High-profile attorney Kenneth Thompson of Thompson Wigdor has laid the groundwork to run for Brooklyn district attorney, challenging Democrat Charles Hynes, who has held the post for 23 years. Thompson, 46, whose clients include Nafissatou Diallo, the maid who claims she was sexually assaulted by Dominique Strauss-Kahn, former head of the International Monetary Fund, said he plans to run in the 2013 D.A.’s race because “the people of Brooklyn deserve a choice.”
Thompson, a Democrat making his first run at public office, would be waging a primary challenge against Hynes. “I care about Brooklyn. If I had the honor to serve as Brooklyn district attorney, I would seek to take the office to a higher level,” said Thompson, noting, for example, that the reduction of gun violence is “a very important issue.”
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