Amina A. Thomas

Meet Amina

Amina is a partner on the Class Action team. Amina focuses the majority of her practice on privacy actions involving data breaches and the unlawful collection or disclosure of personal information. As part of the Firm’s data breach litigation team, Amina has helped obtain recovery for thousands of individuals who have had their personal information leaked or unauthorizedly disclosed due to insufficient data security measures.

Prior to joining CohenMalad, LLP, Amina had the honor of serving as a judicial law clerk to the Honorable Judge Melissa S. May at the Indiana Court of Appeals and to the Honorable Judge Heather A. Welch at the Indiana Commercial Court. Amina’s clerkship experience has given her command of courtroom procedure and commercial litigation.

In law school, Amina worked as a law clerk in the Consumer Protection Division of the Indiana Attorney General’s Office. Amina also completed an externship at IU Health Fairbanks Center for Medical Ethics at Methodist Hospital in Indianapolis.

Practice Areas

• Class Action

Clerkships

• Heather A. Welch, Indiana Commercial Court, Marion Superior Court 1 (2017-2019)
• Melissa S. May, Indiana Court of Appeals (2016-2017)

Education

J.D., Indiana University Robert H. McKinney School of Law, 2016

B.A., International Studies, Ohio State University, 2011

• Pre-Law Program, St. Anne’s College, University of Oxford, 2010

Presentations & Awards

“Up and Coming Lawyer,” Indiana Lawyer Leadership in Law, 2023

“Indiana Super Lawyers Rising Stars,” Thomson Reuters, 2021-2025

“Working with Victims of Abuse: Brain Injury & Trauma,” Presenter, National Crime Victim Bar Association, October 2021

“Effective Mentorship in 2021,” Panel Moderator, Indianapolis Bar Association Women and the Law Division Mentorship Kickoff Luncheon, February 2021

“Dystopian Dining: Update on COVID-19 Business Interruption Insurance Litigation,” ITLA 56^th Annual Institute, November 2020

“Standards of Review,” How Appealing! Sagamore Inn of Court Lincoln Group Presentation, March 2020

Professional Memberships

Sagamore American Inn of Court

• Associate, 2019 – 2022
• Barrister, 2023-Present

Indianapolis Bar Association

• Women and the Law Division, 2016-Present
  –  Board Member, Executive Committee 2018-2022
  –  Chair, Mentorship Committee 2018-2022
• Litigation Section

Indiana Trial Lawyers Association

• Member, Women’s Caucus
• Member, Young Lawyers Section

Friends of Riley

• Vice President of External Affairs, 2019-2021

Center for At-Risk Elders

• Volunteer Advocate, 2021

Jurisdictions Admitted To Practice

• Indiana, 2017
• Northern District of Indiana, 2019
• Southern District of Indiana, 2019