Years at the Firm
Years Practicing
Education
J.D., magna cum laude, Baylor Law School, 2014
B.A., summa cum laude, Texas A&M University, Political Science, 2011
CREDENTIALS
Experience Highlights
Co-lead trial counsel in Texas commercial construction arbitration hearing, recovering 7-figure award that was five times pre-hearing settlement offer
Obtained 91a dismissal for Texas homebuilder in real estate litigation
Represent financial institutions, including a real estate private equity fund, and individual investors, in loan workout negotiations, foreclosure issues, business and fiduciary duty disputes, and receivership proceedings
Successfully obtained asylum in the U.S. for mother and her family who had evacuated from Kabul, Afghanistan during the 2021 U.S. withdrawal and had received death threats from the Taliban for serving in the U.S.-supported government
Obtained temporary restraining order and temporary injunction for pro bono clients in a real estate fraud case
Bio
Oliver Peter Thoma has represented Fortune Global 500 companies in the energy, public utility, chemical, life sciences, and manufacturing industries in a variety of commercial, construction, mass tort, and government enforcement matters at all stages of litigation in state and federal courts, and arbitration, across the United States. After 9 years practicing at two elite global law firms, he joined West Webb Allbritton & Gentry in 2023, where he uses his high-stakes litigation experience to represent individuals and corporate clients in a variety of litigation and regulatory matters throughout Texas and the United States.
Oliver was born in McKinney, Texas, and has lived in Texas his entire life – except for a 12-year interlude in Phoenix, Arizona, and Santa Rosa, California. He and his wife Emily are both Aggies and the proud parents of three boys.