Background
Thompson, Junior, James R. was born on May 8, 1936 in Chicago, Illinois, United States.
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James R. Thompson, Junior.
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University of Illinois. Washington University. Northwestern University (Juris Doctor, 1959).
Career
Worked at Winston & Strawn (Chicago, Illinois) specializing in Alternative Dispute Resolution, Asset Securitization, Corporate and Securities, Financial Transactions, Litigation, Antitrust, Banking, Bankruptcy, Workouts and Financial Restructuring, Commercial Lending, Real Estate, Tax, Energy, Employment and Labor Relations, Employee Benefits, Intellectual Property, Environmental Law, Financial Institutions Regulatory, Health Law, Government Contracts, Immigration, International Trade, Lease Financing, Mergers and Acquisitions, Product Liability, Project Finance, Public Finance, Federal Governmental Relations and Regulatory Affairs, Transportation, Telecommunications and Media, Maritime Law, Trusts and Estates and White Collar Criminal Defense. Admitted to the bar, 1959, Illinois and United States. District Court, Northern District of Illinois.
1960, United States.
Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit and United States. Supreme Court.
Editor-in-Chief, Journal of Criminal Law, Criminology and Police Science. Author: with Inbau and Zagel, Criminal Law and Its Administration, Foundation Press, Fourth Edition, 1984.
With Inbau, Haddad, Zagel and Starkman, Cases and Comments on Criminal Procedure, Foundation Press, Second Edition, 1980.
With Inbau and Moenssens, Cases and Comments on Criminal Law, Foundation Press, Third Edition, 1983. Assistant and Associate Professor, Northwestern University Law School, 1964-1969.
Assistant State"s Attorney, 1959-1964. Assistant Attorney General, Illinois, 1969-1970.
United States. Attorney, Northern District of Illinois, 1971-1975.
Governor of Illinois, 1977-1991. Chairman, President"s Intelligence Oversight Board, 1989-1993. Member, Board of Directors: Chicago Board of Trade, 1991.
Federal Maritime Commission Corporation, 1991.
Union Pacific Resources, Incorporated., 1995. Hollinger International, Incorporated., 1995.
American National Can Company, 1996. Jefferson Smurfitt Group, Dublin, 1997.
Prime Retail Incorporated., 1994.
NCCI (National Council on Compensation Insurance), 1996. Economic Club, 1991. Member, International Advisory Council, Bank of Montreal, 1992. Member, Board of Trustees: Chicago Historical Society, 1991.
Lyric Opera, 1991.
Museum of Contemporary Art, 1991. Chairman, Illinois Academy of Fine Arts, 1991. Chairman, Illinois Mathematics & Science Academy Foundation, 1990.
Regent for Life, Lincoln Academy.
Trustee, Chicago Council on Foreign Relations, 1992. Member: Chicago, Illinois State and American Bar Associations.
Winston & Strawn, founded in 1853, is one of the nation"s oldest and largest law firms. With nearly 525 attorneys in offices in Chicago, New York, Washington, District of Columbia, Geneva, Switzerland and Paris, France, the firm provides a full range of legal services to clients throughout the United States and abroad, including Fortune 500 companies, major commercial and financial institutions, governments and governmental entities, as well as small and midsize companies, individuals and entrepreneurs from virtually every industry.
Achievements
Membership
Member, Board of Directors: Chicago Board of Trade, 1991. Federal Maritime Commission Corporation, 1991. Union Pacific Resources, Incorporated., 1995.
Hollinger International, Incorporated., 1995.
American National Can Company, 1996. Jefferson Smurfitt Group, Dublin, 1997.
Prime Retail Incorporated., 1994. NCCI (National Council on Compensation Insurance), 1996.
Economic Club, 1991. Member, International Advisory Council, Bank of Montreal, 1992.
Member, Board of Trustees: Chicago Historical Society, 1991. Lyric Opera, 1991; Museum of Contemporary Art, 1991. Chairman, Illinois Academy of Fine Arts, 1991.
Chairman, Illinois Mathematics & Science Academy Foundation, 1990.
Regent for Life, Lincoln Academy. Trustee, Chicago Council on Foreign Relations, 1992.
Member: Chicago, Illinois State and American Bar Associations.
