LEGAL EXPERIENCE

VENABLE LLP – Baltimore, MD
January 2006-Present

Partner:

Represent clients in both federal and state courts in the areas of commercial litigation, products liability, personal injury, and premises liability

LAW OFFICES OF PETER G. ANGELOS, P.C.
June 1998-December 2005

Associate:

Represented various clients, specializing in mass tort, medical malpractice and products liability litigation; member of litigation team which represented the State of Maryland in complex litigation against major tobacco manufacturers, resulting in settlement in excess of four billion dollars

COUNCIL FOR ECONOMIC AND BUSINESS OPPORTUNITY, INC. (CEBO)
January 1997-June 1998

Counsel:

Responsible for overseeing the legal operations of business development firm; reviewed, prepared and drafted various agreements regarding mergers, acquisitions, business plans, seminars and general business consulting; advocated on behalf of clients before various legal and legislative bodies

MINORITY BUSINESS ENTERPRISE LEGAL DEFENSE FUND, INC.
September 1995-December 1996

Associate:

Responsible for conducting research and drafting memoranda; assisted with the drafting of pleadings and motions; managed case intake process and oversaw pending litigation

MURPHY AND GUTIERREZ, P.A.
September 1994-February 1995

Law Clerk:

Performed extensive legal research on a variety of criminal issues; wrote appellate brief regarding the sua sponte declaration of mistrial

ADDITIONAL PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
THOMPSON COMMUNICATIONS, LLC
November 1994-Present

President:

Direct and manage education and communications consulting firm; provide lectures and workshops at schools, colleges, religious and civic organizations regarding various topics including leadership, critical thinking, goal setting and networking; produce and host successful two-way talk radio program and television show; write monthly column for on-line magazine; author of Children’s Book, The ABCs of Black History

UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND COLLEGE PARK
November 2004-Present

Professor:

Adjunct lecturer of upper-level pre-law class, "Blacks and the Law"

BALTIMORE CITY HALL
September 1989-July 1994

Assistant:

Assisted City Councilman Carl Stokes with legislative and legal research; represented Councilman at community and business meetings; resolved numerous constituent concerns

EDUCATION

University of Maryland School of Law
Juris Doctor, May 1995

Admitted to practice law in the state of Maryland, December 1995
Admitted to practice law in the United States District Court of Maryland, July 2000

Honors/Awards

• Alumni Association Award (awarded to graduating senior who contributes most to the law school through qualities of character and leadership)
• UMAB "Student Recognition" Award
• Listed in Who’s Who Among American Law Students
• Recipient of State Senate Award: Future Leader in Maryland
• Recipient of WNUV (Channel 54) "Proud and Positive" Award

Activities

Black Law Students Association	President, 1994-1995
Law School Debate Society	President, 1993-1994
The Raven (School Newspaper)	Columnist, 1993-1994
Moot Court Competition	Participant, 1993
Student Bar Association	Mentor/Tutor Program Coordinator, 1992-1993

University of Maryland, College Park
Bachelor of Arts - African American Studies, May 1992
Bachelor of Arts - Political Science, May 1992

Honors/Awards

• Dean’s List: Spring 1992 (4.0); Fall 1991; Spring 1991 (4.0); Spring 1988
• Outstanding Attorney: Eastern Regional Intercollegiate Mock Trial Tournament (Spring 1992)
• Phi Alpha Theta Honor Society
• Listed in Who’s Who Among Students in American Colleges and Universities
• Byrd/Elkins Outstanding Male Senior Award - Finalist
• Recipient of Governor’s "Salute to Excellence" Award
• Office of Minority Student Education Award for Academic Excellence
• Frederick Douglass Scholarship
• State Senatorial Scholarship
• Mayor Kurt L. Schmoke designated May 23, 1992 as "Craig Anthony Thompson Day" in Baltimore

Activities

Intercollegiate Mock Trial	Student Attorney, 1991-1992
Career Development Center	Career Assistant, 1991-1992
Black Student Union	Area Representative and Legislator, 1990-1991
BSU Mentor Program	Coordinator and Chairperson, 1990-1991
NAACP, College Park Chapter	Correspondence Secretary, 1990-1991

PROFESSIONAL/COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT

• American Bar Association, Member
• Maryland State Bar Association, Member
• Bar Association of Baltimore City, Member
• Monumental City Bar Association, Member
• Association of Trial Lawyers of America, Member
• Maryland Trial Lawyers’ Association, Member
• Host of Weekly Talk Radio Show - WEAA (88.9FM)
• Host of Weekly Television Show - UPN (WUTB 24)
• Member, Editorial Advisory Board - The Daily Record Newspaper (2000-2004)
• Member, Board of Directors - University of Maryland School of Law Alumni Association
• Member, Board of Trustees - University of Maryland College Park Foundation
• Member, Board of Directors - Great Blacks in Wax Museum
• Member, Board of Directors - Baltimore Mentoring Partnership (1998-2003)
• Member, Advisory Board - Chesapeake Center for Youth Development
• Member, Circle of Friends - Black Mental Health Alliance
• Member, Board of Directors - Police Athletic League (PAL) (1999-2001)
• Member, Board of Directors - Big Brothers Big Sisters of Central Maryland (1995-1997)
• Special appointment to Mayor’s MBE/WBE Advisory Committee (1998-1999)
• Member, Board of Governors, Maryland Trial Lawyers’ Association
• Member, Governor's Task Force on Increasing African American Entrepreneurship in Baltimore City (2000-2002)
• Volunteer for Local and State Political Campaigns
• Frequently Requested Lecturer across the country
• Special appointment to panel investigating the administrative and financial practices in the Baltimore City Public School System (2004)

PROFESSIONAL AWARDS

• Recipient of 1998 "Service to BLSA" Award - University of Maryland School of Law
• Featured in Baltimore Magazine - October 1998
• Graduate of "The Leadership" Program Sponsored by the Greater Baltimore Committee - 1998
• Recipient of 1999 ABMW Media Choice Award - "Best Public Affairs Host (Radio)"
• Selected twice as one of "40 under 40" by the Baltimore Business Journal (awarded to emerging leaders in Maryland under 40 years of age) - September 1999; June 2001
• Selected as one of Baltimore’s "Talented Tenth" - Jubilee Magazine - February 2000
• Recipient of "1999-2000 Practitioner of the Year" Award - University of Maryland School of Law BLSA
• Recipient of 2000 "Emerging Leader" Award - Monumental City Bar Association
• Recipient of 2001 "Outstanding Young Alumnus" Award - University of Maryland, College Park
• Featured in Baltimore Times Newspaper - "25 to Watch in 2002"

PUBLICATIONS
Articles

• Baltimore Incubator Creates New Entrepreneurs Minority Business Entrepreneur (MBE) Magazine, March/April 1998
• Are you Ready to Mind Your Own Business? Options for Creating a Business Structure in Maryland MCBA Notes, Monumental City Bar Association, Spring 1998
• Preparing the Next Generation of Business Leaders MPROVE Magazine, October 1997
• Thinking Outside of the Box: Are You Ready to Change the World? MPROVE Magazine, July 1997
• Are You a Role Model: Five Steps to Producing a Positive Future MPROVE Magazine, May 1997
• Peer Mediation: An Alternative to Violence Student Advocate Press, March/April 1997
• Circus Act: Do the Department of Justice’s Proposed Reforms Help or Hinder Federal SDB Programs? Minority Business Entrepreneur (MBE) Magazine, September/October 1996
• Numerous Publications in On-Line News Resources (2000-Present)

Books

• Tough Love: The Life and Death of Tupac Shakur, Alexander Publishing Group (1996) (Anthology)
• Atonement: The Million Man March, Pilgrim Press (1996) (Anthology)
• The ABCs of Black History: A Children’s Guide, Beckham Publications Group (2004)

Speeches, Presentations and References
Available upon request