Laura Thompson is a seasoned employment litigator with experience handling discrimination, harassment, retaliation, wrongful termination, and unfair competition cases. She has successfully defended clients in federal and state courts, in arbitration, as well as before administrative agencies such as the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, the Missouri Commission on Human Rights, and the Illinois Department of Human Rights.
Prior to joining Littler, Laura worked at a regional defense firm assisting clients with a variety of litigation matters. She handles all aspects of civil litigation, from inception to completion, including investigation, pleadings, discovery, motion hearings, depositions, expert analysis, mediation, and trial.
Laura has assisted with several trials over the course of her career. Most recently, Laura second-chaired a trial in Madison County, Illinois, obtaining a complete defense verdict in an challenging venue.