Kenneth L. Thompson

Partner
Venable LLP

Kenneth L. Thompson is a trial attorney recognized on a national level.

The partner at Venable LLP is a member of the American College of Trial Lawyers and the American Board of Trial Advocates, both of which represent the nation’s leading trial lawyers.

Thompson is best known in his home state of Maryland, where he represents everyone from county officials involved in civil suits to developers challenged by stalled projects because of other parties’ claims. He’s also called upon by his clients to perform risk assessments for companies, including those completed in connection with due diligence investigations.

Perhaps the most salient event in his decades-long career, however, has been was when his first firm, Russell and Thompson, merged with what was at the time the firm known as Piper and Marbury (now DLA Piper).

“In addition to the historical significance of the event, the transaction gave me the opportunity to represent national clients in connection with complex litigation matters,” he says.

Thompson is a lifelong Marylander, having attended Baltimore public schools and the University of Maryland, College Park for undergraduate and law school.

“I love its geographic diversity — from the waterways on the Eastern Shore to the mountains in the western part of the state,” he says.

It has inspired him to focus his philanthropic efforts to improve the quality of education for young people in Baltimore, particularly the disenfranchised, through his positions on the board of trustees for the Baltimore Community Foundation and Center Stage.

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