About Thomas E.
Thomas E. Raines earned his law degree from the University of Georgia in 1972 after completing a Bachelor of Arts there in 1969. He entered the bar the same year and began a legal career that has stretched across state and federal courtrooms. Those early years set the pattern for a long-running practice rooted in Georgia legal institutions.
He has been a member of the State Bar of Georgia and the American Bar Association since 1972. His professional admissions extend to the Court of Appeals for the State of Georgia, the 11th Circuit, and the United States District Court for the Northern District of Georgia. Over time he also joined local and subject-specific groups, including the Atlanta Bar Association from 1972, the Southeastern Bankruptcy Law Institute from 1974, the Atlanta Estate Planning Council from 1992, and the Gwinnett County Bar Association beginning in 1993.
Raines established his own practice and has served as counsel at the Law Offices of Thomas E. Raines, PC. He has worked in private practice since the early 1970s and has regularly handled matters that take him into both trial and appellate settings. His courtroom experience includes appearances in state trial courts and in federal court, reflecting the range of admissions he maintains.
His association history points to sustained involvement in bankruptcy and estate planning circles. He has been active in the Southeastern Bankruptcy Law Institute for decades, and he joined the Atlanta Estate Planning Council in the early 1990s. Those memberships indicate the areas in which he has concentrated much of his work: advising clients on probate and estate-related matters, and addressing financial reorganization and insolvency questions in bankruptcy proceedings.
Colleagues and clients have encountered him in a variety of procedural contexts. He has filed and responded to appeals, litigated contested probate matters, and represented parties in federal bankruptcy cases. He also maintains ties to local bar organizations, which keeps him connected to developments in Georgia practice and local court procedure.
Today he practices under the Law Offices of Thomas E. Raines, PC, where he continues to represent individuals and businesses in estate planning, probate, and bankruptcy matters in Georgia state and federal courts. He remains active in professional associations that reflect those areas of practice.
