At Thompson Coburn, the values we hold in the highest regard guide our behavior and the expectations we have for ourselves.

  • We are committed to the highest ethical and professional standards. We would rather lose a client than deviate from the highest standards of ethical conduct.

  • It affects and acts as a positive charge in everything we do, from servicing clients to our civic and community endeavors. We abhor mediocrity.

  • We strive to provide services of the highest caliber on—or ahead of—schedule, on every assignment, on every occasion, for every client.

  • We listen … and listen hard. Understanding the client is as important as understanding the law. We listen to our clients and understand their business, their needs, their wants and their expectations.

  • They enable us to deliver timely, cost effective and sagacious legal advice to our clients.

  • We support and encourage fresh approaches to problem solving and view our creative process as an investment in our client relationships.

  • We know that diversity strengthens our firm and the community, and we incorporate this value in developing our programs and policies.

  • We will always treat each other with civility, respect, sensitivity and tolerance. Our firm is a place where people enjoy their work and share a positive, optimistic attitude.

  • We are judged by our individual efforts and our individual results on behalf of the firm.

  • We expect our people to be active and generous in support of civic and community endeavors. We aggressively pursue business processes that support the long-term sustainability of our environment.

  • We are proud of the firm’s reputation and conscious of how it has enhanced all of our lives. We encourage everyone to participate and to become a stakeholder in the firm. When making difficult decisions, we will always ask, “What is best for the firm?”