About Thomas Kandler

Thomas D. Kandler II is a personal injury attorney at Ricci Law Firm in North Carolina. An avid motorcycle enthusiast and Harley-Davidson owner, he dedicates his practice to assisting injured motorcycle riders across the state.

A Charlotte native who came from humble beginnings, Kandler was the first person in his family to graduate from college.

His prior experience includes work as an Attorney at Anastopoulo Law Firm, as a Student Attorney at the University of Maryland Francis King Carey School of Law focusing on Affordable Care Act issues and drug addiction recovery, and as a Law Clerk at Maryland Legal Aid drafting discovery, complaints, and memoranda for Chapter 7 bankruptcy clients.

He earned his Bachelor of Arts from East Carolina University and his Juris Doctor from the University of Maryland Francis King Carey School of Law.

He is admitted to the North Carolina State Bar.

Kandler was named to the 2025 North Carolina Super Lawyers Rising Stars list.

Proven verdicts and settlements at Ricci Law Firm Injury Lawyers

These results are credited to Ricci Law Firm Injury Lawyers. A result appears under an attorney's own name only when a published source names them as counsel on the case.

A Henderson County jury awarded $101 million to two masonry workers and one worker's wife after a 12-foot retaining wall, rebuilt under Hajoca's direction without an engineer or a permit, collapsed onto their crew.

Henderson County Superior Court (Hendersonville, NC) · 2026Workplace InjuryRead the full story →
$21 millionSettlementTop 20 in North Carolina · #4

North Carolina Lawyers Weekly reported that Meredith Hinton of Ricci Law Firm resolved a motor vehicle injury claim for $21 million in 2023, one of the larger auto settlements recorded in the state that year.

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

Practice areas

Education

East Carolina University
Undergraduate

Bar admissions & credentials

State Bar of North Carolina

Awards & recognition

North Carolina Super Lawyers Rising Stars (2025)

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Proven verdicts and settlements from other Raleigh firms

Maginnis Howard Personal Injury Lawyer
Maginnis Howard Personal Injury Lawyer
$8.62 Million Settlement After Former UNC Student Drove Wrong-Way on I-85, Killing Three
Whitley Law Firm Injury Lawyers
Whitley Law Firm Injury Lawyers
$4 million · Ironworker Paralyzed When Mall Demolition Overhang Gave Way Settles for $4 Million
Henson Fuerst, Attorneys at Law
Henson Fuerst, Attorneys at Law
$40 million · Henson Fuerst Wins Record $40 Million Drunk Driving Verdict
Martin & Jones
Martin & Jones
$31 Million Settlement After Two-Point Lap Belt Paralyzed an 11-Year-Old in a Ford Escort
Brent Adams & Associates
Brent Adams & Associates
$3.41 million · Johnston County Jury Awards $3.41 Million to Family of 23-Year-Old Killed by Sucker Punch at Selma Bar

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