Matthew L. Thompson

Matt is a business and real estate attorney in our Fargo office. His practice focuses on real estate and business transactions, corporate law and secured financing. Matt advises clients relating to all aspects of their businesses, including formations, governance, mergers and acquisitions, and contract review. Matt’s real estate practice includes purchase and sale transactions, commercial leasing, and advising borrowers and lenders in connection with commercial financing. Matt graduated first in his class from Hamline University School of Law in St. Paul, Minnesota, where he was a Managing Editor of the Hamline Law Review, as well as the winner of a national championship in the Judge John R. Brown Admiralty Moot Court Competition. While in law school, Matt interned for the Honorable Mary A. Yunker, Tenth Judicial District of Minnesota, and externed for the Honorable Paul A. Magnuson, United States District Court for the District of Minnesota. Matt received his undergraduate degree from Luther College in Decorah, Iowa. Matt and his family live in Fargo. In his spare time, he enjoys playing hockey, running, swimming, hunting, and fantasy football. Awards and Honors Super Lawyers® Selectees Matthew L. Thompson included in a Super Lawyers® list Honors Great Plains Rising Stars®, Thompson Reuters, 2015 - 2021 AV® Preeminent ™ Peer Review Rated from Martindale-Hubbell Great Plains Super Lawyer®, Thomson/Reuters, 2016 - 2019 Benchmark Litigation, Future Star, 2013 - 2015 Band 2, the second highest ranking, as a Leading North Dakota Corporate/Commercial Lawyer by Chambers USA “The Best Lawyers in America”, in Business Organizations (including LLCs and Partnerships), 2024-2025 Other Sources of Feedback About Matthew L. Thompson Included on the 2021Great Plains Super Lawyers list Past Lists 2020 Great Plains Super Lawyers list 2019 Great Plains Super Lawyers list 2018 Great Plains Super Lawyers list 2017 Great Plains Super Lawyers list 2016 Great Plains Super Lawyers list 2015 Great Plains Super Lawyers list

• Attorney, Shareholder

• Honorable Mary A. Yunker, Tenth Judicial District of Minnesota, Intern
• Honorable Paul A. Magnuson, United States District Court for the District of Minnesota, Extern

• Hill v. Lindner, 769 N.W.2d 427 (N.D. 2009)
• Schossow v. First Nat. Ins. Co. of America, 730 N.W.2d 556 (Minn.Ct.App.2007)
• Oakland v. Bowman, 840 N.W.2d 88 (N.D.2013)
• Strand v. Cass County, 721 N.W.2d 374 (N.D. 2006)

• North Dakota, 2011
• Minnesota, 2012