JOHN MICHAEL THOMPSON    131 Stony Circle, Suite 400, Santa Rosa, CA 95401    707.636.2000 | jmt@pon.net | jmt.pon.net/resume/

Education

Member, California Bar Santa Clara University School of Law, JD, May 2001   Witkin Award, Criminal Procedure (Spring 2001)   Honors Moot Court, board member (Spring 2001/Fall 2000)   Honors Moot Court, participant (Spring 2000)   Galloway Moot Court Competition, participant (Spring 1999), Argued for defense in criminal law moot court University of California, Davis, BA, June 1998   Major: Political Science   Minor: Rhetoric and Communication   Resident Advisor (1997-98 academic year), UC Davis   Pi Alpha Sigma, UC Davis, (1996-98). Academic Honor Society   UC Davis Symphony, member violin section (Fall 1996 - Spring 1998)

Experience

Lehmer Estate (Belmont, March 2001-Present), Provide legal consulting services on issues of land use, real estate development, and city planning Pacific Online Internet Services (Santa Rosa, July 2000-Present), Provide legal research services, consultation on employment law, contracts and other documents Stanford Linear Accelerator Center (Stanford University, Summer 2000). Assisted general counsel and provided intellectual property research for the Technology Transfer Office Lanahan & Reilley LLP, Law Clerk (Santa Rosa Office, Summer 1999). Drafted complaints, answers, demurrers; prepared motions, wrote demand letters, assisted with general research, indexed documents; Specific areas of work included Internet law, securities law, personal injury cases, and breach of contract cases East San Jose Law Clinic, (Spring semester 1999). Interviewed and provided advice to clients seeking assistance with worker’s compensation claims and bankruptcy Sonoma County District Attorney, Legal Intern (Summer 1997). Assisted with trial preparation, wrote subpoenas, researched legal issues in a fraud, and a vehicular manslaughter case Law Office of Jack Vetter, Legal Intern (Sacramento, Spring 1997). Assisted in case preparation for personal injury attorney; Prepared deposition summaries, interviewed clients, and wrote demand letter Yolo County District Attorney, Investigative Intern (Winter 1997). Assisted with discovery, interviewed witnesses and suspects, served subpoenas

Other Interests

Computers / Internet - experienced with Lexis-Nexis and Westlaw digital research services; created comprehensive estate planning resource website; webmaster for Sacramento Consumer Attorneys; former web applications developer and designer; knowledgeable in computer networking; proficient in Windows, Macintosh, Linux and Internet applications; experience programming in C, Perl, Visual Basic, and Javascript Music - accomplished violinist; former member of Stanford University Symphony Orchestra, UC Davis Symphony Orchestra, Sonoma County Baroque Sinfonia Travel - extensive travel experience in Austria, Belize, Canada, Czech Republic, France, Germany, Greece, Hong Kong, Italy, Malaysia, Mexico, Slovenia, Switzerland, Taiwan, Thailand, and the United States Hobbies - sailing, skiing, photography, ham radio, inventing/product enhancement

References

Rachel Claus, Stanford Linear Accelerator Center - 650.926.4343 Jack Vetter, Law Offices of Jack Vetter - 916.441.4441 Christopher Kreeger, Kreeger Law Offices - 916.455.8400 Steven O. Teal, Teal & Montgomery - 800.600.1130