Robinson Cole LLP
High Contrast Mode

Mallori D. Thompson focuses her practice on all aspects of general business litigation and dispute resolution, including tort and contract matters. Her experience includes drafting pleadings, motions, and appellate briefs in both state and federal courts and assisting in conducting internal investigations.

Mallori served as a judicial law clerk for the Honorable Victor A. Bolden of the U.S. District Court for the District of Connecticut, where she drafted written decisions on civil motions and managed the criminal and civil dockets.      

Mallori also clerked in the chambers of Connecticut Supreme Court Chief Justice Richard A. Robinson, conducting research, drafting bench briefs in advance of oral arguments, and assisting in preparing preliminary draft opinions of cases before the Court. This often involved researching legislative histories and interpreting state and federal statutes, regulations, and case law.      

While in law school, Mallori served as a Community Justice Fellow at Greater Hartford Legal Aid, providing legal information and facilitating connections to those in need of legal services, assisting particularly in matters of family violence and special education advocacy.      

Pro Bono + Community Involvement

Mallori devotes significant time to community engagement. While a Summer Intern with our firm she assisted in the Domestic Violence Restraining Order Program. For those efforts, Mallori was inducted into the Connecticut Coalition Against Domestic Violence First 100 Plus Class of 2019.

In addition, Mallori is a Captain, Medical Service Officer in the U.S. Army Reserves based at Westover Air Reserve Base in Chicopee, Massachusetts.

  • University of Connecticut School of Law (Juris Doctor, Human Rights Certificate)
    • Connecticut Law Review, Editor-in-Chief
    • Dean’s Scholar and Leadership Fellow
    • 2021 American Law Institute Continuing Legal Education Scholarship Leadership Award
    • CALI Excellence Award for Intensive Trial Advocacy
    • Connecticut Moot Court Board, Alva P. Loiselle Moot Court Competition Finalist
    • Diversity Alliance, President | Student Bar Association, Chief Administrative Officer | Mock Trial Society
  • Spelman College (Bachelors, magna cum laude)
    • B.A., Comparative Women’s Studies, Public Policy Concentration
    • TRIOTA Women’s Studies Honor Society

  • State of Connecticut
  • U.S. District Court, District of Connecticut

Next Generation of Leaders (Law Firm) Winner as part of Corporate Counsel's 2026 Women, Influence & Power in Law (WIPL) Awards

UConn Law Alumni Association 2024 Graduate of the Last Decade Impact Award

Selected for The National Black Lawyers Association “Top 40 Under 40” for 2023

Robinson+Cole Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Award Recipient, 2023

Named to the Connecticut Coalition Against Domestic Violence (CCADV) First 100 Plus Class of 2019 for demonstrating leadership and commitment to improving the lives of domestic violence survivors throughout Connecticut

Presented with the 2018 George C. Marshall Leadership Award

Selected as a Rising Star to the Connecticut Super Lawyers list for 2025

George W. Crawford Black Bar Association
President (2024 - 2025)
President-elect (2023 - 2024)
Vice President (2021 - 2023)
Member (2021 - present)

Connecticut Bar Association
Co-Chair, Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion Committee

Oliver Ellsworth American Inn of Court

Women's White Collar Defense Association, Connecticut Chapter
Social Media Coordinator (2022 - 2023)    

Guest Lecturer, University of Connecticut Undergraduate Honors Program: The Practice of Law & Professional Identity Course, Professor Jessica Panella

Faculty Member, Connecticut Judicial Branch Civics Academy