Associate
800-951-4888 x7751
abim.thomas@ropesgray.com
I joined Ropes & Gray LLP in 2003. During my first fews years, I
had the opportunity to contribute to projects in both the Corporate and
Litigation Departments and eventually joined the Litigation Department
on a full-time basis. In addition to my corporate and litigation experience,
I have assisted multiple pro bono clients in pursuit of their
compelling claims for political asylum. In my first year, when not in the
office, I could be found outside the State House or City Hall with other
co-workers supporting Massachusetts’ landmark
Goodridge decision.
I graduated from Harvard College in 1996 where I was a Psychology major and co-chair
of Harvard’s Bi-Gay-Lesbian Straight Alliance. While in college, I volunteered
for Aids Action and the Fenway Community Health Center. After college I stayed
at Harvard and worked in the Dean’s Office on the Women’s Initiative
Project to increase the visibility of women on campus. Forever in love with my
alma mater, I am active in many alumni organizations and continue to serve as
a pre-law tutor to undergraduates at Harvard. After a year in Boston, I moved
out to San Francisco where I worked at an investment bank for two years and then
worked at the Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights of the San Francisco
Bay Area. While in San Francisco, I volunteered for San Francisco Pride and attended
every circuit party possible. I then moved to Washington, DC for law school.
I earned my J.D. from Georgetown University Law Center in 2003, where I worked
in the Institute for Public Representation, participated on the Alternative Dispute
Resolution Team, and served as an Editor for the Georgetown Journal of Gender
and the Law.
At Ropes, I have been welcomed by the firm’s Attorneys of Color Group as
well as the GLBT Lawyer’s Forum. I am impressed by Ropes’ commitment
to diversity and the firm’s continued support of both groups. Both groups
have allowed me to meet great attorneys and even more amazing people who I always
look forward to seeing at the office and outside of work.