Morgan B. Thompson
Senior Associate
1320 Main Street
17th Floor
Columbia, SC 29201
Morgan is an experienced litigator who focuses her practice in the areas of commercial and appellate litigation, with an emphasis on financial, life insurance, bad faith, and business disputes. She has experience defending matters in various state and federal courts across the country, the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, JAMS, and the United States Supreme Court.
Morgan is an experienced litigator who focuses her practice in the areas of commercial and appellate litigation, with an emphasis on financial, life insurance, bad faith, and business disputes. She has experience defending matters in various state and federal courts across the country, the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, JAMS, and the United States Supreme Court.
Experience
Representative Matters
- Defended financial services entities and related businesses against claims involving breach of contract, negligence, bad faith, fraud, and misrepresentation.
- Defended broker-dealers against consumer claims involving supervision, misrepresentation, breach of account agreement, and violation of state and federal securities laws.
Previous Professional Experience
- Associate, Birmingham, Alabama Law Firm (2022–2024)
- Assistant Attorney General, Alabama Attorney General’s Office (2019–2022)
Internships
- U.S. District Court, Northern District of Alabama (2018)
- United States Attorney’s Office, Middle District of Alabama (2018)
- Alabama Disability Advocacy Program (2017)
Education
-
University of Alabama School of Law,
JD
(2019)
- Articles Editor, The Journal of the Legal Profession (2017–2019)
- John Campbell Moot Court Competition (2018)
- Best Brief Winner
- Oral Quarter Finalist
- Moot Court Board (2018–2019)
- Jessup International Moot Court Team (2019)
- Samford University, BA, summa cum laude (2016)
Admissions
- Alabama
- South Carolina
- Alabama Supreme Court
- Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals
- U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Alabama
- U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Alabama
- U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Alabama
- U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois
- U.S. District Court for the District of South Carolina
Practice Areas
Industries
Representative Matters
- Defended financial services entities and related businesses against claims involving breach of contract, negligence, bad faith, fraud, and misrepresentation.
- Defended broker-dealers against consumer claims involving supervision, misrepresentation, breach of account agreement, and violation of state and federal securities laws.
Previous Professional Experience
- Associate, Birmingham, Alabama Law Firm (2022–2024)
- Assistant Attorney General, Alabama Attorney General’s Office (2019–2022)
Internships
- U.S. District Court, Northern District of Alabama (2018)
- United States Attorney’s Office, Middle District of Alabama (2018)
- Alabama Disability Advocacy Program (2017)
Media
Recognitions
- Best Lawyers in America® Ones to Watch
- Appellate Practice (2026)
- Commercial Litigation (2026)
- Litigation - Labor and Employment (2026)
Morgan is an experienced litigator who focuses her practice in the areas of commercial and appellate litigation, with an emphasis on financial, life insurance, bad faith, and business disputes. She has experience defending matters in various state and federal courts across the country, the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, JAMS, and the United States Supreme Court.
Experience
The following is a selected sampling of matters and is provided for informational purposes only. Past success does not indicate the likelihood of success in any future matter.Representative Matters
- Defended financial services entities and related businesses against claims involving breach of contract, negligence, bad faith, fraud, and misrepresentation.
- Defended broker-dealers against consumer claims involving supervision, misrepresentation, breach of account agreement, and violation of state and federal securities laws.
Previous Professional Experience
- Associate, Birmingham, Alabama Law Firm (2022–2024)
- Assistant Attorney General, Alabama Attorney General’s Office (2019–2022)
Internships
- U.S. District Court, Northern District of Alabama (2018)
- United States Attorney’s Office, Middle District of Alabama (2018)
- Alabama Disability Advocacy Program (2017)
Education
-
University of Alabama School of Law,
JD
(2019)
- Articles Editor, The Journal of the Legal Profession (2017–2019)
- John Campbell Moot Court Competition (2018)
- Best Brief Winner
- Oral Quarter Finalist
- Moot Court Board (2018–2019)
- Jessup International Moot Court Team (2019)
- Samford University, BA, summa cum laude (2016)
Admissions
- Alabama
- South Carolina
- Alabama Supreme Court
- Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals
- U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Alabama
- U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Alabama
- U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Alabama
- U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois
- U.S. District Court for the District of South Carolina
Practice Areas
Industries
- Best Lawyers in America® Ones to Watch
- Appellate Practice (2026)
- Commercial Litigation (2026)
- Litigation - Labor and Employment (2026)
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