Thomas S. Ingrassia, Esq. - Shareholder / Chief Financial Officer

Thomas S. Ingrassia, Esq.

11622 El Camino Real, Suite 300
San Diego, CA 92130
Tel: (858) 345-8513
Fax: (858) 755-8504
tingrassia@pettitkohn.com

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Thomas S. Ingrassia is a founding member of Pettit Kohn Ingrassia & Lutz, and serves as the firm’s Chief Financial Officer. As co-chair of the firm’s Employment and Labor Department, Tom regularly assists his clients in developing and enforcing appropriate employment practices and policies, investigating claims of employee harassment/misconduct, and defending all forms of employment litigation before State and Federal courts and administrative agencies. Tom has achieved Martindale-Hubbell’s highest rating for his legal ability and ethical standards. In June of 2010, Tom was selected for inclusion in San Diego Super Lawyers® list for the third consecutive year.  Only five percent of the lawyers in the state are selected.

Tom is a widely-acclaimed speaker who is frequently invited to provide employment practices and employee management training for private firms, other attorneys, and professional organizations throughout California.  Tom’s leadership in the community was formally recognized with his election as the 2002 President of the San Diego Society for Human Resource Management, the region’s largest organization of human resource professionals.

Tom was born in Long Island, New York, and attended the State University of New York at Albany, where he graduated cum laude, earning a Bachelor of Science degree in accounting.  He then attended Boston University School of Law, where he earned his Juris Doctor degree.  He has been licensed to practice law in the State of California since 1990.

Martindale-Hubbell Rating

  • AV® - Highest Rating for legal ability and ethical standards 

Awards

  • San Diego Super Lawyers 2008, 2009, 2010

Practice Areas:

  • American Bar Association
  • American Inns of Court, Louis M. Welsh Chapter, Associate Member
  • Association of Southern California Defense Counsel, Employment Practices Substantive Law Committee Member, Board of Directors Member (2004, 2005)
  • Kappa Sigma Alpha
  • San Diego County Bar Association (Labor and Employment Law Section and Litigation Sections)
  • San Diego Restaurant Association
  • San Diego Society for Human Resource Management, Immediate Past President (2003), President (2002); President Elect (2001), V.P. Legislation (1998-1999), V.P. Membership (1997, 2000)
  • State Bar of California
  • Boston University School of Law (J.D., 1990)
  • State University of New York at Albany (B.S., cum laude, 1987)