Background
Salane, Thomas Charles was born on August 13, 1947 in Washington, District of Columbia, United States. Son of Thomas J. and Marjorie (Creed) Salane.
Salane, Thomas Charles was born on August 13, 1947 in Washington, District of Columbia, United States. Son of Thomas J. and Marjorie (Creed) Salane.
Bachelor cum laude, University of Southern California, 1969; Juris Doctor cum laude, University of Southern California, 1974.
Worked at Turner, Padget, Graham & Laney, P.A. (Columbia, SC) specializing in General Civil Practice in all State and Federal Courts. Administrative, Antitrust, Securities, Federal and State Taxation, Bankruptcy, Banking, Employment and Labor Law, Health Care, Taxation, Corporations, Debtor/Creditor, Environmental, Insurance, Commercial and Complex Litigation, Legislative, Medical Malpractice, Professional Malpractice, Products Liability, Intellectual Property, Probate and Estate Planning, Condominium and Real Estate Development and Workers Compensation Law. Trials and Appeals.
Admitted to the bar, 1974, South Carolina.
Phi Beta Kappa; Omicron Delta Kappa. Society of Wig and Robe. Member, National Moot Court Team.
Articles Editor, South Carolina Law Review, 1972-1974. Law Clerk, Honorary Donald Russell, Judge, Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals, 1974-1975. Member, Industry Property/Casualty Advisory Subcommittee of Insurance Law Study Committee, 1984-1988.
Member: Richland County and American Bar Associations. South Carolina Bar; South Carolina Defense Trial Lawyers Association. Founded in 1929, Turner, Padget, Graham & Laney, P.A. has become one of the largest firms in South Carolina, with particular emphasis on a litigation and commercial practice.
The firm maintains offices in Columbia, Florence and Charleston, South Carolina, presently employing 25 attorneys in Columbia, 2 in Charleston and 12 in Florence. Turner, Padget, Graham & Laney's attorneys practice in all areas of the law including business and corporate, administrative, antitrust, securities, federal and state taxation, bankruptcy, secured transactions, insurance, legislative, medical malpractice, products liability, probate and estate planning, acquisition, construction, permanent loan closings, commercial and residential real estate development, workers' compensation, environmental and employment law. The firm is committed to the process of continuous improvement and is one of ten firms selected by the A.B.A. Law Practice Management Section to participate in the development of a TQM prototype for law firms.
Member property and casualty insurance subcommittee South Carolina. Insurance Law Study Committee, since 1986. With United States Army, 1969-1971, Vietnam.
Member South Carolina. Bar Association, American Bar Association, Richland County Bar Association, South Carolina. Defense Attys.Assn. (legislation committee), South Carolina.
Defense Trial Lawyers Association, American Insurance Association (legislation counsel since 1980), Phi Beta Kappa, Omicron Delta Kappa, Rotary.
Married Linda Burton, August 16, 1969;children: Jeffrey B., Matthew T.