Brad Thompson Law

12/23/2022

Thankful to be listed as “Legal Elite” in the category of Criminal Law.

This year’s Legal Elite categories include 1,431 lawyers, 25.3% of the 5,649 attorneys nominated by their peers this year.

As this year comes to a close, I’m grateful for the opportunity to serve my clients. Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays!

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Launched in cooperation with the Virginia Bar Association in 2000, Virginia Business’ Legal Elite polls lawyers licensed to practice in Virginia each year, asking them to identify which of their…

02/17/2022

Tough case. Grateful for every opportunity and Zane is no exception.

The Nov. 2020 shooting happened in the parking lot of Lakeside Plaza in Salem where Zane and Emily Christian, who had been separated for about two years, were meeting to

07/31/2021

Way to go Rachel Thompson

Immigration lawyers are seeing an uptick in calls after a new policy aims to help undocumented immigrants who are victims of crime.

05/22/2020

The governor is a month late with signing this bill; it should be dated April 20th.

Gov. Northam signs bill to decriminalize simple ma*****na possession in Virginia

Gov. Ralph Northam signed legislation on Thursday that will decriminalize simple ma*****na possession.

04/14/2020

Going to court or holding up a stagecoach? You decide.

03/16/2020

While courts in the 23rd circuit (Salem, Roanoke City and Roanoke County) will remain open, court hearings will be limited to bond hearings and criminal cases with speedy trial implications, DSS cases, emergency protective order and emergency mental health orders, to name a few. All other cases will be continued until after April 10.

Our office will remain open, and we’ll continue to schedule bond hearings. All other meetings and appointments will be conducted over the phone.

- Brad Thompson

10/31/2019

DePaul is a great organization. Consider attending this great event!

03/20/2019

I don't recommend it, but at the same time it's not forbidden.

An officer violated a driver’s First and Fourth Amendment rights by stopping her a second time following the gesture, an appeals court panel ruled.

03/16/2019

Congratulations once again to Brad Thompson ('12) on the continued success of his law firm, Brad Thompson Law in Salem, Virginia!

His accomplishments as a prosecutor helped him establish his highly reputed criminal defense practice, where he is able to obtain high-profile cases - such as the one featured here - by providing highly personalized and individualized service to all clients.

At the end of February, Brad acted as defense attorney in a prominent criminal case regarding a Roanoke shooting. Neil Harvey from The Roanoke Times covered the story - see more here: https://www.roanoke.com/news/crime/moments-before-closing-arguments-murder-trial-in-roanoke-shootings-is/article_a2419413-dbdb-5fdf-827e-ecca4d208636.html

Way to go, Brad!

Photo courtesy of David Hungate.

03/01/2019

Sad case. This is the end of an emotional week.
I’m very appreciative of Suzi Moushegian who has been a mentor with great sound advice along the way. Thanks Melanie Burton for assisting me on Monday and always staying on top of the day-to-day office work. And to Rachel for holding down the fort so I could put in the work late into the night. Thanks for the support.

As the fourth day of a Roanoke murder trial began, just prior to closing arguments and perhaps an hour or two before the jury was to begin its deliberations, the

02/22/2019

Rachel enjoys teaching a subject she is passionate about.

SALEM, Va. (PRWEB) February 21, 2019 -- Liberty University School of Law graduate Rachel Thompson returns to school to teach Adoption Law