About Mr. Christopher D. Thomas

Christopher D. Thomas has founded his practice of law on the principles of assertive, energetic, yet personable representation of clients who face the most difficult of legal challenges. His Honolulu-based office allows the ability to represent individuals throughout all of Hawaii's islands and court jurisdictions (link http://www.courts.state.hi.us/). He is also available to represent U.S. military uniformed service members, their dependents, and military civilian contractors throughout the Pacific. Mr. Thomas is a graduate of Nebraska Wesleyan University (link http://www.nebrwesleyan.edu/), Creighton University School of Law (Juris Doctorate) (link http://www.creighton.edu/law/), and U.S. Air Force Officer Training School (present rank of Captain, USAF Reserve JAG Corps (link http://www.afjag.af.mil/)). He is a member in good standing of the Colorado State Bar and admitted to Supreme Court and Federal District Courts of Colorado since 1999; admitted to U.S. Court of Military Appeals in 2000; member of the Hawai'i State Bar, and admitted to the Supreme Court and Federal District Court of Hawai'i since 2004. He is a member of the Hawai'i State Bar's Family Law Section. Chris is a former felony-level prosecuting attorney for the U.S. Air Force's active-duty JAG Corps and as a Special Assistant United States Attorney for the District of Hawai'i. He is qualified and certified as a USAF JAG Defense attorney (2001-2004), and served Service members of the Pacific Air Forces in Hawai'i, Guam, Japan, and Korea. He is a former clerk to the Honorable Joseph F. Bataillon, U.S. District Court Judge, Omaha, Nebraska (1999). He is a formally trained mediator, and present Master's Candidate (Creighton University) in Mediation and Alternative Dispute Resolution (2009-2010). Review Christopher Thomas' specific credentials here (link). Chris' primary focus of practice is in the litigation arena; with a strong focus on Family law litigation, including divorce, custody, post-divorce enforcement, guardianship and paternity matters. He is highly experienced in the advancement and defense of both criminal and civil restraining order matters. Mr. Thomas' criminal defense practice covers all degrees of litigation in all Court systems of Hawai'i; including the State and Federal Courts, as well as all service's military courts martial. He also represents clients in all legal matters involving the Uniform Code of Military Justice, also covering administrative discharge matters, non-judicial punishment, demotion actions, security clearance resolution, and medical discharge proceedings. Qualified and Certified as a U.S. Air Force Judge Advocate; Qualified and Certified as a Defense and Trial Counsel for practice before Military Courts Martial.

Certificate of Designation, Judge Advocate, USAF 2000. Certified Defense Counsel Judge Advocate, USAF, 2003.

 

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Family Law
Posted by anonymous
February 17, 2018
Hired Attorney Mr. Christopher D. Thomas

I was blown away by the work done by Chris and his team. I expected any lawyer dealing with my divorce to be strictly profit-minded and not care. He demonstrated a true concern for my case, was diligent in every matter, and provided service above what I could have asked for. Moreover, he was extremely reasonable and fair in his pricing. He helped me navigate through a messy situation and actually was very supportive of working out of divorce papers toward reconciliation. I greatly appreciated ev

 
Family Law
Posted by anonymous
January 30, 2018
Hired Attorney Mr. Christopher D. Thomas

Mr. Thomas and his staff did an excellent job in handling my personal needs. He was informative, caring, and made sure to answer all my questions in a timely and efficient manner. He made sure to explain the process pertaining specifically to my case fully, and made the process very easy to follow. Would absolutely recommend to anyone considering his services.

 
Family Law
Posted by anonymous
April 27, 2015
Hired Attorney Mr. Christopher D. Thomas

Christopher Thomas was very helpful and provided great service, I recommend Christopher Thomas.

Family Law
Posted by anonymous
September 28, 2011
Hired Attorney Mr. Christopher D. Thomas

Mr. Thomas enabled me to dissolve a very long lasting marriage in a extremely professional yet comfortable manner. I believe that if there is ever an emotion charged, legal process that can be done with decency and common respect for all, Mr Thomas is the best Honolulu professional to handle it. He always had my interests first.

Military Law
Posted by anonymous
September 23, 2011
Hired Attorney Mr. Christopher D. Thomas

Not only was he affordable, his knowledge and advice on the subject in matter was beyond exemplary. I would definitely refer his services to other clients.

Family Law
Posted by anonymous
September 22, 2011
Hired Attorney Mr. Christopher D. Thomas

Chris is an excellent lawyer. In Family Law there is a lot emotion involved - Chris successfully pays attention to what really matters and yet finds time to deal with the other aspects of this. I felt he was personally invested in my case and that helped provide the platform for success.

Family Law
Posted by anonymous
September 21, 2011
Hired Attorney Mr. Christopher D. Thomas

Christopher did a great job with my RO and my divorce case, I have recommended him to 4 other clients who have all used his services. I highly recommend him as a lawyer.

Family Law
Posted by anonymous
November 27, 2022
Hired Attorney Mr. Christopher D. Thomas

Scam artist Do Not Hire if you want to win. I did the same google searches and provided his team with sample cases and he simply supplied the very info I sent to his team as his own research. Gave zero options for a positive or favorable outcome for my case. Felt as if he was already prepared to lose and charge me regardless. Completely unprofessional especially coming from a military background and should be ashamed of such. Complete waste of time , money, energy and effort.

 
Military Law
Posted by Mitchell
November 27, 2023
Hired Attorney Mr. Christopher D. Thomas

What a terrible lawyer. I paid $1250 for my case and sat around for 6 months with him telling me to just wait. He kept telling me to do work and then he would look at it and screw up the details as he was trying to edit it. I watched him type relevance and underscores below 11 pages of time line I wrote instead of copying and pasting for an hour and then I had to go back and delete the underscores because as most people know you can't type on top of them. I found out later he charged me $300 for that day. He also charged me for a lot of things that weren't in our contract when I got a bill for an additional $3000. I told him I wasn't paying it because I read the contract and he violated his own contract. Billing more for paralegal time and for phone calls he wasn't supposed to be talking to certain people. He said I was going to have to pay and I told him to sue me for it and I would win because he was a crappy lawyer and broke the contract. That was over a year ago and nothing.

 
Family Law
Posted by anonymous
June 01, 2021
Hired Attorney Mr. Christopher D. Thomas

Christopher Thomas is a horrible attorney that will not work hard for you. He will over charge for work he barely does. He doesn’t communicate at all. Meanwhile only caring about how much you have in your bank account so it will depend on how hard he will work for you. I paid him $13,000+ for a simple divorce in which I got left with nothing in the divorce but a huge legal bill and the clothes on my bad. Do yourself a favor and stay away from this horrible attorney. He sucks.

 

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Areas of Law

  • Family Law
  • Military Law
  • Other 1
    • Criminal Defense

Practice Details

  • Languages
    English
    German
  • Payment Information
    Payment & Cost Features
    Free initial consultation
    Fixed fees available
    Accepted Credit Cards
    American Express
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    MasterCard
    Other - Online Payment Service
    Visa
  • Video Calls
    Offers Video Calls
    Video Call Options
    Zoom
  • Firm Information
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    Attorney
    Firm Name
    Christopher D. Thomas, Attorney At Law A Law Corporation
  • Pro Bono Services
    Time Spent on Pro Bono Work: 10%

    Volunteer for local, Oahu-Based legal services organizations on a regular basis

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Experience

  • Bar Admission & Memberships
    Admissions
    1999, Colorado (Active)
    2000, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces
    2004, Hawaii (Active)
    1999, U.S. District Court, District of Colorado
    1999, Colorado
    2004, Hawaii
    Memberships
    Hawaii and The Colorado (Member, Family Law Section) Bar Associations. Bar of the Air Force Court of Criminal Appeals (AFCCA). Bar of the United States Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces.
    Bar Fellowship
    American Bar Association
  • Education & Certifications
    Law School
    Creighton University School of Law
    Class of 1999
    J.D.
    Other Education
    Nebraska Wesleyan University
    Class of 1995
    B.A.
    Legal Certifications
    Certified Military Defense Counsel. Certified to Practice before the United States Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces. Certified to Practice before the Air Force Court of Criminal Appeals AFCCA.
  • Special Agencies
    Former Special Assistant United States Attorney for the District of Hawaii
    Former Member United States Air Force Legal Services Agency
  • Military Service
    Captain, U.S. Air Force, 2001-2010
    USAF Reservist
  • Personal Details & History
    Hobbies & Interests
    Coaching Son's baseball team; all outdoor activities

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    The practice area Mr. Christopher D. Thomas spends the most time on is Family Law.
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    Mr. Christopher D. Thomas spends 10% of their time working pro bono.