Seth A. Thompson

Seth maintains a labor and employment law, construction law, and general litigation practice in our Bismarck office. Seth has experience handling construction claims involving a wide variety of issues on projects including industrial facilities, commercial facilities, hotels, retail development, residential housing, and road and highway projects. He also litigates a wide variety of labor and employment disputes, both in court and before arbitrators. Seth has been a Master Electrician since 2003.

He uses this hands-on, detailed knowledge of the construction industry to help general contractors, subcontractors, suppliers, and owners achieve their goals,in and out of court. Prior to becoming an attorney, Seth worked on numerous construction projects, ranging from residential projects to the construction of a $60 million dollar hospital. He received a two-year trade school degree in construction electricity and completed a three-year U.S. Department of Labor approved electrical apprenticeship program. While working as an electrician, Seth attended night and weekend classes for three years to obtain his Bachelor’s Degree.

Always up for a challenge, he then took night classes to earn a Master’s Degree in management with an emphasis in human resources. Seth also spent four years working for a labor union negotiating collective bargaining agreements and handling arbitrations and mediations. He was the head elected official of the 900-member organization for two years. During this tim