Brett Thompson

Principal

Memphis, TN

Bar admissions

Alabama
U.S. District Court, Northern District of Alabama
U.S. District Court, Middle District of Alabama
U.S. District Court, Southern District of Alabama

Awards and recognition

01Best Lawyers in America (2026)
02Best Lawyers in America: Ones to Watch (2022-2025)
03Super Lawyers Mid-South Rising Star (2021-2023)
04Birmingham Business Journal NextGen: Law (2024)
05National Law Journal's Top 100 Verdicts of 2020

Memberships

Alabama State Bar Association
Birmingham Bar Association
Alabama Association for Justice

Background

Brett Thompson is a Principal at Cory Watson Attorneys in Birmingham, Alabama, focused on personal injury and complex litigation matters. Thompson earned his Juris Doctor cum laude from Cumberland School of Law at Samford University, where he served as Associate Editor for the Cumberland Law Review. He earned his Bachelor of Arts from the University of Mississippi. He is admitted to the Alabama State Bar and the U.S. District Courts for the Northern, Middle, and Southern Districts of Alabama. Born and raised in Jackson, Mississippi, Thompson now resides in Birmingham. His honors include Best Lawyers in America (2026), Best Lawyers Ones to Watch (2022-2025), Super Lawyers Mid-South Rising Star (2021-2023), and recognition as part of the National Law Journal's Top 100 Verdicts of 2020 litigation team.

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