Lawyer Biography

Mark Thompson

Education

Mark grew up in Williamsburg, Iowa. He enrolled in Luther College, in Decorah, Iowa, where he was active on the Cross Country and Track & Field teams. He graduated with a B.A. in computer science. He worked for an Internet upstart company in Minneapolis before returning to Iowa to pursue his law degree.

Mark was accepted at the University of Iowa College of Law in 2001, then ranked among the nation’s top 10% of all law schools by U.S. News and World Report. Mark also studied law at Oxford University in England. He graduated from the University of Iowa College of Law in May of 2004.

Thompson Law Office, LLC

Mr. Thompson now operates Thompson Law Office, LLC, in Iowa City, practicing primarily in criminal law, with a focus on OWI / DUI, alcohol and drug related cases.

Thompson Law Office, LLC also employs Caitlin Moore, a 2008 University of Wisconsin Law School graduate.

Professional Memberships and Activities

Member – Iowa State Bar Association, Criminal Law Division

Member – Iowa Trial Lawyers Association/Iowa Association for Justice, Criminal Law Section

Member – American Inn of Court

Scoring Mock Trial Judge – 2005, 2006 National Collegiate Mock Trial Tournament Finals, 2007,  University of Iowa College of Law Stephenson Competition

Presiding Mock Trial Judge – 2009 Stephenson Competition 2010 University of Iowa College of Law Trial Advocacy

Former Member – American Bar Association Criminal Justice Section

Former Member – Association of Trial Lawyers of America

Member – Iowa State Bar Association, YLD – Mock Trial Committee

Admitted to Practice in all Iowa State Courts

Seminars and Training

Iowa Association for Justice Criminal Law Seminar, Riverside, Iowa 2009

Iowa State Bar Association Criminal Law Seminar, Des Moines, Iowa, 2009

ISBA Criminal Law Seminar, Des Moines, Iowa 2008

Iowa Trial Lawyers Association 22nd Annual Criminal Law Seminar, Iowa City, Iowa 2008

ITLA 21st Annual Criminal Law Seminar, Iowa City, Iowa 2007

ISBA Nuts & Bolts Seminar, Cedar Rapids, Iowa, 2007

Iowa Public Defender Criminal Law Seminar, Iowa City, Iowa 2006

ISBA Spanish for Lawyers and Legal Professionals, Cedar Rapids, 2006

ISBA Annual Meeting, Des Moines, Iowa, 2005

Past Employment Positions

Partner – Cole, Vondra & Thompson, LLP, Iowa City

Associate Attorney – John C. Wagner Law Offices, Cedar Rapids, Marengo and Amana

Law Clerk – Foster Law Office, Iowa City

Please view his recent case outcomes.