What do Tiger Woods, Joe Jonas, Gisele Bündchen, and now Rory McIlroy all have in common? Besides the fact that they have millions in the bank, they all hired the same lawyer to manage their respective divorces from their former spouses. They’ve all tapped Thomas Sasser, a managing partner at Sasser, Cestero & Roy, P.A., a law firm based in West Palm Beach, Florida, where McIlroy and Erica Stoll reside, along with their daughter, Poppy.
Sasser is reportedly the man responsible for helping all these famous folks navigate their divorces with as little media fallout as possible. Woods was probably an exception, considering his cheating scandals played out in the public eye, but Bündchen notably had a quick and painless divorce from Tom Brady. Apparently, the reason why Sasser has been highly sought out is because he’s as discreet as it gets, always making an effort to dodge the press.
“One of the reasons he gets those high-profile divorces is the exact reason you had to call me to learn about him,” his fellow lawyer John Schutz shared with Palm Beach Post. “He won’t give the press a quote; he doesn’t talk about his clients, and he doesn’t talk about his cases.” And when it comes to his legal strategy, Sasser is apparently adamant about not letting things go to trial unless it absolutely has to. This was clearly seen in NASCAR driver Jeff Gordon’s divorce from his ex-wife, Brooke, which, despite the stakes, ended with both parties reportedly content with the settlement. With McIlroy’s reputation in sports, his choice of attorney is perfectly on par.
