RALPH W. THOMPSON III
MHLaw:
Practice Areas Trial Practice; Commercial Litigation; Business Litigation; Real Estate Litigation; Civil Litigation; Personal Injury; Wrongful Death; Professional Malpractice; Insurance Litigation; Insurance Bad Faith; Elder Abuse; Probate; Estate Litigation; Trust Litigation; Contested Wills; Contested Trusts and Estates; Mediation; Arbitration; Alternative Dispute Resolution
Peer Review Rating AV Rated.
Education California Western School of Law, J.D., 1967, Loma Linda University, B.A., 1964
Admitted 1968, California; 1968, U.S. District Court, Central District of California; 1972, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of California; 1981, U.S. District Court, Northern District of California
Memberships Monterey County Bar Association (President, 1995); American Bar Association (Member Sections on: Litigation, Real Property, Probate and Trusts); State Bar of California (Member, Litigation Section; Chairman, Jury Instructions Subsection, 1984-1986).
Born Glendale, California
Biography Recipient, Chief Justice Gibson Award for Outstanding Community Service, 2003. Adjunct Professor, Political Science and Constitutional Law, Golden Gate University, Monterey, 1971-1987. Deputy District Attorney, Monterey County, 1968-1971. President, Legal Services for Seniors, 1993-1995. Member, Monterey County Superior Court Judicial Arbitration and Mediation Panels, Chairman, Monterey Peninsula Chamber of Commerce, 2000.
Thompson & Bileci, LLP: http://www.lawmonterey.com/
The Law Office of Thompson & Bileci, LLP is a progressive law firm in the historic Miller Adobe (circa 1874), Monterey, California. Its founder, Ralph W. Thompson III, served as Monterey County Deputy District Attorney from 1968 to 1971 and then co-founded Thomas, Panetta & Thompson. Governor Ronald Reagan appointed his former partner Donald A. Thomas to the bench in 1972 and partner Leon E. Panetta was elected to Congress in 1976 [Mr. Panetta later served as President Clinton’s Chief of Staff].
The firm represents clients in Civil and Commercial Litigation; Business and Real Estate Litigation; Probate, Trust and Estates Litigation; Wills and Trust; Professional Negligence and Insurance Litigation; Serious Injury and Wrongful Death Claims; Real Estate and Construction issues on the Central Coast, and throughout California. The Firm also serves as co-counsel and local counsel for other firms, including out-of-state firms.
Mr. Thompson and Mr. Bileci are committed to professional excellence, the highest ethical standards, civility in their business and professional relationships, and service to the community. The firm is Peer Review Rated by Martindale-Hubbell's Bar Register of Preeminent Lawyers (See Bar Register).
Ralph W. Thompson III
THOMPSON & BILECI, LLP
580 Calle Principal, First Floor
Monterey, CA 93940-2812
Tel: 831-646-1224
Fax: 831-646-1225
E-mail: rwt@lawmonterey.com
Website: www.lawmonterey.com