Tom Kherkher is a founding partner of Ellzey Kherkher Sanford Montgomery LLP, where he leads the firm’s artificial intelligence, emerging technology, and personal injury litigation practices. He represents individuals, creators, and businesses in high-stakes litigation against some of the largest corporations in the world. His work focuses on complex cases involving emerging technologies, consumer protection, intellectual property, large-scale class actions, and catastrophic personal injuries.
Before joining EKSM, Tom founded and operated his own litigation firm in Houston, where built a successful practice representing individuals in complex civil disputes primarily centered around catastrophic personal injuries. Through that experience, he developed a reputation for taking on difficult cases against powerful defendants and for aggressively advocating for clients who otherwise would not have the resources to challenge large corporations. His early work as a firm founder shaped the approach he brings to litigation today: creative legal strategies, relentless advocacy, and a willingness to pursue cases others may decline.
In addition to his litigation practice, Tom is widely recognized as a subject matter expert on digital platforms and creator rights. He is the creator of the educational YouTube channel “Attorney Tom,” which has grown to more than 550,000 subscribers. Through the channel, Tom explains legal concepts, analyzes real cases, and advocates for accountability within the legal system. His experience working directly with creators and producing legal education content provides him with unique insight into issues involving online platforms, digital media, and the use of creator content.
Over the course of his career, Tom has built a reputation for pursuing complex cases that involve novel legal theories, emerging technologies, and sophisticated corporate defendants. He believes the civil justice system serves an essential role in ensuring that individuals can hold powerful institutions accountable when they cause harm.
Tom graduated from University of California, Santa Barbara, where he completed his undergraduate studies in just two and a half years. He then attended South Texas College of Law Houston, graduating cum laude after completing the program in only two and a half years. He is admitted to practice in the State of Texas and Louisiana, as well as the United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas and the United States District Court for the Western District of Louisiana.
