John Thomson was born on 22 August 1954 in Glasgow, Scotland. Glasgow was then Scotland's largest city and one of the principal industrial and commercial centers of the United Kingdom, with long associations with shipbuilding, engineering, and trade along the River Clyde.
Thomson's documented professional career is in the legal profession, where he holds the position of partner at Bermans. Bermans was founded in 1970 in Liverpool by Keith Berman, and an office in Manchester opened in 1985.
The firm describes itself as a multi-award-winning, full-service commercial law practice that is partner led and serves owner-managed and small and medium-sized businesses, with specialist services for the asset finance and invoice finance sectors. It is authorised and regulated by the Solicitors Regulation Authority, the body that oversees solicitors in England and Wales.
