Mr. Thompson’s primary area of practice is litigation, with an emphasis on alternative dispute resolution and white collar criminal defense.
Experience
- Prosecuting federal crimes, including crimes related to terrorism, public corruption, child exploitation, firearms, and narcotics
- Represented the United States in civil cases and collecting debts owed to the United States
- Dean of Students and Visiting Professor, Appalachian School of Law
- United States Attorney for the Southern District of West Virginia, 2021—2025
- Circuit Court Judge, 25th Judicial Circuit of West Virginia, 2007—2021
- President, Madison Healthcare, Inc., 1997—2007
- Vice President, Danville Lumber Company, 1994—2007
Education
- West Virginia University, B.S., Civil Engineering
- West Virginia University College of Law, J.D., 1995
Distinctions
- Civil Rights Award, West Virginia Governor Jim Justice, 2023
- Fellow, West Virginia Bar Foundation, 2022
- West Virginia Public Defender Services Award for Outstanding Scholarship in Criminal Law, 2019
- Addiction Policy Forum Award, 2019
Admissions
- West Virginia Bar
- United States District Courts for the Northern and Southern Districts of West Virginia
- United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Memberships
- West Virginia Criminal Justice Reform Initiative Stakeholder Group, Chan Zuckerberg Initiative