Background
Sowell, Thornwell F. was born on November 7, 1950 in Wadesboro, North Carolina, United States.
Sowell, Thornwell F. was born on November 7, 1950 in Wadesboro, North Carolina, United States.
Clemson University (Bachelor of Arts, 1973). University of South Carolina (Juris Doctor, 1976).
Worked at Sowell Todd Laffitte Beard & Watson, Limited liability company (Columbia, South Carolina) specializing in Commercial Litigation, Intellectual Property Litigation. Admitted to the bar, 1976, South Carolina. 1977, United States. District Court, District of South Carolina and United States.
Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit.
1980, United States. Supreme Court. 1992, United States. Court of Federal Claims.
Phi Delta Phi. Member, South Carolina Law Review, 1975-1976.
President, Student Bar Association, 1975-1976. Member: South Carolina Bar (Member, House of Delegates, 1992-1994, 1996.
Council Member, Torts and Insurance Practice Section, 1986-1992). American Bar Association (Company-Chairman, Litigation Section, Pro Bono and Public Interest Litigation Committee).
South Carolina Defense Trial Attorneys Association.
Defense Research Institute (Vice-Chairman, Business Litigation Committee, 1988-1992).
Member, South Carolina Law Review, 1975-1976. President, Student Bar Association, 1975-1976. Member: South Carolina Bar (Member, House of Delegates, 1992-1994, 1996.
Council Member, Torts and Insurance Practice Section, 1986-1992).
American Bar Association (Company-Chairman, Litigation Section, Pro Bono and Public Interest Litigation Committee). South Carolina Defense Trial Attorneys Association.
Defense Research Institute (Vice-Chairman, Business Litigation Committee, 1988-1992).