Tom Blackburn

Tom Blackburn is a Fort Wayne, Indiana personal injury and wrongful death attorney and a founding partner of Blackburn Romey, located at 4203 West Jefferson Boulevard, Fort Wayne, Indiana. The firm serves injured people across Indiana from offices in Fort Wayne, Indianapolis, South Bend (Granger), Merrillville, Lafayette, Evansville, and Terre Haute.

Mr. Blackburn has practiced law since 1977 and has focused exclusively on personal injury and wrongful death cases since 1985. Before that, he gained courtroom experience as a deputy prosecuting attorney and in insurance defense and general practice. He represents people injured in car, truck, and motorcycle accidents, construction accidents, dog bites, and slip and fall incidents, as well as families who have lost a loved one.

He earned his J.D. cum laude from the Indiana University Robert H. McKinney School of Law in 1977 and his B.S. in Business (Finance) with High Distinction from Indiana University Fort Wayne in 1974. He is admitted to all Indiana state courts, the U.S. District Courts for the Northern and Southern Districts of Indiana, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit, and the Supreme Court of the United States.

Mr. Blackburn has been selected to Indiana Super Lawyers every year from 2016 through 2026 and holds an AV Preeminent rating from Martindale-Hubbell. He has been named to the Top 100 Trial Lawyers and the Top 10 Trucking Trial Lawyers by The National Trial Lawyers, and was named Best Personal Injury Lawyer in South Bend in the 2026 South Bend Tribune Community Choice Awards. He serves on the Board of the Indiana Trial Lawyers Association, is a member of the Indiana State Bar Association's Ethics and Advertising Committees, and is a member of the American Bar Association, the American Association for Justice, and the Multi-Million Dollar Advocates Forum.