James Thompson
Partner
- 38 yrs experience
- Kansas City, MO

- Missouri
- United States Supreme Court
- 01JD with Honors (University of North Dakota, 1987)
- Association of Interstate Trucking Lawyers of America
- American Association for Justice (AAJ)
- Missouri Association of Trial Attorneys (MATA)
- Kansas City Bar Association
- Million Dollar Advocates Forum
- Multi-Million Dollar Advocates Forum
Background
James Thompson is a Partner at Edelman & Thompson Law Firm in Kansas City. He has practiced exclusively in personal injury since 1987, specializing in serious truck and auto accidents and product liability. Thompson has litigated hundreds of cases in state and federal courts across Kansas, Missouri, and throughout the United States. He has obtained multiple multi-million-dollar trial verdicts and negotiated numerous million-dollar-plus settlements. He earned his Juris Doctor from the University of North Dakota in 1987, graduating with honors, and his undergraduate degree from the University of North Dakota. He is admitted to the Missouri Bar, the U.S. Supreme Court Bar, and the Federal Court Bars in Kansas and Missouri. He is a member of the Million Dollar Advocates Forum and Multi-Million Dollar Advocates Forum, the Association of Interstate Trucking Lawyers of America, the American Association for Justice (AAJ), the Missouri Association of Trial Attorneys (MATA), and the Kansas City Bar Association.
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