Courtney Thom
Partner | Manly, Stewart, Finaldi & Thom
Courtney Thom is a sexual abuse trial lawyer and partner at Manly, Stewart, Finaldi & Thom in Irvine, California. Admitted in California, Arizona, Oregon and Pennsylvania; J.D., Pepperdine Caruso School of Law (2009).
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Irvine, California 92612
"Make no mistake: no stone is left unturned as we ensure that perpetrators and their accomplices face the full consequences of their actions."
Courtney M. Thom is a partner at Manly, Stewart, Finaldi & Thom in Irvine, California, where she represents survivors of sexual abuse in civil cases against the institutions and individuals responsible.
Before joining the firm, Thom was a Deputy District Attorney for Orange County, California, where she prosecuted sexual assault, rape, child molestation and child pornography cases and conducted more than 50 criminal trials. In 2016 she worked in the District Attorney’s Sexual Assault Unit, prosecuting felony sexual assaults. She also trained the Orange County Sheriff’s Department on sexual assault investigations.
In civil practice, Thom served as liaison counsel in a 2025 settlement of $828 million on behalf of 414 survivors of sexual abuse in Los Angeles County’s juvenile detention and foster care systems. She was trial counsel and lead settlement negotiator for 174 survivors in a 2026 confidential settlement in Oregon involving a former physician, and her firm bio lists additional school and church abuse settlements.
Thom earned a bachelor’s degree from Indiana University in 2006 and a J.D., cum laude, from Pepperdine University in 2009. She received the Sexual Assault Victim Service Award from Waymakers in 2019, serves on the Orange County CASA Board of Directors and advocates for legislative reforms that protect people vulnerable to sexual abuse.
Experience and Expertise
Qualifications
Timeline
- Indiana University, B.A. (2006)
- Pepperdine University, J.D., cum laude (2009)
- Admitted to the State Bar of California
- Admitted to the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California
- Admitted pro hac vice in Arizona, Oregon and Pennsylvania
Practice Areas
- Orange County Bar Association
- Orange County CASA (Board of Directors)
- California Women Lawyers Association
- Sexual Assault Victim Service Award, Waymakers (2019)
- Lawdragon 500 Leading Civil Rights & Plaintiff Employment Lawyers (2024)
- $828 Million Settlement: 2025 Los Angeles Superior Court settlement on behalf of 414 survivors of sexual abuse in Los Angeles County's juvenile detention and foster care systems (Jane BP1-B Doe, et al. v. County of Los Angeles, et al.). Thom served as liaison counsel.
- Confidential Settlement for 174 Survivors: 2026 settlement on behalf of 174 survivors sexually assaulted by former physician Dr. David Farley in Oregon (Jane Coe, et al. v. David Farley, MD, et al.). Thom served as trial counsel and lead settlement negotiator.
- Confidential Settlement for 199 Survivors: 2026 settlement in Pennsylvania courts on behalf of 199 survivors sexually assaulted by former pediatrician Dr. Jack Barto (Jane BR1 Doe, et al. v. Laurel Pediatric Associates, Inc., et al.).
- $10 Million Settlement: Settlement against the Roman Catholic Diocese of Orange on behalf of a victim of two priests.
- $6.5 Million Settlement: 2024 Los Angeles Superior Court settlement for a young girl molested by her teacher at Glendale Adventist Academy (Jane Doe v. Southern California Conference of Seventh-Day Adventists, et al.).
- $6.2 Million Settlement: 2021 San Bernardino Superior Court settlement on the eve of trial for young girls molested by their teacher at Liberty Elementary School (Jane LSD Doe, et al. v. Riverside Unified School District).
- $5.375 Million Settlement: 2026 San Diego Superior Court settlement for a young girl groomed and molested by a campus supervisor at Diegueno Middle School (Jane GC Doe, et al. v. San Dieguito Union High School District).
- $3.7 Million Settlement: 2023 Orange County Superior Court settlement with Santa Ana Unified School District for four young girls abused by an after-school aide, reached after trial commenced (Jane STAA Doe, et al. v. Santa Ana Unified School District, et al.).
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