Thomas Major is a dynamic attorney dedicated to representing clients across a range of practice areas. He maintains practices in real estate law and landlord representation - counseling clients in the multi-family and investment property industry. His advocacy is backed by extensive experience in all phases of litigation including the appellate level. With his skills as a first chair trial attorney, Thomas’s advocacy is marked by clarity and efficiency. His clients rely on his pragmatic and return-driven advice to protect and enhance their success.
Thomas is also an invited speaker and faculty on real estate and landlord-tenant subjects. These courses include:
Representative Matters
- Rampersaud v. Hollingsworth, 456 N.J.Super. 502, 195 A.3d 841 (2018) - representation of Plaintiff-Landlord in a precedential ruling which expands the rights of a landlord to evict a tenant for damage to rental property.
- Ravi vs. DeRay & Noble, HUD-L-4665-16 (2016) - judgment, after trial, in client’s favor on contested prescriptive easement and adverse possession claims.
- 845 Bergen Avenue v. Yang t/a Marcel Cleaners, A-1234-13T1 (2013) - prevailed on appeal in a commercial tenancy matter involving a tenant’s breach of lease for violations of local laws.
- Rutgers Law School (J.D.)
- Grove City College (B.A.)
- New York
- New Jersey
- United States District Court for the District of New Jersey
- New York State Bar Association, Member
- Hudson County Bar Association, Member
- American Battlefield Trust, Member
- NY/NJ Baykeeper, Member
- He is named to the New Jersey Rising Stars list as seen in New Jersey Super Lawyers magazine (2019-2024).
Education
State Bar Admissions
Court Admissions
Professional Affiliations
Recognitions
*Selected from 2019 consecutively through 2024 to be included in the New Jersey Super Lawyers (Rising Star) list published by Thomson Reuters based on peer review and other achievement-based factors. Not approved by New Jersey Supreme Court.*
