation, wage and hour law, Family Medical Leave Act, and termination
- He routinely advises clients on strategies to minimize risk that could lead to future litigation
- Businesses and individuals throughout Connecticut retain Tom to help them resolve matters efficiently and cost-effectively using alternative dispute resolution methods
- While most of Tom’s practice encompasses defending clients, his reputation as an assertive litigator and trial attorney with the ability to assess matters accurately and quickly has made him a highly sought-after mediator and arbitrator
- Tom’s accomplishments have been recognized by the legal industry and the Connecticut business community with accolades, including an AV Preeminent® Rating by Martindale-Hubbell, the highest peer-review rating in the legal industry that recognizes attorneys for their professional excellence, legal acumen, communication skills, and ethical standards
- He also was named to the Fairfield County Business Journal’s coveted list of “40 Under 40.”
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Thomas P. Lambert's Areas of Practice
Each practice area below reflects the types of cases Thomas P. Lambert handles, with a brief overview of what that area of law covers.
Business attorneys advise founders and growing companies on entity formation, contracts, financing, M&A, and dispute resolution.
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Civil litigation attorneys for breach of contract, business disputes, civil rights, and class action lawsuits.
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Insurance attorneys for coverage disputes, bad faith claims, denied claims, and policy disputes.
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Jurisdictional Context
Why local counsel matters in Connecticut
Practicing law in Connecticut. Legal matters in Connecticut are governed by state-specific rules of civil and criminal procedure, statutes of limitations, and substantive law. Cases originating in Westport are typically filed in the local municipal court or the appropriate Connecticut state district court, depending on subject matter and amount in controversy. An attorney licensed in Connecticut brings working knowledge of local procedural deadlines, judicial practices in this andnue, and the substantive law that applies to cases brought here. Out-of-state attorneys generally cannot represent clients in Connecticut courts without local counsel or pro hac vice admission.
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