Thomas C. Crumplar

Thomas C. Crumplar is a co-founder at Jacobs & Crumplar, P.A. in New Castle, Delaware. Crumplar focuses on personal injury and complex plaintiff litigation, including asbestos, civil rights, and sexual abuse matters. The practice includes high-stakes civil claims requiring extensive discovery, expert evidence, trial preparation, and courtroom advocacy. These matters often require detailed factual review, clear legal analysis, and practical planning around the client’s objectives.

Crumplar graduated from the University of Michigan in 1971 with honors, magna cum laude and Phi Beta Kappa recognition, and graduated from the University of Virginia School of Law in 1975. During law school, he wrote law review articles and helped develop a university patent policy. This background gives Crumplar a foundation for careful legal analysis, clear writing, and practical client counseling in personal injury and complex plaintiff litigation matters. The education also informs the way complex facts and legal requirements are assessed.

Crumplar’s experience includes a federal judicial clerkship with Judge John T. Copenhaver, early corporate and defense practice, and decades of plaintiff litigation after moving to Wilmington in 1978 and co-founding the firm in 1981. Across these matters, preparation and procedure are important, as are communication with clients and coordination with courts, agencies, experts, or transaction participants. The experience provides a practical view of how legal issues can influence strategy and resolution.

Thomas C. Crumplar has handled major asbestos and sexual abuse cases and has long participated in plaintiff trial-lawyer organizations. He is admitted in Delaware and New Jersey and is affiliated with national organizations focused on trial advocacy and crime victims’ rights. Together, these activities reinforce Crumplar’s practice in personal injury and complex plaintiff litigation and related legal work. Careful preparation and clear communication remain important when clients are weighing legal requirements, risks, procedural choices, and practical objectives.

Law Office Affiliations

• Founder, Jacobs & Crumplar, P.A.
• Member, Delaware State Bar Association
• Member, New Jersey State Bar Association
• Member, American Association for Justice
• Member, National Crime Victim’s Bar Association
• Elder, Emmanuel Orthodox Presbyterian Church

Licensed State

• Delaware
• New Jersey

Education

• University of Virginia School of Law
  Juris Doctor (JD)

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