Attorney and Staff Profiles
Corporate legal professionals dedicated to your success
Practicing law since 1986, Neil Thomson founded Thomson Law PLC in 2002 in order to help Phoenix business owners and homeowners throughout Arizona meet their professional and personal goals.
Neil Thomson
Attorney
Neil Thomson represents professional clients in a wide variety of business and corporate-based transactions, including mergers and acquisitions. Not limited to corporate governance matters, he also has extensive experience in the area of commercial real estate development and mortgage banking. Mr. Thomson has been recognized as one of the Best Lawyers in America for business and commercial attorneys from 2001 through 2010 and has long held an AV® Preeminent™ Peer Review RatingSM from Martindale-Hubbell®.
Areas of practice
- Corporate governance
- Business transactions
- Commercial real estate development
- Mortgage banking
Education and career
- Ohio State University, Bachelor of Science degree in Political Science, 1979
- Capital University Law School in Columbus, Ohio, Juris Doctorate degree, 1985
- National Moot Court Member
- Notes Editor of the Capital University Law Review
- Served as the Notes Editor of the Capital University Law Review
- Dean's List Member and Student Bar Association President for the Capital University Law School
- Admitted to the State Bar of Arizona, United States District Court, District of Arizona, 1986
Kevin W. Hardin CMB, CMC, CMPS
Specialized Mortgage Paralegal
Since joining Thomson Law PLC in July of 2008 as a mortgage paralegal, Kevin Hardin has helped expand our unique services to corporations and consumers alike. Specializing in residential and commercial mortgage workouts, Mr. Hardin is a recognized authority on short sales, loss mitigation, and foreclosure disputes. With a focus on affordable housing mortgages, particularly FHA-insured mortgages, Mr. Hardin was recognized as Loan Officer of the Year by the AAMB in both 1997 and 1998.
Areas of practice
- Mortgage workouts
- Subject matter expert (mortgage and real property)
Education and career
- New Mexico State University, Bachelor of Science, 1991
- Concord School of Law, Juris Doctorate Candidate,
- Certified Mortgage Banker (CMB) designation from the Mortgage Bankers Association
- Certified Mortgage Consultant (CMC) designation from the National Association of Mortgage Brokers
- Certified Mortgage Planning Specialist (CMPS) designation from the CMPS Society
- Served on the Board of Directors for the Arizona Association of Mortgage Brokers, 1994–2000
- President of the East Valley Chapter, 1999
- Member of the Gerson Lehrman Group Council and a consultant on broker-to-banker migration
