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James ThompsonJames L. Thompson
Miller, Miller & Canby, Chartered
200-B Monroe Street
Rockville, MD 20850
Tel:(301) 762-5212 | Fax:(301) 762-6044
Email | www.millermillercanby.com

James L. Thompson joined Miller, Miller & Canby in 1970, and has been a principal in the firm since 1972. He has tried numerous complex cases in the trial and appellate courts and has been recognized as a Super Lawyer in Maryland 2007 - 2010 and in 2010 in the Washington, DC Metro area. In 2006, he was awarded the Leadership in Law Award by the Maryland Daily Record.

Mr. Thompson co-chairs the trial and appellate practice areas within his firm. His 40 years of trial experience span a wide scope of matters and, over the last 15 years, he has had a special emphasis on eminent domain. He lectures regularly on condemnation matters for the American Law Institute - American Bar Association and other continuing education organizations such as Lorman. In addition, he has authored a variety of articles involving eminent domain and has worked with the Maryland legislature to reform eminent domain laws and protect the rights of property owners. (A selection of his written work is available below.) Mr. Thompson's achievements were recognized early when he was elected as a fellow in the American College of Trial Lawyers in 1986 (restricted to the top one percent of trial lawyers in the United States).

Aside from his eminent domain experience, his varied experience and his early general practice background have made Mr. Thompson the choice of several major corporations and governmental bodies as outside counsel. Currently he represents a number of shopping centers, department stores and major developers in their ad valorem tax assessment appeals, a subject that he also teaches.

Areas of Practice

Eminent Domain; Ad Valorem Property Tax; Condemnation; Commercial Transactions; Litigation; Business Transactions

Prior Professional Experience

Marine Judge Advocate (1966-1970)

Education

Yale University, B.A., 1963
Law School: University of Virginia, LL.B., 1966

Membership

  • Maryland State Bar Association President, (1999 - 2000)
  • American Bar Association, House of Delegates (198 to 2001)
  • Fourth Circuit Judicial Conference (since 1978)
  • Montgomery County Bar Association (President, 1988-1989)
  • American College of Trial Lawyers (Member, 1986-)
  • American Inns of Court (Counselor, LXI, 1988-1990)
  • Affiliate Member, Institute for Property Taxation, (IPT)

Bar Admissions

Maryland, 1966
Virginia, 1966
U.S. Court of Military Appeals, 1968


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