Jennifer D. Thompson

Associate General Counsel - Legal Expert

Jennifer Thompson joined the Office of General Counsel in June 2022 as an Assistant General Counsel in the Business Law Section. She specializes in contracting and procurement matters and advises on real estate matters. 

Before joining the Office of General Counsel, Ms. Thompson served as President and General Counsel of Waterloo Engineering, LLC, a tax and engineering consulting firm in Austin, Texas. Her other experience has included defending clients in mass tort litigation with Shook, Hardy and Bacon, LLP; acting as Associate General Counsel for Litigation at Fortune 500 Leggett & Platt, Inc.; managing over 350 properties worldwide as Leggett’s Director of Real Estate; and representing institutional clients in commercial real estate transactions while at Fulbright & Jaworski, LLP (nka Norton Rose Fulbright). 

Jennifer is a graduate of The University of Texas at Austin’s Plan II Honors Program and The University of Texas School of Law. She clerked for Lloyd Doggett during his tenure as Texas Supreme Court Justice. Jennifer is licensed to practice law in Texas and Missouri.