Deborah St. Lawrence Thompson is a partner with Nelson Mullins, Riley & Scarborough LLP, one of The American Lawyer's top 100 law firms in the country. Deborah has more than 25 years of experience representing public and private sector employers on labor and employment matters. She has been recognized as one of the Top 250 Women in Litigation by Benchmark Litigation (2019-2023), leading litigator by Lawdragon (2023), “Legal Eagle” among counsel by a leading Fortune 50 company, featured in The Best Lawyers in America - Defendants (2020-2023), and a Leader in Law by the Daily Record (2023).

Deborah and her husband, Craig, are the proud parents of two beautiful daughters, Delaney (19) and Dana (17), and a handsome son, Carter (13), who all attend or attended McDonogh School.