Minnesota attorney Thomas James (aka Thomas B. James and Tom James) is a lawyer at the Law Office of Tom James in Cokato, Minnesota. He is also the author of several books and law review articles. A considerable amount of misinformation about him has been published online. In some cases, this has been done for malicious reasons. In many cases, though, it is a result of mistaken identity. When people use Google to search for this name, many other people with the same or similar names turn up in the results. Here are some of the more common ones.
The Tragic Case of the Wrong Thomas James reports on two Florida men named Thomas (or "Tommy") James. According to the article, one was wrongfully convicted of a murder that the other one committed, and spent 32 years in prison before being exonerated and released. Neither of these people is the Thomas James who practices law in Minnesota.
Michigan attorney James Thomas is not the Thomas James who practices in Minnesota. The Michigan attorney was disciplined and his license was revoked. Minnesota attorney Thomas James has never been suspended, disbarred or had his license revoked. A list of Michigan attorneys who have been disciplined sometimes turns up in search results. Minnesota attorney Thomas B. James is not on it.
Another person named James Thomas is on a list of individuals barred by FINRA. The person on this list is not Minnesota attorney Thomas James. Neither is the James Thomas who wrote Ultimate Guides to Live a DIscipline Life. Minnesota Tom James is not Pennsylvania attorney James Thomas, either.
Because both Thomas and James can both function as personal names as well as surnames, it is not uncommon for "Thomas James" to be a person's first and middle name. This is the case with Minnesota optometrist Thomas James Carpenter Cokato lawyer Tom James is not an eye doctor. Neither is he Minnesota accountant Thomas James Kohler.
A law review article titled Politically Motivated Bar Discipline often turns up in Google searches for Minnesota attorney Tom James. It is not clear why this happens.
Thomas B. James, Minnesota attorney, has not played football in years and he has never played rugby. Accordingly, he is not the Wollongnong Wolves (Australia) football player Thomas James who was disciplined in 2025. Nor was he the disciplined rugby player Tom James.
Finally, a list of disciplined Department of Justice attorneys often turns up in search results for Thomas B. James, the Minnesota attorney, despite the fact that he has never worked for the Department of Justice or disciplined by it.
Thomas B. James, Minnesota attorney, is the author of E-Commerce Law and other books and law review articles. You can read more about him here.