James L. Thompson
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Of Counsel at Miller, Miller & Canby
Top Rated Family Law Attorney in Rockville, MD
Business Law, Real Estate
200-B Monroe Street, Rockville, MD 20850
About James L. Thompson
Practice Areas
- Business Law
- Real Estate
Education
- University of Virginia School of Law, Charlottesville, Virginia, 1966LL.B., Bachelor of Laws
- Yale University, 1963B.A.
Representative Cases
- Mayor v. City Council of Baltimore City v. Valsamaki, 397 Md. 222 (2007)
- Johnson v. Price, 191 F. Supp. 2d 754 (2007)
- Brown v. Hovatter, 516 F. Supp.2d. 547 (2007)
- Brown v. Hovatter, 525 F. Supp.2d 754 (2007)
- College Bowl, Inc. v. Mayor and City Council of Baltimore, 394 Md. 482 (2006)
- City of Baltimore Development Corp. v. Carmel Realty Associates, 395 Md. 299 (2006)
- havePower, LLC v. General Electric Co., 256 F. Supp. 2d 402 (2003)
- havePower, LLC v. General Electric Co., 183 F. Supp. 2d 779 (2002)
- Buxton v. Buxton, 363 Md. 634 (2001)
- Browning v. C.I.R., 109 T.C. No. 16 (1997)
- Supervisor of Assessments of Montgomery County v. Asbury Methodist Home, Inc., 313 Md. 614 (1988)
- Supervisor of Assessment of Montgomery County v. Asbury Methodist Home, Inc., 72 Md. App. 352 (1987)
- Lerner v. Lerner, 306 Md. 771 (1986)
- Smith v. Edwards, 46 Md. App. 452 (1980)
- Stauffer Const. Co., v. Tate Engineering, Inc., 44 Md. App. 240 (1979)
- Shuman v. Sherman, 356 F. Supp. 911 (1973)
- Citizens Bank & Trust Co. of Md. v. U.S., 344 F. Supp. 866 (1972)
Qualifications
Bar Admissions
- Maryland
- Virginia
- U. S. Court of Military Appeals
- U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland
- U.S. Court of Appeals 4th Circuit
- U.S. Supreme Court
Other Affiliations
- Bar Association of Montgomery County (President, 1988-1989)
- Maryland State Bar Association (President, 1999-2000)
- American College of Trial Lawyers
- Owners Counsel of America (Eminent Domain Lawyers)
- Affiliate Member, Institute for Property Taxation, (IPT)
- American Inns of Court (Counselor, LXI, 1988-1990)
- American Bar Association (Delegate of ABA House of Delegates, 2001-2002)
- Fourth Circuit Judicial Conference
- Maryland Bar Foundation, Inc.
- American Bar Foundation
Articles
Published Works
- Motions Practice in the State Appellate Courts" Chapter, in Appellate Practice for the Maryland Lawyer: State and Federal (Sandler, Levy & Klepper eds., Fifth Edition, 2019) (co-authored with James L. Thompson, Esq.)
- Discovery and Practice Techniques That Work in Condemnation Cases (2005)
- Compensation For Loss of Visibility To and View From the Owners Property (2006)
- The Condemnation Landscape Across the Country Post Kelo - A Maryland Perspective (2007)
- Condemnation of the Whole – Why a Full Taking Involves Unique Considerations
- How Do the Kelo Case and Post-Kelo Developments Impact Your Case (2007)
- Pre-Condemnation Planning (2006)
- Preparing Your Condemnation Case: How to Obtain More Than the Condemner's Offer (2007)
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