About Alden
Alden A. Thomas: Experienced Employment and Education Law Attorney in Phoenix, Arizona
Alden A. Thomas is a distinguished attorney who chairs the firm’s Employment and Education Law Departments in Phoenix, Arizona. She provides comprehensive legal support to both employees and employers with an array of services including wage and hour disputes, harassment and discrimination claims, restrictive covenant disputes, whistleblower cases, and federal and state compliance issues.
Practice Areas
- Employment Law - Individuals
- Litigation - Labor and Employment
Alden Thomas has a distinguished background in both private practice and public service. Before entering private practice, she served as an Honorable Patricia Orozco (Ret.) at the Arizona Court of Appeals.
Education & Credentials
- Universities:
- Ashford University (J.D., 2016)
- The University of Texas at Austin (M.S.Ed., 2017)
- Education:
- J.B. Speed School of Business, University of Louisville (B.A., 2012)
- Ashford University (J.D., 2016)
- Bar Admissions:
- Arizona State Bar
- State Bar of Arizona: Employment and Labor Section
- AZ Pro Bono Commission, Arizona State Bar Council
- Awards & Recognitions:
- Certified Civil Trial Attorney in Arizona (2018)
- Recognized: Employment Law - Individuals, Recognized: Litigation - Labor and Employment, Recognized: Education Law - 2025
- Firms:
- Jaburg Wilk PC (Phoenix, Arizona)
- Affiliations:
- Ashford University
- The University of Texas at Austin
- AZ Pro Bono Commission
- AZ Bar Association: Employment and Labor Section
- Arizona State Bar
- Phoenix Texas Exes, the University of Texas
- Ladder Down, Member (2017)
- Languages: English
Alden Thomas is deeply committed to her community and regularly contributes through her involvement with organizations such as Audrey’s Angels and the Times Up Legal Defense Fund. She has coached multiple undergraduate and law school moot court teams, including a notable achievement where she placed third in the ABA’s national competition. Her commitment to excellence and advocacy continues to shape her approach to legal representation.
Practice Areas
Professional Affiliations
Awards & Recognition
- Recognized: Employment Law - Individuals
- Recognized: Litigation - Labor and Employment
- Recognized: Education Law - 2025
- Recognized: Labor and Employment Law - Employee - 2025
- Recognized: Labor and Employment Law - Management - 2025
- Recognized: Litigation - Labor and Employment - 2025
- Recognized: Education Law - 2024
- Recognized: Labor and Employment Law - Employee - 2024
- Recognized: Labor and Employment Law - Management - 2024
- Recognized: Litigation - Labor and Employment - 2024
- Recognized: Education Law - 2023
- Recognized: Labor and Employment Law - Employee - 2023
- Recognized: Labor and Employment Law - Management - 2023
- Recognized: Litigation - Labor and Employment - 2023
- Practice Area: Commercial Litigation
- Best Lawyers in America,Ones to Watch, 2023, 2024, 2025
- Martindale-Hubbell Client ChampionPlatinum, 2023, 2024, 2025
- CALI Award Recipient Lodestar Mediation Clinic
- AVVO Rated - Superb
- Martindale-Hubbell Client Champion Silver, 2020
- Martindale-Hubbell Client Champion Gold, 2021, 2022
- Southwest Super Lawyer, Rising Star, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025
- Phoenix Magazine - Top Lawyer, Education, Labor & Employment, 2022, 2023, 2024