700 Central Avenue
Suite 500
St.Petersburg, FL 33701
T (727) 823-0540
F (727) 823-0230

Quick Look

James B. Thompson, Sr. is the founding partner of the firm and has successfully defended lawsuits in the areas of medical/dental/legal malpractice, product liability, motor vehicle liability, and premise liability for almost 40 years. Mr. Thompson is a Florida Bar Board Certified Civil Trial Lawyer and has been designated as a Certified Civil Trial Advocate by the National Board of Trial Advocacy. Mr. Thompson is also certified as a Mediator in all state and federal courts in Florida.

Representative Experience

• Fowler, White, Gillen, Boggs, Villareal & Banker, P.A. - 20 years

Presentations

• The New Ninety Day Statute: Medical Malpractice
• Wrongful Death & Tort Reform
• Legal Malpractice: Avoid It or Defend It

Publications

• Intrafamily Immunity - A Vanishing Myth? FDCC - Quarterly

Professional Affiliations

• American Board of Trial Advocacy
• Defense Research Institute
• Federation of Defense and Corporate Counsel
• Florida Defense Lawyers Association
• St. Petersburg Bar Association

Community Involvement

• Gulfcoast Oncology Foundation Advisory Board - 2006 to present

Practice Areas

• Civil and Commercial Litigation
• Casualty Litigation
• Medical/Dental/Legal Malpractice
• Sovereign Immunity Defense
• Products and Premises Liability Defense
• Nursing Home & ALF
• Defense Litigation

Education

• Stetson University College of Law, J.D. 1969
• Emory University, B.A. 1966

Bar Admissions

• Florida, 1969

Court Admissions

• U.S. Supreme Court
• U.S. District Court, Middle District of Florida
• U.S. District Court, Southern District of Florida

Distinctions

• AV Preeminent Rated Lawyer
• Florida Bar Board Certified Civil Trial Lawyer
• Florida Super Lawyers
• Certified by the Supreme Court of Florida as a Circuit Court Mediator