Madison Thornton is an associate attorney with the firm concentrating his practice in civil litigation. Before joining the team at PHD, Madison practiced at an Asheville firm with a focus on real property litigation. Prior to that, he worked as a legal services attorney representing low Income clients in the foothills region and Western North Carolina. During his time practicing law, Madison has represented plaintiffs and defendants in a wide range of civil litigation matters.

Madison received his law degree from Elon University School of Law In 2018. At Elon, he served as a Business Law Fellow and Honor Council Solicitor. Madison is a 2016 graduate of the University of Tennessee.

Outside of his legal work, Mr. Thornton enjoys serving the foothills community through volunteer service.

Madison and his wife live in Morganton with their 2 children and two dogs. In his downtime, he enjoys birding and Tennessee football.