Resume of B. J. "Jeanie" Thompson

B.J. Thompson is a Texas attorney with 14 years experience. She was licensed by the State Bar of Texas in 1982, admitted to the United States Federal Courts for the Northern District of Texas in 1983, and admitted to the College of the State Bar of Texas in 1994.

She member of the State Bar of Texas Sections for General Practice, Consumer Law, Computer Technology and Alternate Dispute Resolution.

She received her B.A. in English and Communications from Southwest Texas State University in 1977 and her Doctor of Jurisprudence from Texas Tech University in 1982.

Professional Associations, honors, awards and activities include:

• International Municipal Lawyers Association, 1990-1996
• Texas City Attorneys Association (Member 1990-Present, Director, 1995-1996)
• Johnson/Somervell County Bar Association (Pres., 1994-95; VP, 1993-94; Sec./Treas., 1992-93)
• Director, Wichita County Bar Association, 1988-90
• Texas Young Lawyers Association, 1983-90
• Altrusa Club of the Red River (President-Elect, 1990; State Conference Chairperson, 1989)
• Junior League of Wichita Falls and Plano, 1988-Present
• Women’s Hall of Fame of North Texas (Young Leaders in Action), 1987
• YWCA of Wichita Falls (Past Director) 1988-90
• Richardson Noon Toastmasters, 1997

Through her employment opportunities with the Cities of Wichita Falls and Cleburne, Texas, she has developed expertise in economic development, risk management, worker’s compensation, real property, employment law, land use planning, recodification, administration and regulatory affairs/compliance and utility franchising. She has managed entire legal functions for all municipal operating departments including public works, zoning, finance, police, fire, utility billing and collections, municipal court, contract administration civil service, personnel, parks and recreation, environmental compliance, code enforcement, economic development and franchise negotiation and administration. She is an experienced criminal and civil litigator.

In 1996, B.J. Thompson relocated to Dallas, Texas and entered private practice. She is currently accepting clients in the areas of Municipal, Family, Small Business, and Computer law. She also offers a personal transaction document service for small or routine matters.

She has completed hundreds of hours of continuing education throughout her career. A brief listing of recent coursework includes:

• Counseling High Technology Clients, Sequoia Professional Development Corp., 1996
• Family Law Practice Institute, University of Texas Law Foundation, 1996
• Symposium on Legal Ethics and the American System, State Bar of Texas, 1996
• Prosecutor’s Seminar, Texas Municipal Courts Association, 1996
• Counseling High Tech Clients, Sequoia Professional Development Corporation, 1996
• Violations of the Public Trust II, Texas Center for Legal Justice, 1995
• Evidentiary Issues Involving DWIs, Johnson County Bar Association, 1995
• State Bar Pro Bono Policies, Johnson County Bar Association, 1994
• Civil Service Workshop, Texas Municipal League, 1994
• Institute on Planning, Zoning and Eminent Domain, Southwest Legal Foundation, 1994
• Court Prosecution, Texas Municipal Courts Association, 1993
• Employment Law Seminar, Texas Municipal League, 1993
• Grievance System, State Bar of Texas, 1992

B.J. Thompson has also attended the annual and semi-annual conferences of the Texas City Attorney Association since 1985, as well as the annual conferences of the International Municipal Lawyer’s Association (formerly Nimlo) from 1990 to 1995. These conferences provide intensive training in the area of Municipal Law.

B.J. Thompson recently authored a paper entitled, “E-mail: Even If You Don’t Have It Yet, You Need Two Policies for It - Sample Personnel and Record Retention Policies Addressing Emerging Legal Issues” which was presented to the Texas City Attorney’s Association at its meeting in November, 1996, and to the International Municipal Lawyers Association (IMLA) mid-year conference in April 1997 in Washington, D.C.