B.J. Thompson offers practical advice and counseling to vendors and users of software, computers and other high technology goods and services As in-house government counsel, B.J. Thompson observed the difficulty of government in shifting to high technology, and began to develop an interest and appreciation for the legal issues involved in the “high tech” world. She began to develop associations with those in the field of technology, and realized that many of these bright people knew information technology, but they didn’t know computer law, and really didn’t care to. She also began to realize that many consumers of high technology were enthusiastically occupied with the bewildering challenges of adapting to a technological society, but often had to cross their fingers and sign on the dotted line when presented with agreements for high technology.

Upon entering private practice, she resolved to obtain an education in technology law (see resume) and to offer legal services in this evolutionary legal arena, and at the present time is accepting a limited number of clients in computer technology matters.

Examples of services offered include:

• Protecting intellectual property assets
• High tech employment agreements
• Contracts for high tech services and product development
• Drafting agreements for computer systems
• Review of requests for and responses to proposals
• Confidentiality agreements
• Consulting services agreements
• Equipment sales agreements
• Turnkey system agreements
• Large system software licenses
• Network software licenses
• Shrink-wrap software licenses
• Maintenance agreements
• Software escrow agreements
• Software beta test site licenses
• Domestic distribution agreements
• International distribution agreements
• Value added reseller agreements
• Software publishing agreements