700 Central Avenue,  
Suite 500                             
St.Petersburg, FL 33701

T (727) 823-0540
F (727) 823-0230

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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 Bar, 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

Quick Look

James B. Thompson 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 and Publications

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