Attorney Profile
Jeffrey Thompson
Born: Richmond, Indiana, August 16, 1958
Education:
- Bachelor of Arts, Public Policy Studies, with honors
Duke University, Durham, North Carolina, 1980 - Juris Doctor
University of Florida College of Law, Gainesville, Florida, 1983
Admitted to Practice in the Following Jurisdictions:
- 1983, Florida
- 1984, United States District Court, Middle District of Florida
- 1986, United States Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit
- 1990, United States Supreme Court
Bar Memberships:
- The Florida Bar (Member: Family Law Section; 18th Judicial Circuit Grievance Committee, 1989-1992)
- Brevard County Bar Association, Inc. (Board of Directors, 1990-1997; President, 1996-1997)
- Vassar B. Carlton American Inn of Court, 1995-1997
Professional Biography:
After graduating from Law School and passing the Bar Exam, I began my career in 1983 as an Assistant State Attorney for the Eighteenth Judicial Circuit in Brevard County, Florida, prosecuting misdemeanors and DUIs, felonies, drug offenses, sexual offenses, and homicides.
In 1986 I entered private practice, concentrating on criminal defense, matrimonial and family law, personal injury and general civil litigation. I began private practice as an Associate with Baugh, Collins, Lintz & Westman in Cocoa, Florida. I later became a Shareholder in the firm, known then as Westman, Lintz, Watson, Thompson & Soileau.
In 1994 I moved my practice to the Suntree area of Melbourne, where I co-founded the law firm of Barker, Klayman & Thompson, which later became Klayman, Thompson & Kontos. In 1999 I opened The Law Office of Jeffrey G. Thompson, P.A., as a sole practitioner.
Reported Appellate Cases:
- In re: International Medical Centers, Inc., 604 So.2d 505 (Fla. 1st DCA 1992)
- Jory v. State, 647 So.2d 152 (Fla. 5th DCA 1994), rev'd per curiam, 668 So.2d 195 (Fla. 1996)
- Gauthier v. Florida Real Estate Com'n, 654 So.2d 580 (Fla. 5th DCA 1995)
- State v. Ross, 792 So.2d 699 (Fla. 5th DCA 2001)
