Whitney A. Thompson

Associate

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Overview

Whitney Thompson counsels clients in product liability, commercial litigation and mass torts. She focuses on providing representation for complex civil matters, including breach of contract claims, construction disputes, product defects, and alleged violations of the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act, False Claims Act and Anti-Kickback Statute.

Whitney drafts and files pleadings, motions, and notices in state and federal court, and also drafts discovery responses and requests, deposition outlines, construction dispute claim letters, and subpoenas. She appears for and assists with depositions of treating physicians, coordinates with expert witnesses, prepares presentations for settlement meetings and mediations, and has negotiated favorable settlements in pre-trial conferences.

Prior Experience

Before joining Faegre Drinker, Whitney was a business and tort litigation associate at a multinational law firm. At UCLA, she was a first-generation college student and served as a college counselor/mentor for underrepresented students in Los Angeles. At NYU School of Law, she was the admission chair of the Black Allied Law Students Association and worked with the admissions office to increase diversity of the student body. Whitney also studied international law at Shanghai Jiao Tong University in Shanghai, China.

Personal Interests

Outside the office, Whitney enjoys dine-in movie theaters and playing Catan with friends.

Related Legal Services

Product Liability & Mass Torts Litigation

Credentials

Bar Admissions

California

Court Admissions

U.S. District Court for the Central District of California
U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of California
U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California
U.S. District Court for the Southern District of California

Education

New York University School of Law
J.D. Journal of Intellectual Property and Entertainment Law (staff editor) (2020)

University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA)
B.A. in Political Science (2015)

Leadership & Community

Pro Bono

Whitney maintains an active pro bono practice, representing asylum seekers and survivors of human trafficking. She helped obtain permanent residency for a client who fled to the United States from Cuba to escape political persecution. She also helped obtain vacatur relief for a client who was sex-trafficked in California and arrested for prostitution in 2015. The court agreed to vacate the client’s prior conviction and ordered law enforcement agencies with jurisdiction over the offense to seal and destroy the client’s arrest records.

Professional Associations

National Womxn of Color Collective — Northeast Regional Chair, 2021-present
Young Black Lawyer’s Organizing Coalition — Member, 2020-present
California Fair Political Practices Commission — Investigative Intern, 2015

Honors

New York University School of Law — Norman Ostrow Memorial Scholar, 2017-20; Dean’s Scholar, 2017-20; Vice Provost Initiative Scholar, 2008-15

Awards Methodology
No aspect of these recognitions has been approved by the highest court of any state.