Larry Thompson

Larry Dean Thompson is an American lawyer and law professor. He is best known for his role as the deputy Attorney General of the United States under President George W. Bush until August 2003. Born and raised in Hannibal, Missouri, Thompson graduated cum laude from Culver-Stockton College in 1967. He later earned his master's degree from Michigan State University and his Juris Doctor from the University of Michigan. Thompson worked for Ford Motor Company during law school and then as an attorney for Monsanto Company in St. Louis. He joined the law firm of King & Spalding in Atlanta, Georgia in 1977. Thompson served as U.S. attorney for the northern District of Georgia and eventually returned to King & Spalding.More