Mark K. Thompson has been practicing business law and litigation since 1999, with a focus on numerous areas in civil litigation, as well as civil and criminal appeals. As the founder and owner of Mark K Thompson Law Office, LLC, Mark is focused on representing small and medium-sized businesses, as well as start-ups. Mark provides legal services in a number of areas, including business formation, contract drafting and negotiations, litigation, collections, and most other commercial disputes. Mark also provides assistance to other attorneys in civil litigation and throughout the appellate processes in both civil and criminal matters. Mark is also available on a case-by-case basis in any dispute that needs significant legal research, motion drafting or any other litigation assistance.
Mark is a proactive, creative and strategic litigator. In 2005, 2006, 2007 & 2008, he was named a "Rising Star" by Minnesota Law & Politics, Twin Cities Business Monthly and Mpls. St. Paul Magazine. Mark has extensive experience in complex commercial cases before state and federal courts. Recently, Mark was victorious in fully reversing a trial court award of about $500,000.00 for a client in a farm lease dispute involving an option-to-purchase.
Prior to forming Mark K Thompson Law Office, LLC, Mark was a business litigation attorney at a leading law firm in Saint Paul, Minnesota, where he was responsible for representing a broad range of clients with shareholder disputes, contract claims, trade secret/intellectual property misappropriations, construction claims, enforcing creditors' rights/remedies, as well as numerous other areas of law.
Additional Experiences
Mark has been an Adjunct Professor at the University of Minnesota School of Law since 2007. He teaches advanced appellate advocacy for the school's Civil Rights Moot Court, instructing law students on how to properly prepare and structure arguments in appellate briefs and deliver effective oral arguments. In this role, Mark also coaches third-year law students in an annual national moot court competition.
Mark was a member of the US District Court-District of Minnesota's Attorney Advisory Committee, advising the court on its implementation of electronic filing. He has been published in the Hamline Law Review: Has Isaacs v. American Iron & Steel Altered The Pleading, Policy And Purpose Supporting Shareholder Dispute Claims Under Section 302A.467 28 Hamline L. Rev. 479 (2005). Mark regularly speaks at continuing legal education seminars on ethics and debt collection techniques.
Professional Associations and Memberships
Minnesota State Bar Association
Ramsey County Bar Association
U. S. District Court-District of Minnesota's Attorney Advisory Committee (Committee Member)
Volunteer Mentor for the University of St. Thomas School of Law Externship Program
Involved in fundraising for the Muscular Dystrophy Association.
Honors and Awards
"Rising Star," Minnesota Law & Politics, 2005
"Rising Star," Minnesota Law & Politics, 2006
"Rising Star," Minnesota Law & Politics, 2007
"Rising Star," Minnesota Law & Politics, 2008
Classes and Seminars
Frequent speaker, Ethics and Debt Collection Techniques
