About Thomas A. Mesereau

Thomas A. Mesereau is a trial lawyer who has achieved remarkable success in high-stakes criminal and medical board trials. Mesereau is dedicated to obtaining the best results for his clients. Whether it's a complex white-collar case in federal court, a homicide case in state court, or a physician facing loss of a medical license in administrative court, the client and his or her constitutional rights comes first.

Trials are high-stake, stressful encounters. It is under these conditions where Mesereau and his genius as a lawyer are at their best. Gaining international notoriety for his courtroom success, Mesereau has become the gold standard for excellence in his field.

Tom Mesereau is best known for acquitting the late Michael Jackson in a world-famous trial in Santa Barbara, California. Mr. Jackson was acquitted of all 14 charges of child molestation.  Mr. Mesereau, as Mr. Jackson's lead trial counsel, conducted jury selection, opening statements, closing arguments, and examined and cross-examined every major witness in this grueling five and half month trial.

Tom Mesereau appeared on the cover and is featured in the Premiere 2015 Edition of Attorney At Law Magazine. (See Article: Tom Mesereau, Attorney of the Month. The Man. The Trial Lawyer. The Speaker.)


Tom Mesereau Has Been Named “Trial Lawyer Of The Year for 2015” by The National Trial Lawyers.
(See video: Introduction of Mr. Mesereau in Miami By The National Trial Lawyers.)

Attorney Tom Mesereau is of Italian, Irish and French-American extraction. His two grandmothers, Mary Sullivan and Rose Cullen, were Irish.  Tom’s maternal grandfather, Eugene Leone, immigrated from Northern Italy after arriving at Ellis Island, New York. Known as “Gene”, he was the owner and operator of the famous “Mama Leone’s Restaurant” in Times Square, New York City. Mr. Mesereau’s paternal grandfather, Arthur, was French-American.

Mr. Mesereau was born in West Point, New York and raised in both New York City and Englewood, New Jersey.  Tom Mesereau graduated with honors from Harvard University, earned a Masters of Science Degree from the London School of Economics, and obtained his law degree from The University of California's Hastings College of Law.

Prior to graduating law school, Mr. Mesereau served as a legislative assistant and speechwriter to a United States Congressman from New York. He then worked as a specialist on energy legislation for the Interstate and Foreign Commerce Committee of The United States House of Representatives. Followinghis graduation from law school, Tom Mesereau was a litigation associate at a national civil litigation law firm (Hunton & Williams). He then served as an Assistant to the President of a Getty Oil subsidiary company, working on legal, administrative, and business matters. Tom was also a state prosecutor in southern California before entering private law practice.

Tom Mesereau founded and co-manages the Mesereau Free Legal Clinic in Los Angeles. Lawyers, law students, college students, and concerned citizens come together there twice a month to assist the poor and underprivileged. A scholarship for homeless children has been named after Mr. Mesereau. Each year, Mr. Mesereau marches with the Woman of Watts and their children against gang violence.