The Oklahoma Bar Journal January 2024

W illiam B. Thompson of Hillsboro, Texas, died Sept. 15. He was born July 8, 1941, in Oklahoma City. Mr. Thompson attended OU on an academic scholarship and was a member of Pi Kappa Alpha. He received his J.D. from the OU College of Law in 1965. He served as a lieu tenant detailed to the Judge Advocate General’s Corps at Fort Holabird, Maryland, until 1967 . He practiced law for 44 years with licenses in Oklahoma, New York, Michigan, Illinois, Hawaii and Texas. He worked for a Wall Street law firm and as legal counsel for corporations including S.S. Kresge (later Kmart Corp.), Pullman Inc. and Robert Bosch Corp. He later worked in small business litigation and on civil rights cases in state and federal courts. Mr. Thompson was a member of the University Club of Chicago and the Economic Club of Chicago. Since 1990, he developed the “Loophole Bill” brand promot ing brief, amusing summaries of oddball law cases. Memorial contributions may be made to the Boys & Girls Club of Hill County or a charity of your choice.

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THE OKLAHOMA BAR JOURNAL