Staff Attorney Lindsay Anne Thompson

Thompson boasts an extensive career rooted in education which began in 2003 as a secondary school special education teacher. After obtaining her Juris Doctorate in 2009, She began practicing law as an associate attorney with Duff, White & Turner, LLC in Columbia, SC–a firm that specializes in educational law. During her time with the firm, She advised school districts across the state on various matters, including employment, special education, and student discipline matters. She also litigated cases filed against school districts in state and federal court as well as conducted legal research and created memoranda on developments in case law and statutory requirements.

In 2015, She joined Georgetown County School District where she advised district and school-level administrators on employment, special education, and student discipline matters; drafted and reviewed board policies in compliance with local, state, and federal requirements; reviewed student-related legal documents such as custody agreements, proof-of-residency, and juvenile justice information; and processed all Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) requests for the district. She also lent her expertise to assist with sales of district real property and leases of district spaces and served as a liaison between the district and all outside attorneys for litigation matters and other legal concerns.

She has earned a Bachelor of Arts in Special Education from Clemson University Honors College and a Juris Doctorate from the University of Tennessee College of Law. She is a member of the South Carolina and Tennessee Bars and the National School Attorneys Association.