Lori Thompson, (Lawyer)
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Lori Thompson has practiced law in the Commonwealth of Virginia for over 15 years. During that time, she has advised clients in a wide variety of legal matters including banking, bankruptcy, contract, business law, computer/technology law, eminent domain, environmental issues, domestic relations, healthcare, real estate disputes, taxation and various collection matters. Lori is experienced in resolving matters through litigation, mediation and negotiation. Lori is trained as a collaborative divorce professional. She values the opportunity created by the collaborative process to yield results that are in the best interests of the future well-being of the family. Her years of experience in financial and asset valuation matters in state and federal courts can be helpful in crafting creative solutions to make resolution possible.
Collaborative Practice Group Membership
Collaborative Divorce Professionals of Roanoke
Southwest Virginia Collaborative Divorce Professionals
Licenses
Licensed to practice law in the Commonwealth of Virginia by the Virginia State Bar.
Admitted to practice in Virginia State Courts, U.S.
District Courts for the Western and Eastern Districts of Virginia, the U.S.
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit, and
U.S. Bankruptcy Courts for the Western and Eastern Districts of Virginia. ,J.D.
Professional Activities
CURRENT:
Virginia Bar Association: Board of Governors (2006 - 2007, 2013 - 2017);
Virginia State Bar: Law School Professionalism Course Faculty Member (2011 - 2018)
Ted Dalton American Inn of Court, Master (2013 - present)
Federal Bar Association, Roanoke Chapter: Board of Directors (2013 - 2017)
Virginia Poverty Law Center: Board of Directors (2011 - 2018); President (2013 - 2014)
Roanoke Regional Chamber of Commerce: Board of Directors (2013 - 2016)
Listed in The Best Lawyers in America® (Bankruptcy and Creditor-Debtor Rights/Insolvency and Reorganization Law, Litigation - Bankruptcy), an honor bestowed on the top 1% of lawyers as a result of peer surveys, 2007 - present
Selected as Virginia Business magazine's
Recognized as a Virginia Super Lawyer by Law & Politics magazine, Bankruptcy & Creditor/Debtor Rights, 2010 - present
Recipient, President's Volunteer Service Award, President's Council on Service and Civic Participation, 2006 – present
Legal Aid Society of the Roanoke Valley: Board of Trustees (2019-present)
PRIOR:
Virginia Bar Association: Chair of the Young Lawyers Division (2006 - 2007)
Virginia State Bar: Professionalism Course Faculty Member (2009 – 2011);
Virginia Women Attorneys Association: Former President, Roanoke Chapter, and Member of Board of Directors
Roanoke Bar Association: President (2011 - 2012); Board of Directors (2005 - 2013)
Roanoke Law Foundation: Chair (2012 - 2013); Board of Trustees (2010 - 2013)
American Bar Association
American Bankruptcy Institute
International Women’s Insolvency and Restructuring Confederation
Named Bankruptcy Lawyer of the Year by Best Lawyers, 2014
Inducted as a Fellow of the Virginia Law Foundation, 2014
Named Local Bar Leader of the Year by the Virginia State Bar's Conference of Local Bar Associations, 2013
Inducted as a Fellow of the Roanoke Law Foundation, 2012
Named Leader in the Law by Virginia Lawyers Weekly, 2012
Named an Influential Woman of Virginia by Virginia Lawyers Weekly, 2010
Featured in Richmond magazine’s
Graduate, Batten Leadership Institute at Hollins University, 2009
Listed in the Blue Ridge Business Journal’s
Named
Graduate, Roanoke Regional Chamber of Commerce's Leadership Roanoke Valley Program, 2003
Recipient, 2002 Blue Ridge Legal Services Pro Bono Award for highest contribution to pro bono service in Roanoke Valley
Collaborative Practice Training
| Year | Course Title | Instructor | Hours |
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic/ Introductory Collaborative Law or Interdisciplinary Collaborative Team Training. | |||
| 2014 | Collaborative Divorce Team Training | Virginia Collaborative Professionals | 20.5 |
| 30-Hr Interest-Based Negotiation & Mediation Skills | |||
| 2019 | Mediation & Interest-Based Negotiation & Mediation Skills | Collaborative Training Institute | 40.0 |
| Additional 15 hours Intermediate/ Advanced interest-based negotiation, communication skills, collaborative, or basic professional coach training | |||
| 2019 | Research Informed Parenting Plans | CDPR: Heather Clifft | 1.5 |
| 2019 | Promoting Your Collaborative Practice | CDPR: Joryn Jenkins, JD | 1 |
| 2016 | Integrity: Using Purpose & Values to Become a Better Professional & Collaborative Practitioner | J. Kim Wright, J.D. | 4 |
| 2015 | Explaining Process Options: Litigation - Mediation - Collaboration | David Nixon | 1 |
| 2015 | Effectively Using Visual Aids in Collaboration | Tom Walk | 1 |
| 2015 | Cooperative Divorce Process v Collabotative Divorce | David Nixon | 1 |
| 2014 | Personality Disorders & Impact on the Collaborative Process | Kathleen Bagby | 1 |
| 2014 | Growing Our Practice By Figuring Out What We Want | Thomas Walk | 1 |
| 2014 | Follow-Up from Retreat | Cheryl Smith | 1 |
| 2014 | Collaborative Practice Development Workshop | Susan Witt | 2 |
| 2014 | Breaking Down Barriers to Support | Collaborative Divorce Professionals of Roanoke | 1 |
| Annual 4 hours collaborative continuing education (basic, intermediate, or advanced) | |||
| 2023 | Tax Considerations for Collaborative Divorce Settlements | VaCP Clubhouse: Sallie Mullins Thompson, CPA | 1 |
| 2023 | Divorce Law 101 – A Discussion about What Actually Happens in Court and Why Our Clients Are Better Off Collaborating | CDPR: I was presenter | 1 |
| 2022 | Managing Challenges in the Collaborative Divorce Process: Cognitive Bias, Mental Health, High Conflict Personality Disorders, and Addictions | Dr. Beth I. Wilner, Ph.D. | 6 |
| 2021 | Summary of the UCLA (in plain English) & Discussion | CDPR Retreat: Facilitator - Cheryl Watson Smith, JD | .5 |
| 2021 | How to Bring in the Other Side When They Resist | Forrest (Woody) Mosten | 2 |
| 2021 | DC Metro Protocols: The Initial Team Meeting | CDPR Retreat: David Nixon, JD | .75 |
| 2021 | DC Metro Protocols: Professional Team Organization, Conduct and Process | CDPR: I was presenter | 1 |
| 2021 | DC Metro Protocols: Issues Regarding Termination and Withdrawal from the Collaborative Process | CDPR: Heather Clifft, LPC | 1 |
| 2021 | DC Metro Protocols: How to Manage Challenges with Parties & How to Manage Challenges with Other Team Members | CDPR Retreat: Cathy Rae, PhD | 1.75 |
| 2021 | DC Metro Protocols: Communication Among the Team Members | CDRP: I was presenter | 1 |
| 2021 | DC Metro Protocols: Collaborative Process Structure | I was presenter | 1 |
| 2020 | Internal Family Systems: A Paradigm Awakening | CDPR: Heather Clifft, LPC and Cheryl Watson Smith, JD | 1 |
| 2015 | Second Saturday Divorce Workshop | Robyn Walker | 1 |