Admitted to Practice
  • Commonwealth of Virginia
  • District of Columbia
  • Maryland
  • United States Supreme Court
  • United States Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit & D.C. Circuit
  • United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia
  • United States District Court for the Western District of Virginia
  • United States District Court for the District of Columbia
  • United States District Court of Maryland
Education
  • The Catholic University, Columbus School of Law (J.D.), 2007
  • Bowling Green State University (B.A.), magna cum laude, Phi Beta Kappa, 2004

D. Margeaux Thomas

Founder
Bio

Margeaux’s path to advocacy for small business entrepreneurs has its roots in Cleveland, Ohio. It was here, where Margeaux grew up, that she first understood the privilege, and responsibility, of being an advocate for others.   

Margeaux was supported in her journey by parents, both first-generation college students, raised in inner city Cleveland, who emphasized academic excellence and became small business owners themselves. They fueled her lifelong quest for knowledge and ultimate passion for the practice of law. She graduated magna cum laude with Phi Beta Kappa honors from Bowling Green State University and earned a law degree from Catholic University of America, Columbus School of Law.  After passing the bar, she practiced business law for nine years between Williams Mullen,  a large regional law firm, and Miles & Stockbridge, PC, a mid-sized regional firm, before embarking on her entrepreneurial journey with Thomas Law in 2016.  

Over her 15+ year career, Margeaux honed the skills to be able to provide others with the support and education they need to make informed business decisions, making abstract ideas feel tangible and concrete, and weaving that information into a narrative that advances the interests of her clients.  This approach has yielded successful outcomes for her business clients, ranging from multiplying profits to protecting their hard-earned success in legal disputes.  A commitment to advocacy, and nurturing authentic relationships, is realized with each client Margeaux represents. 

She has continued her love of education by teaching others. Margeaux has conducted legal trainings, traveling the country as a faculty lecturer for Lawline, MyLawCLE, the National Business Institute, and LawPracticeCLE, and educating more than 5,000 attorneys on business law issues.   

It hasn’t been all intellectual challenge; her father was a prolific athlete and also a coach, and with him, Margeaux shared an absolute love of sport which fueled her competitive drive, and resiliency in accomplishing goals in the face of adversity.  Through these combined experiences, Margeaux developed her core beliefs and a tenacity she applies in all areas of her life, whether in the courtroom or on the basketball court, although these days you’re more likely to find her in the lap pool than with a ball in hand. In addition to founding Thomas Law, Margeaux is the creator of Vegetable Forward, LLC, which is dedicated to educating non-profits on how to plan, grow, and cultivate community gardens. A foodie, vegetarian for the past 20 years, and vegan for the past two, she understands that each experience, each bite, each conversation, and each unexpected detour plays an integral part of our narrative.

Honors and Awards
  • Virginia Lawyer’s Weekly, 2023 Class of Leaders in the Law
  • Virginia Lawyer’s Weekly, Go to Lawyer – Business Litigation, 2023
  • Northern Virginia Magazine, Top Lawyers, 2022
  • Recognized as a Virginia “Rising Star” by Super Lawyers, 2013-2023
  • Recognized as a Washington, DC “Rising Star” by Super Lawyers, 2014-2023
  • Alexandria Bar Association’s Lawyer Referral Service, Attorney of the Year Award, 2019
Books and Articles
Featured Speaking Engagements
  • “Nuts and Bolts of Practice in the Eastern District of Virginia” (Moderator, Northern Virginia Black Attorneys Association, August 25, 2023)
  • “Negotiating Like a Poker Pro” (Old Dominion Bar Association, May 19, 2023)
  • “Negotiations and Duties of an Attorney” (George Mason American Inn of Court, March 16, 2023)
  • “Critical Considerations for Success in Mediation” (Moderator, Fairfax Bar Association, September 29, 2022)
  • “The Most Litigated Terms in Business Agreements” (LawPracticeCLE, February 1, 2022)
  • “Common Disputes and Commercial Real Estate Transactions” (American Bar Association, Young Lawyer Division, Business Law Committee and Real Property, Trusts and Estates Committee, January 20, 2022)
  • “Critical Considerations for Mediation”) (Lawline, December 2, 2021)
  • “The Most Litigated Contract Terms” (Northern Virginia Black Attorney’s Association, October 29, 2021)
  • “The Most Litigated Terms in Business Agreements” (MyLawCLE, August 11, 2021)
  • “Top Tactics for Fighting the Rambo Litigator with Civility” (Lawline, June 29, 2021)
  • “Navigating the New World of Virtual Depositions CLE” (Fairfax Bar Association, June 9, 2021)
  • “Strategies for Fighting Back Against a Rambo Litigator” (MyLawCLE May 25, 2021)
  • “Washington DC’s New Ban on Non-Compete Agreements” (Webinar with SJS Law Firm, May 6, 2021)
  • “The Most Litigated Terms in Business Agreement” (Webinar with the Law Office of K.S. Kader, PLL, April 14, 2021)
  • “How to Navigate Business Breakups” (Lawyer in Your Corner with Ryan Wilson – WMAL 105.9, March 14, 2021)
  • “Before You Include That Arbitration Clause . . .” (Webinar with The Entrepreneur’s Lawyer™, February 23, 2021)
  • “Communication Skills for Litigators: Tactfully Dealing with Difficult People” (National Business Institute, January 14, 2021)
  • “A Day in the Life of a Business Litigator” (DC Bar, October 22, 2020)
  • “Business Law” (Guest Speaker Sacramento City College, June 2020)
  • “Dirty Litigation Tactics Seminar” (National Business Institute, October 2019)
  • “Business Blunders” (Reid Community Development Corporation, Entrepreneurs Seminar Hosted by The Empowerment Institute, June 2017)
  • “Rebranding: Deed Restrictions & Statutory Rights of First Refusal (ROFR) and Rights of First Offer (ROFO)” (American Bar Association Section of Environment, Energy, and Resources: Petroleum Marketing Attorneys’ Meeting, Chicago, Illinois, May 18, 2017)
  • “Landlord-Tenant Law: Lease Agreements, Defaults, and Collections” (National Business Institute, September14, 2016)
  • “Handling Real Estate Transactions From Start to Finish” (National Business Institute, September 2016)
  • “SCOTUS: A Review of Decisions Impacting Commercial Litigation” (Defense Research Institute, Business Litigation Seminar, Chicago, Illinois – May 2013)
  • “What Small Firm Owners Need to Know to Save on Taxes and Avoid a Tax Audit CLE” (Moderator, Fairfax Bar Association, September 15, 2021)
  • “Nuts and Bolts of Practice in the EDVA ‘Rocket Docket’” (Moderator, Fairfax Bar Association, April 6, 2021)
  • “AirBnB and VRBOs: New Land Use Challenges and More” (National Business Institute, November 23, 2020)
  • “VRBO, Airbnb and Other Short-Term Rentals” (National Business Institute, October 2018)
  • “Fundamentals of Landlord-Tenant Law” (National Business Institute, June 2016)
  • “Landlord-Tenant Law: How to Prosper in the New Market” (National Business Institute, September 2015)
  • “Landlord-Tenant Law: Leases, Evictions, Litigation, and Settlements” (National Business Institute, June 2015)
  • “Understanding the Basics of Landlord and Tenant Law” (National Business Institute, December 10, 2014)
  • “Housing Law Training” (Northern Virginia Pro Bono Law Center, December 3, 2014)
  • “Landlord-Tenant Law” (National Business Institute, September 2014)
  • “Landlord-Tenant Law: Leases, Evictions, Litigation, and Settlements” (National Business Institute, June 2013)
  • “Landlord or Tenant Files Bankruptcy” (Sterling Education Services, Inc., September 2012)
Community Involvement
  • Board of Directors, Old Dominion Bar Association
  • Vice Chair, Fairfax Bar Association Continuing Legal Education Committee
  • Permanent Member, Fourth Circuit Judicial Conference
  • Judicial Screening Committee, Alexandria Bar Association
  • Co-Chair Convention Committee, Northern Virginia Black Attorney’s Association
  • Membership Committee, George Mason Inn of Court
  • Member, BOW Collective
Admitted to Practice
  • Commonwealth of Virginia
  • District of Columbia
  • Maryland
  • United States Supreme Court
  • United States Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit & D.C. Circuit
  • United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia
  • United States District Court for the Western District of Virginia
  • United States District Court for the District of Columbia
  • United States District Court of Maryland
Education
  • The Catholic University, Columbus School of Law (J.D.), 2007
  • Bowling Green State University (B.A.), magna cum laude, Phi Beta Kappa, 2004