Title: Director

Contact: 0431 145 360 | richard@thompsonlegal.com.au

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About: After completing his Law and Accounting degrees from QUT, Richard spent a number of years working as a solicitor where he practiced in all areas of commercial law as well as succession and elder law.

An accomplished and respected professional athlete, Richard spent five years as a full time professional ultra triathlete where he won two world titles and broke a world record for the three day event.

In 2023 Richard returned to law and absolutely loved the joy of helping clients and in 2024 he established his own legal practice Thompson Legal in Bli Bli.

Place of birth: Birthplace Gold Coast, childhood Brisbane, adulthood Sunshine Coast

Qualifications: Bachelor of Law, Bachelor of Business (Accounting) and Graduate Diploma of Legal Practice (QUT).  Admitted in 2010 to practice as Solicitor of the Supreme Court of Queensland.

Memberships: Queensland Law Society, Sunshine Coast Law Association & Sunshine Coast Chamber of Commerce.

Why did you choose to practice law? Richard’s three most important values have always been Helping Others, Integrity and Teamwork and law has become the vehicle for Richard to achieve all of these at the same time.

Legal specialty: Commercial and Business Law

Secret skill: The belief I have in myself and in the team around me.

Hobbies: Family time, ice baths, saunas and staying fit.