Prior to the Entrepreneurship Clinic, she taught in the Urban Communities Clinic, where she represented small businesses and community-based organizations. Prior to joining Michigan Law, Prof. Thompson founded and taught Wayne State University Law School's Small Business Enterprises and Nonprofit Corporations Clinic. She has particular expertise in corporate, nonprofit, and commercial real estate law. She is a contributing author to Building Healthy Communities: A Guide to Community Economic Development for Advocates, Lawyers and Policymakers, published by the ABA's Forum on Affordable Housing and Community Development Law.