Kirk C. Thompson - Minneapolis, MN
Attorney at Kirk C. Thompson Law Office, P.A.
Workers' Compensation Lawyers in Minneapolis, MN
1201 Marquette Ave. Ste. 110 Minneapolis, MN 55403 - 2456
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Minneapolis Workers' Compensation Lawyer
Updated: 02/28/2026
Areas of Practice
- Workers' Compensation
- Alternative Dispute Resolution
- Social Security Disability
Attorney Information
Overview
kirk.thompson@cpqlaw.com
Kirk C. Thompson has represented the interests of employees, insurers and other parties in Minnesota workers' compensation cases since his admission to practice in 1984. Kirk handles all varieties of compensation cases, including occupational disease claims.
Kirk has edited and published a Minnesota workers' compensation case law update and is a frequent speaker at continuing legal education seminars. He is a trained mediator, and conducts mediations of worker's compensation claims.
In the case of Reider v. Anoka-Hennepin School District No. 11, 728 N.W. 2d 246 ( Minn. 2007), Kirk's appeal of unfavorable lower court rulings resulted in the Minnesota Supreme Court's reversal in his client's favor. The Reider decision established the absolute right of a party to a neutral medical exam in workers' compensation cases, overruling prior cases which held that a party's request for a neutral medical exam was left to the discretion of the compensation judge. A neutral medical examination can provide valuable and decisive evidence in workers' compensation claims.Awards and Honors
Honors
- AV rated by Martindale Hubbell
Education
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Legal Education
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William Mitchell College of Law,
St. Paul,
Minnesota, 1984
J.D.
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William Mitchell College of Law,
St. Paul,
Minnesota, 1984
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Non Legal Education
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St Olaf College,
Northfield,
Minnesota, 1979
B.A.
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St Olaf College,
Northfield,
Minnesota, 1979
Current Employment Position(s)
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Attorney
Classes and Seminars
- Speaker, Minnesota Legal Education Seminars
Representative Cases
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Reider v. Anoka-Hennepin School District No. 11
- Citation: 728 N.W. 2d 246
- Court: Minn.
- Year: 2007
Bar Admissions
- Minnesota, 1984
- U.S. Federal Courts, 1985
- Wisconsin, 2007
- U.S. Supreme Court, 2008
Other Affiliations
- Hennepin County Bar Association
- Minnesota State Bar Association
- National Alliance on Mental Illness
- Minneapolis Rights Commissions Mediation Panelist
- Mental Health Connect
- Social Security Disability Law (Counsel Member & Section Secretary))
Contact
1201 Marquette Ave.
Ste. 110
Minneapolis, MN 55403 - 2456
Phone: 612-682-0617
Fax: (612) 332-3229
Email: Send a message
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