Richard Thompson JD

Richard Thompson was born in Lexington, Kentucky, and attended Harvard College, where he graduated with an A.B. in 1977, summa cum laude and Phi Beta Kappa. From there he entered Stanford Law School where he received a J.D. in 1980 and was admitted to the Order of the Coif.

From 1980 to 1983 he was an associate at the firm of Rosenfeld, Meyer & Susman where he practiced transactional entertainment law, litigation and real estate law. From 1983 through 1988 he was an associate and later a partner, practicing transactional entertainment law at the firm of Silverberg, Rosen, Leon & Behr. Upon dissolution of that firm at the end of 1988, he became a founding partner of Silverberg, Katz, Thompson & Braun where he stayed until March 1995. From 1995 through May 2000, he was a partner in the firm of Bloom, Hergott, Diemer & Cook, one of the leading motion picture entertainment law firms in Los Angeles. From May 2000 until December 2001, he was first Senior Vice President of Corporate Development and General Counsel and then later promoted to Chief Operating Officer of The Brodia Group, which developed and licensed a consumer payments platform that facilitated secure online payments for the customers of major credit card companies. He then returned to private law practice and is currently a partner at Goodman Schenkman & Brecheen, LLP.