Courtney M. Thom

Ms. Thom has tried and convicted several sexual offenders throughout her career as a sex crimes prosecutor. Here is a small representative sample of her trial and litigation experience:

• Jane BP1-B Doe, et al. v. County of Los Angeles, et al. (2025) Los Angeles Superior Court – Ms. Thom served as Liaison Counsel while obtaining an $828 million settlement on behalf of 414 survivors of sexual abuse in Los Angeles County’s juvenile detention and foster care systems. This was one of the highest average per-plaintiff recoveries achieved in a sexual abuse case against a government entity.
• Jane Coe, et al. v. David Farley, MD, et al. (2026) Various Court in Oregon – Confidential settlement on behalf of 174 survivors who were sexually assaulted by former physician Dr. David Farley. Ms. Thom served as trial counsel and lead settlement negotiator in this landmark case in Oregon, which led to legislative reform regarding the statute of limitation for sexual abuse survivors in that state. Additionally, subsequent to our civil litigation, Farley was criminally charged with sexual abuse of multiple former patients.
• Jane BR1 Doe, et al. v. Laurel Pediatric Associates, Inc., et al. (2026) Various Courts in Pennsylvania – Confidential settlement on behalf of 199 survivors who were sexually assaulted by former pediatrician Dr. Jack Barto, who is currently serving the rest of his life in state prison for his heinous abuse spanning over three decades.
• $10 million settlement against the Roman Catholic Diocese of Orange on behalf of a victim of two priests, Fr. Eleuterio Ramos and Fr. Siegfried Widera.
• Jane Doe v. Southern California Conference of Seventh-Day Adventists, et al. (2024) Los Angeles Superior Court – $6.5 million settlement for a young girl molested by her teacher, Brett Mohr, at Glendale Adventist Academy, a private school owned and operated by the Southern California Conference of Seventh-Day Adventists.
• Jane LSD Doe, et al. v. Riverside Unified School District (2021) San Bernardino Superior Court – $6.2 million settlement for young girls molested by their teacher, Fernando Figueroa, at Liberty Elementary School, within Riverside Unified School District. This settlement was obtained on the eve of trial.
• Jane GC Doe, et al. v. San Dieguito Union High School District (2026) San Diego Superior Court – $5.375 million settlement for a young girl who was groomed and molested by a campus supervisor at Diegueno Middle School.
• Jane STAA Doe, et al. v. Santa Ana Unified School District, et al. (2023) Orange County Superior Court – $3.7 million settlement with Santa Ana Unified School District for the sexual abuse of four young girls by Eddy Infante Bustamante, an after-school aide at Greenville Fundamental School. This settlement was reached after trial commenced.
• John CMA Doe, at al. v. La Sierra Academy, et al. (2022) Riverside Superior Court – Confidential settlement with Southeastern California Conference of Seventh-Day Adventists for the sexual abuse of multiple children by Matthew Daniel Johnson, a school counselor at La Sierra Academy, who was subsequently federally indicted.
• People v. Kauffman (2019) Orange County Superior Court – Ms. Thom tried and convicted Mr. Kauffman, a member of the UC Irvine Alumni Association’s Board of Directors, of molesting three young girls whom he met through his daughter and while helping coach a youth softball league. Ms. Thom successfully argued for the maximum sentence of 170 years to life in prison, which the judge imposed. On appeal, the Court found notably no issues nor errors, and affirmed the sentence which it acknowledged was the “functional equivalent of a death sentence.”
• People v. Callender (2020) Orange County Superior Court – Ms. Thom tried and convicted Mr. Callender for molesting a baby, filming those heinous acts, and posting and sharing those images on the internet to trade for other images of child pornography. The case was the result of an extensive investigation by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s (ICE) Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) Los Angeles and the Orange County Child Exploitation Task Force. Ms. Thom successfully argued for the maximum sentence of 50 years to life in prison, which the judge imposed, and was subsequently affirmed on appeal.