BALTIMORE — Benchmark Litigation has recognized Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP partner Deborah St. Lawrence Thompson to its 2023 Top 250 Women in Litigation list. This is her fourth consecutive year of being named to the list.

Thompson has more than 25 years of experience representing private and public sector employer clients in both traditional labor and employment matters. She provides guidance and counsel during union organizing, as well as collective bargaining, grievance, and arbitration proceedings. She advises and defends clients with regard to claims of state and federal discrimination, ADA and FMLA compliance, and wrongful termination. Thompson also serves as general counsel to several clients providing advice on various issues such as creating a diverse and inclusive workforce, preparing employee handbooks and best practices for avoiding litigation.

She has litigated in the areas of products liability defense, mass tort, and employment law defense in jurisdictions around the country. As a first and second chair, Thompson has represented small and large companies in cases to verdict.

Prior to private practice, Thompson served as the Chief Solicitor of Labor and Employment for a local government entity, creating policies and defending employment and labor matters for multiple agencies and departments. She also served as senior litigator for one of the largest historically Black universities in the United States.

Established in 1897, Nelson Mullins is an Am Law 100 firm of more than 1,000 attorneys, policy advisors and professionals with 33 offices in 17 states and Washington, D.C. For more information, go to www.nelsonmullins.com.