About John M. Thompson

John Thompson serves as a shareholder and director for Crowe & Dunlevy in the firm’s Oklahoma City office, and chairs the firm’s Litigation & Trial Practice Group.

John has concentrated his practice in the litigation of complex business matters and commercial transactions. His practice covers a wide range of commercial transactions and business litigation matters, and regularly involves matters relating to financial institutions, real estate transactions, construction disputes, aircraft transactions, securities, and mergers and acquisitions. He also has extensive experience representing financial institutions in connection with debt restructures and loan workouts. During the course of his career, he has represented leading corporations in a variety of industries, in both state and federal courts, as well as various arbitration and administrative forums.

John is admitted to practice in all state courts in Oklahoma, as well as the United States District Courts for the Western, Northern and Eastern Districts of Oklahoma, and the United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit.  He is a member of the Oklahoma and American Bar Associations and is also a Certified Public Accountant (non-practicing) and a member of the Oklahoma Society of Certified Public Accountants (non-practicing).

John’s achievements include recognition on the 2016, 2017, and 2021 Top 50 attorneys list by Oklahoma Super Lawyers, 2008 and 2010 editions of Oklahoma Rising Stars recognizing the state’s top up-and-coming attorneys, inclusion in Oklahoma Super Lawyers since 2011, and in Best Lawyers for the specialties of Banking and Finance Law, Bankruptcy and Creditor Rights/Insolvency and Reorganization Law, Bet-the-Company Litigation, Commercial Finance Law, Commercial Litigation, Litigation – Banking and Finance, Litigation – Construction, Litigation – Real Estate and Mortgage Banking Foreclosure Law. He was named Best Lawyers 2016 Lawyer of the Year in the field of Real Estate Litigation (OKC), Best Lawyers 2017 Lawyer of the Year in the field of Mortgage Banking Foreclosure Law (OKC), Best Lawyers 2018 Lawyer of the Year in the field of Litigation – Banking and Finance (OKC), Best Lawyers 2019 Lawyer of the Year in the field of Litigation – Real Estate (OKC), Best Lawyers 2022 Lawyer of the Year in the field of Commercial Finance Law (OKC), and Best Lawyers 2023 Lawyer of the Year in the field of Litigation – Banking and Finance (OKC).  He has also been inducted into the Litigation Counsel of America, a trial lawyer honorary society composed of less than one-half of one percent of American lawyers.

John received a Bachelor of Business Administration degree in accounting (1994), a Master of Business Administration degree (1998) and Juris Doctor (1998) from the University of Oklahoma.

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