Mr. Jack Thompson

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  John B. Thompson
  
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  A 1967 graduate of the University of Virginia School of Law, Mr. Thompson entered private practice in 1972 where he initially engaged in the general practice of law involving both civil and criminal matters.In 1978, he and C. Grice McMullan, Jr., constituted ThompsonMcMullan as a firm that would emphasize law pertaining both to commercial transactions and litigation.Since that time, Mr. Thompson has represented businesses with respect to the formation of corporations and other business entities; the creation of agreements establishing rights of shareholders of closely held companies; establishing organizations for the national and international sale and domestic manufacture of computer peripheral equipment; the negotiation of disputes involving domestic and international sales of industrial equipment; the disposition of asbestos and other toxic waste materials; the development, including lease and sale, of commercial and residential real estate; buying and selling of privately owned businesses; the representation of individuals and businesses, including banks, in litigation involving, among other things, breach of contract, commercial torts, negotiable instruments, letters of credit, antitrust, and toxic waste spills.
  
  Following graduation from law school, Mr. Thompson spent three years in the Law Department of a major aluminum producer where his practice was concentrated on matters relating to the protection, transfer and use of both patented and unpatented technology; financing and insuring against expropriation of an offshore partnership engaged in bauxite mining and alumina production; and domestic procurement, including plant construction.Two years were also spent in the Washington, D.C. office of this company where responsibilities included the representation of aluminum industry interests before various administrative agencies and Congress.
  
  Mr. Thompson is admitted to practice in Virginia and is a member of the Virginia and Richmond Bar Associations.He is also a member of the regional panel of commercial arbitrators of the American Arbitration Association and has been added to the Association's Large Complex Case Panel.Mr. Thompson serves as Vice President and General Counsel of Virginians for High Speed Rail, as a Fellow of the Virginia Rail Policy Institute, and as a member of the ULI Richmond Alliance for Quality Growth.Mr. Thompson has been active in a variety of civic organizations, including service on the Richmond, Virginia City Council and the Governor's Regional Economic Development Council.He formerly served as chairman of the James River Association and as a member of the boards of the Greater Richmond Chamber of Commerce and Meritas, a worldwide organization consisting of 200 independent business and litigation law firms located in more than 70 countries.Mr. Thompson is a member of the State Water Control Board.
  
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  The group's site satirises the puritanical attitude of American attorney and self-described "anti-games activist" Jack Thompson, who had censured Rockstar's previous Grand Theft Auto game, Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas, ...

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  The Alternative Dispute Resolution practice area is managed by John Thompson, who is a long term member of the American Arbitration Association's regional panel of commercial arbitrators and also designated and qualified to handle large and complex cases.
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  John B. Thompson is a National Council Malone Fellow in Arab and Islamic Studies.He has participated in previous National Council Malone Fellowships to Oman and Saudi Arabia.He graduated from the University of Virginia in 1961 with a Bachelor of Mechanical Engineering Degree and in 1967 from the School of Law.He served two years in the U.S. Army in West Germany as a field artillery officer (1962-64).He was employed by the Reynolds Metal Company as staff attorney from 1967-70 in Richmond, VA, and as assistant to Vice President for Government Relations, 1970-1972 in Washington, DC.
  
  Mr. Thompson entered private law practice in 1972 in Richmond, VA, and founded the firm Thompson McMullan with C. Grice McMullan in 1973.The firm presently consists of 26 lawyers with a full scope of practice skills to serve the legal needs of small businesses and their owners, including the need to protect their interests in litigation with government agencies at all levels and businesses of all sizes.Mr. Thompson's practice has evolved over the last 35 years from a very general practice to a present emphasis on business transactions and business litigation.
  
  He is also a member of the regional panel of commercial arbitrators of the American Arbitration Association and has been added to the Association's Large Complex Case Panel.He serves as Vice President and General Counsel of Virginians for High Speed Rail, as a Fellow and Board member of the Virginia Rail Policy Institute, and as a member of the Board of the Richmond Alliance for Quality Growth.Mr. Thompson has been active in a variety of civic organizations, including service on the Richmond, Virginia City Council and the Governor's Regional Economic Development Council.He formerly served as chairman of the James River Association and as a member of the boards of the Greater Richmond Chamber of Commerce and Meritas, a worldwide organization consisting of 200 independent business and litigation law firms located in more than 70 countries.Mr. Thompson is currently a member of the State Water Control Board.

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  In Utah, State Representative Scott Wyatt (R) teamed up with video game violence pundit Jack Thompson to craft HB50.
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  Florida attorney and game-regulation activist Jack Thompson has been involved in a number of public feuds stemming from his efforts against the likes of shock-jock Howard Stern, Grand Theft Auto (and Firmware 3.03 hack enabler, not by choice, of course) publisher Take-Two Interactive, and the lawyers who have represented them.
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  Thompson has even sued the Florida Bar, of which he is a member.
  
  Now the Florida Bar has rolled up all those feuds and more into a 40-page complaint filed with the state's Supreme Court.Self-explanatory game blog GamePolitics broke the story over the weekend, reporting that the Bar's complaint makes five allegations against Thompson for violations of professional conduct.
  
  GameSpot obtained a full copy of the complaint, which accuses Thompson of a number of misdeeds, such as repeatedly disobeying a judge's orders and violating Alabama's rules of professional conduct.Specifically, the complaint says Thompson made out-of-court statements that could tamper with the court case, knowing that they would be picked up and widely reported.
  
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  Electronic Arts is responding to the ridiculous allegations by attorney Jack Thompson, who said the other day that the game contains "full frontal nud ...

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  Jack Thompson Don't Know Jack
  
  Why will the right-wing crusader likely lose his license?
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  Why will the right-wing crusader likely lose his license?
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  Jack Thompson looks nothing like 9/11 orchestrator Mohamed Atta.
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  Jack Thompson, Coral Gables, right-wing lawyer, disbarment, Florida BarOn Monday, federal marshals showed up at his home to question him about the matter.Next up for the man who for 20 years has worn the mantle of the puritanical police: disbarment.
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  If Tunis's findings are confirmed by the court this fall, the justices will only be confirming what hip-hop artists and gamers have known for decades: Jack don't know jack.
  
  Thompson entered the public psyche in 1988, when he campaigned against then-Dade State Attorney Janet Reno by employing a novel strategy , he inferred she was a closeted lesbian.Two years later, his profile was raised during the furor over Miami rap group 2 Live Crew, charged with staging an obscene performance at a Hollywood nightclub.He sent the lyrics of "As Nasty as They Wanna Be" to Gov.
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  "I have sent my opponents pictures of Batman to remind them I'm playing the role," Thompson told a Washington Post reporter."Just like Bruce Wayne helped the police in the movie, I have had to assist the sheriff of Broward County."(Charges against 2 Live Crew were eventually forgotten.)
  
  In an unrelated matter around that time, the Florida Bar Association dropped an inquiry into Thompson's mental stability after a bar-appointed neuropsychologist pronounced him competent.
  
  Norm Kent, a prominent gay Fort Lauderdale attorney, began feuding with Thompson two decades ago when they were on opposite sides of a case regarding radio host Neil Rogers, who spouted obscenities on the air.
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  His philosophy is the antithesis to Thompson's radically conservative, born-again-Christian ethos.And Thompson has in several instances attempted to have his nemesis's law license yanked.
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  "Thompson has a hard time coping with the fact that a lawyer as gay as I am can be as successful as I am."
  
  In the early Nineties, Thompson turned his ire to rap, including an attempt to stop distribution of Ice-T's song "Cop Killer."Then he moved onto his next target: Grand Theft Auto.Pixelated videogame violence inspired the murderous sprees at Columbine and Virginia Tech, he ranted in faxes and e-mails to the press.
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  Two years later, in February 2005, Thompson sued the videogame's developer , Rockstar Games , and others on behalf of the families of the victims, claiming Grand Theft Auto had persuaded Moore to commit the crime.
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  Thompson filed the case in Alabama, where he was not licensed.And he employed his usual fax and e-mail smear tactics, even after a gag order was issued.In August, the defense counsel, lawyers of the prestigious Blank Rome firm in Philadelphia, asked Judge James Moore to give Thompson the boot.
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  After the judge agreed, Thompson sent him dozens of faxes alleging he was in "bed" with opposing lawyers and that the jurist's "friend" had fixed the case."You're the guy who wants to give Take-Two my scalp," he wrote.
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  Burch and Ettinger sent an expansive bouquet to Thompson and donated the rest to charity.
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  The affair became a web sensation when Thompson flatly refused to accept the bouquet and then accused the pair of being spies for Rockstar Games, Burch said.
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  Still another bar complaint came later in 2006, when Thompson was attempting to stop Rockstar from releasing a new game, Bully, which he decried as a "Columbine simulator."Thompson filed suit against the company and then in October attempted to have Miami-Dade County Judge Ronald Friedman recused, alleging the judge was involved in a coverup with secrecy worthy of a Star Chamber.
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  In a letter sent to Judge Friedman and copied to the meida, Thompson wrote, "Next time you promise a 'hearing,' I'll bring a parent with me whose kid is in the ground because of a kid who trained to kill him or her on a violent videogame.
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  A few months later, as part of his ongoing campaign against Kent, Thompson followed links to gay porn on Kent's website and purchased membership.
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  On March 20, 2008, the Florida Supreme Court, after an almost saintly history of patience with Thompson, struck back.The justices sanctioned Thompson and forbade him to submit further filings unless they were signed by a second attorney.He paid little attention to the order.

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  Jack Thompson Disbarred Permanently [Updated, Thompson Responds]
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  by Blake Ellison Sep 25, 2008 12:58pm CST tags: Jack Thompson
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  The legal career of anti-game crusader Jack Thompson is to come to an end.
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  It was previously reported that Thompson was recommended a ten-year "enhanced disbarment" from the Florida Bar in connection to his 27 guilty counts of misconduct.It turns out that the recommendation was later upgraded by the Bar to full-blown permanent disbarment and the court presiding over Thompson's case concurred, according to Kotaku.
  
  Thompson now has thirty days to close out his practice--in "the interests of existing clients."Adding to his problems, "no motion for rehearing will be considered unless signed by a member in good standing of The Florida Bar other than [Thompson]."That is, if Thompson wants to seek a retrial, he has to have another Bar member vouch for him--something no one has done in his current trial.
  
  Thompson has responded to the disbarment by filing a motion for rehearing--despite the legal inefficacy of doing so without another Bar member to do it on his behalf.In a news release on Kotaku, Thompson has taken to writing Boston Legal fan-fiction: The timing of this disbarment transparently reveals its motivation: This past Friday Thompson filed a federal civil rights action against The Bar, the Supreme Court, and all seven of its Justices.This rush to disbarment is in retribution for the filing of that federal suit.With enemies this foolish, Thompson needs only the loyal friends he has. ...
  
  Thompson always wanted to own a Bar.Now, armed with multiple US Supreme Court rulings that no state bar can do what it has done to Thompson, he is set to own that Bar.Reproduced on Shacknews are Thompson's disbarment ruling and his motion for retrial.
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  by Aaron Linde Jun 04, 2008 4:49pm CST tags: Jack Thompson, Legal
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  Infamous anti-game litigator Jack Thompson walked out of his scheduled disciplinary hearing before the Florida Bar this afternoon, after which the Bar recommended an "enhanced disbarment" prohibiting the attorney from practicing law for ten years.
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  According to Kotaku, Thompson left the courtroom after saying that presiding Judge Dava Tunis did not have the authority to hear his case, and filed a 4,500 word objection to the hearing prior to his departure.
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  The hearing continued without Thompson, after which the Florida Bar recommended enhanced disbarment.
  
  Thompson was found guilty of 27 counts of misconduct last month for his participation in several video game-related cases.
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  Jack Thompson Guilty on 27 Counts of Misconduct; Final Ruling Falls to Florida Supreme Court
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  by Aaron Linde May 20, 2008 10:00pm CST tags: Jack Thompson, Legal
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  The judge presiding over infamous anti-game litigator Jack Thompson has recommended that the attorney be found guilty of 27 counts of misconduct in Thompson's recent Florida Bar trial, GamePolitics reports.
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  The recommended charges from Tunis will be sent to the Florida Supreme Court by September 2nd, which will tender a ruling alongside possible disciplinary action—such as disbarment—against Thompson.
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  by Chris Faylor Apr 23, 2008 10:09am CST tags: Grand Theft Auto 4, Jack Thompson
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  Protesting the release of Grand Theft Auto IV (PS3, X360) on April 29, outspoken game critic Jack Thompson (pictured left) has written a letter addressed to the mother of Take-Two Interactive chairman Strauss Zelnick.
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  The letter was delivered to Strauss Zelnick's lawyer, per a past settlement that only allows Thompson to communicate with Take-Two via counsel.
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  by Nick Breckon Jun 06, 2007 6:58pm CST tags: Rockstar, Industry News: PC & Console, Jack Thompson
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  Just when you thought he was out of the spotlight, the creative duo from webcomic Penny Arcade have pulled him back in.
  
  In an effort to squelch the rhetoric of anti-game activist Jack Thompson on their own stage, Penny Arcade writer Jerry Holkins and illustrator Mike Krahulik had covertly invited the Florida lawyer to a formal debate during the upcoming Penny Arcade Expo in August.
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  Now a press release written by Thompson has declined the offer based on misgivings over the secrecy of the event, according to a report by GamePolitics.
  
  "Penny Arcade said that it was concerned that too many people ... Read more "Did PA really expect Jack to oblige and be professional about this?"30 Comments
  
  Thompson Demands Wendy's Cut Wii Promotion
  
  by Chris Remo May 08, 2007 6:19pm CST tags: Rockstar, Industry News: PC & Console, Jack Thompson
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  Notorious video game-targeting attorney Jack Thompson (pictured left) has demanded that fast food chain Wendy's cancel its promotional tie-in themed around Nintendo's Wii console, due to the upcoming release of Rockstar Toronto's upcoming game Manhunt 2 on Wii.
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  In a letter sent from Thompson to Wendy's CEO Kerri Anderson and forwarded to various gaming news outlets, Thompson demands that Wendy's "cancel the Wii Kids' Meal promotion immediately."
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  According to Thompson, the mere ... Read more "isn't this violating the ruling against him that ordered him to get off take2's case?"No Comments
  
  Take-Two and Jack Thompson Reach Settlement, Drop Charges
  
  by Chris Faylor Apr 20, 2007 9:56am CST tags: Industry News: PC & Console, Jack Thompson
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  Following up Grand Theft Auto publisher Take-Two Interactive's pre-emptive legal action against lawyer Jack Thompson and his resulting countersuit, the two rivals have reached an agreement to drop all charges against one another.
  
  According to the terms of the settlement posted by GamePolitics, Thompson will no longer pursue or threaten legal action to restrict sales of Take-Two games.Nor may Thompson accuse Take-Two or any business partners of wrongdoing for distributing said product--in other words, he can not threaten to sue a retailer for carrying Take-Two's games.Any future communication between Thompson and Take-Two will be mediated by either the counsel of record or Take-Two's general counsel.
  
  Perhaps most entertaining of all, the settlement also means Thompson won't face jail time.Previously, Take-Two had submitted a petition for Thompson to prove why he should not be held in contempt, with a hearing that was scheduled for April 20.
  
  However, Thompson retains the right to publicly criticize the content or distribution of any Take-Two product.He may also participate in any legal action others may bring against the publisher, provided the charges specify individual harm.
  
  "tired of these fucking old douchebags screwing with games, why dont they harass the violent movie ... "36 Comments
  
  Take-Two Pre-Emptively Sues Jack Thompson
  
  by Chris Remo Mar 16, 2007 1:40pm CST tags: Rockstar, Industry News: PC & Console, Jack Thompson
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  In a rather amusing move given the history between Take-Two Interactive and Jack Thompson, Game Politics reports that the Grand Theft Auto publisher has pre-emptively sued Thompson before the Miami-based lawyer has a chance to sue Take-Two first over Rockstar London's Manhunt 2 (PS2, Wii, PSP, PC) and Rockstar North's Grand Theft Auto IV (PS3, X360).
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  Thompson, who has already alluded to his intent to block the sale of Manhunt 2 and Grand Theft Auto IV, is now the subject of a Florida petition intending to block him from doing just that.Take-Two also seeks from Thompson the recovery of legal fees incurred during the proceedings.
  
  "Thompson has a history of making multiple threats of legal action, whether substantiated or not, both against [Take-Two] as well as the retailers who purchase the video games and offer them for sale to the public," read's Take-Two's petition to the United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida."Thompson has made such threats again in connection with Manhunt 2 and GTAIV."
  
  Last year, the lawyer attempted to block the sale of Bully in Florida on the basis of the state's public nuisance law, but his attempt was struck down by the presiding judge, who evaluated the game's content.
  
  In related news, Thompson appears to be taking credit for the recently reported shareholder action expected to occur during Ta

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  Rev. Nathaniel Wilcox, of Apostolic Revival Center, and conservative attorney Jack Thompson faced off against Karen Doering, senior council for the National Center for Lesbian Rights and Equality Florida's Nadine Smith.
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  Thompson and Wilcox repeatedly brought every discussion back to moralistic and Christianbased rhetoric.
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  Although Thompson attempted to offset Wilcox's religious fervor with the an even, legalistic tone, he continued to argue along moral lines and repeatedly asserted that same-sex marriage would lead to depopulation and the destruction of a civil society.
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  Earlier, Thompson had said that the amendment was not necessary when asked by DeFede.
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  30 OCT 2006 , When asked how babies are made, a typical childhood response is kissing.Professional lawyer and idiot Jack Thompson still thinks this.Why?Because he is a child.Rockstar 's Bully features two male characters smooching, which is enough for Thompson to go into bonkers mode. ... »
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  25 OCT 2006 , Facing a contempt hearing in a few hours, Jack Thompson sent out a letter to the press explaining how he is the one being bullied over the game Bully . ... »
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  23 OCT 2006 , Take-Two Interactive lawyers have filed a motion to have Jack Thompson declared in contempt of court.

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