Tom A. Killoren Jr.

Tom A. Killoren, Jr. has a reputation for aggressive advocacy in court and compassionate counsel for his clients. Tom has received a consecutive AV® Preeminent™ Rating from Martindale Hubbell® since 2013 and was selected to the South Carolina Super Lawyers List for 4 years.

Tom applies a simple guiding principle to his daily practice at KD Trial Lawyers: “Hard work gets good results.”

Tom Killoren got his J.D. at The University of Illinois Chicago School of Law in 1994 and then spent three years honing his trial skills as an assistant state’s attorney. Tom worked at Corboy & Demetrio in Chicago handling a variety of personal injury cases before moving to South Carolina.

Since settling here in South Carolina, Tom has developed a reputation for his aggressive advocacy in court and his compassionate counsel for his clients. The results from his hard work in Spartanburg have included millions in settlements, including settlements of $3.2 million, $2.3 million, and $1.075 million, as well as numerous multi-million dollar outcomes.*

“What I like best about my practice are the people I work with,” he says. “I especially like working with clients, helping them build a case, getting a great result, and enjoying with them the fruits of our labor.”

Tom places a high priority on maintaining contact with clients after cases are concluded. He is fond of his adopted state and enjoys being active in community activities. A big basketball fan, Killoren has organized an annual “March Madness” fundraiser for the Boys and Girls Clubs of Spartanburg for the last five years. He also sponsors fund-raising tennis tournaments for the Habitat for Humanity, the Ellen Hines Smith Girls Home, and the St. Luke’s Free Medical Clinic. In addition, he coaches kids’ basketball in a church league.

He is active in several bar organizations and is the President of the South Carolina Association for Justice 2023/2024.