Background
Thomas, Robert J. was born on December 12, 1930 in Lydia, South Carolina, United States.
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Robert J. Thomas
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Wofford College and University of South Carolina (Bachelor of Science in Business. Admiral., 1952); University of South Carolina (Bachelor of Laws, 1954).
Career
Worked at Rogers Townsend & Thomas, Personal Computer (Columbia, South Carolina) specializing in General Civil Practice in all State and Federal Courts. Trials and Appeals. Administrative, Bankruptcy, Corporate Finance, Corporation, Development and Zoning, Domestic/Family, Energy, Estate Planning, Governmental, Insurance Defense, Litigation, Mortgage Foreclosure, Motor Carriers, Negligence, Personal Injury Litigation, Probate, Products Liability, Real Estate, Regulatory Utility, Taxation, Telecommunications, Trusts, Water/Wastewater, Wills and Workers" Compensation Law. Admitted to the bar, 1954, South Carolina.
Member, Order of Wig and Robe.
Member, Editorial Staff, South Carolina Law Quarterly, 1953-1954. Law Clerk to Honorable George Bell Timmerman, United States.
District Judge, 1955-1957. Faculty, School of Law, University of South Carolina, 1957-1959.
Member: Richland County (President, 1981) and American Bar Associations.
South Carolina Bar (Chairman, Practice and Procedure Committee, 1978-1982. Member, Board of Governors, 1982-1985. Member, House of Delegates, 1980).
South Carolina Defense Trial Attorneys Association.
Fellow, American College of Trial Lawyers. Founding Life Fellow, South Carolina Bar Foundation (Member, Board of Governors, 1980-1984.
President, 1982-1984). Rogers Townsend & Thomas, Personal Computer is a general practice law firm with offices headquartered in Columbia, the capital city of South Carolina.
The firm was created in 1990 by the merger of Rogers, Thomas, Cleveland, Koon, Waters & Tally with Sherrill and Townsend.
These two firms combined established reputations and years of legal experience to create one of Columbia"s largest law firms.
Achievements
Membership
Member, Order of Wig and Robe. Member, Editorial Staff, South Carolina Law Quarterly, 1953-1954. Law Clerk to Honorable George Bell Timmerman, United States.
District Judge, 1955-1957.
Faculty, School of Law, University of South Carolina, 1957-1959. Member: Richland County (President, 1981) and American Bar Associations.
South Carolina Bar (Chairman, Practice and Procedure Committee, 1978-1982. Member, Board of Governors, 1982-1985.
Member, House of Delegates, 1980).
South Carolina Defense Trial Attorneys Association. Fellow, American College of Trial Lawyers. Founding Life Fellow, South Carolina Bar Foundation (Member, Board of Governors, 1980-1984.
President, 1982-1984).
Fellow, American College of Trial Lawyers. Founding Life Fellow, South Carolina Bar Foundation (Member, Board of Governors, 1980-1984.
President, 1982-1984).
