Thomas Kakassy was born in Evanston, IL on August 13, 1955. He received his B.A. in 1977 from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and his J.D. in 1980 from Wake Forest University. Additionally, he is a member of the Gaston County and North Carolina Bar Associations, as well as the North Carolina State Bar.
Mr. Kakassy has more than 36 years of experience in the District and Superior Courts of North Carolina, the Court of Appeals, and in Federal District Court. He also has extensive experience in the Federal Fourth Circuit Appellate Court.