Jenny M. Thomas
Jenny M. Thomas is a criminal defense attorney at the Sammis Law Firm. She has conducted 24 jury trials in criminal cases through verdict and has more than seven years of experience fighting for individuals charged with a criminal offense.
Jenny Thomas completed her undergraduate degree at the University of Findlay in Ohio where she was a member of the Phi Beta Delta Honor Society. After receiving her Bachelor of Art in Social Work in 1998, Ms. Thomas started her career as a trained and licensed therapeutic social worker for foster and adoptive parents throughout the state of Ohio. While employed as a Family and Youth Specialist, Ms. Thomas provided individual counseling and case management to children and adolescents in all areas of the dependency and adoption systems.
Ms. Thomas graduating from law school at Stetson University College of Law in St. Petersburg, FL, in 2004. During law school, Ms. Thomas completed an internship at the Alaska Public Defender's Agency, worked as a certified legal intern at the Sixth Judicial Circuit in and for Pinellas County and at the Gulf Port Legal Services in the Tampa Bay area. While in law school Ms. Thomas was honored with the William F. Blews Pro Bono Service Award, a Nominee for Inclusion in The National Dean’s List, and served as a Public Service Fellow from 2002-2004.
After law school, Jenny Thomas gained valuable trial experience as Assistant Public Defender for the Thirteenth Judicial Circuit in Hillsborough County, FL, where she worked from 2005 until 2009. While at the public defender's office, Jenny Thomas successfully represented clients in misdemeanor and felony cases including serious drug trafficking, armed robbery, home invasion burglary and felony weapons offenses.
Jenny is originally from Upstate New York and spent seven years in Ohio before making the Tampa Bay area her home in 2001.