David Thompson (attorney)

David H. Thompson is an American trial attorney and the managing partner of the law firm Cooper & Kirk, PLLC, a litigation boutique.[1][2][3]

Thompson has litigated numerous high-profile cases, including civil litigation on behalf of the Duke lacrosse players,[4] challenges to a wide variety of gun control laws around the country,[5][6] civil rights claims, First Amendment challenges,[7] and separation of powers issues. Beyond constitutional law, he has also secured several large trial verdicts in commercial disputes, including a $205 million trial verdict in AmBase Corporation v. United States.[8] And he frequently advises government whistleblowers in qui tam matters.[9]

Thompson has also served as a visiting professor at both Georgetown University Law Center and at University of Georgia Law School.[10] At both institutions, he has taught classes on how to litigate high-profile cases.

Thompson was awarded an AB degree, magna cum laude, from Harvard University in 1991, where he was elected to Phi Beta Kappa. In 1994, Thompson received a JD degree, cum laude, from Harvard Law School.[11]

References

  1. ↑ "Cooperkirk.com". Retrieved 2013-10-27.
  2. ↑ Lat, David. "Seyfarth Says Yes To Defense Of Anti-Gay Bias Case". Above the Law. Retrieved 2013-10-27.
  3. ↑ Charles J. Cooper
  4. ↑ Harris, Andrew (3/1/13). "Ex-Duke Lacrosse Players End Lawsuit Against School". Bloomberg. Retrieved 2013-10-27. Check date values in: |date= (help)
  5. ↑ "Oral Arguments Presented in Illinois Carry Case (Shepard v. Madigan)". NRA. Archived from the original on 2013-10-29. Retrieved 2013-10-27.
  6. ↑ "Ongoing 7th Circuit Gun Litigation - Podcast". Civil Rights and Criminal Law & Procedure Practice Group Podcast. Federal Society. Retrieved 2013-11-17.
  7. ↑ "NRA v. FEC brief" (PDF). Supreme Court Brief. Stanford. Retrieved 2013-10-28.
  8. ↑ AmBase Corp. v. United States, 100 Fed. Cl. 548 (Fed. Cl. 2011)
  9. ↑ "More Law". MoreLaw.com, Inc. Retrieved 2013-10-28.
  10. ↑ "University of Georgia Faculty Profiles". University of Georgia Law School. Retrieved 2013-10-27.
  11. ↑ "Cooperkirk.com". Retrieved 2013-10-27.
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