Cierra Thomas

Associate at Malman Law
Chicago, IL3 years experience

About Cierra Thomas

Cierra Thomas joined Malman Law in 2025 as an Associate Attorney focused on personal injury cases. Before transitioning to personal injury work, she advocated for individuals with disabilities under the Americans with Disabilities Act in New York City. She has recovered millions of dollars in compensation for clients through settlements and jury verdicts. She earned her J.D. from Syracuse University College of Law in 2022 and her B.A. in Biology from Hanover College in 2019.

Proven verdicts and settlements at Malman Law

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$5.5 millionVerdict

A Cook County jury awarded $5.5 million to the family of Sandy Brooks, an 85-year-old dialysis patient who died after a Richton Park nursing home sent him to none of his scheduled treatments, tying the largest nursing home neglect verdict in county history.

Cook County Circuit Court, IL (Richton Park) · 2025Wrongful DeathRead the full story →
$5.5 millionVerdict

A Cook County jury awarded $5.5 million to the family of Bettye Patterson, 80, who struggled to breathe for about 20 minutes after a power outage shut off her supplemental oxygen at a Palos Heights nursing home.

Cook County Circuit Court, IL (Palos Heights) · 2023Wrongful DeathRead the full story →
$3 millionVerdict

A Cook County jury awarded $3 million to the family of Norma Darnell, 76, who died of pneumonia after a nurse at Alden Courts of Waterford in Aurora gave her about ten times her prescribed hydromorphone dose.

Cook County Circuit Court, IL (Aurora) · 2024Wrongful DeathRead the full story →

Prior results do not guarantee a similar outcome. Each case is unique and depends on its own facts.

Practice areas

Education

Syracuse University College of Law
J.D., 2022
Hanover College
Undergraduate, 2019

Bar admissions & credentials

State Bar of IL
Syracuse Moot Court
Syracuse Innovation Law Center
Phi Alpha Delta
Student Bar Association

Awards & recognition

50th Annual Mackenzie Hughes LLP Appellate Advocacy Competition - Overall Best Advocate and Best Team
CALI Award - Class Actions
CALI Award - Professional Responsibility
Dean's List - Syracuse University College of Law
Dean's List - Hanover College

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Prior results do not guarantee a similar outcome. Each case is unique and depends on its own facts.