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Department
Litigation Department
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Areas of Concentration
Civil Litigation
Meditation of Civil Cases
Insurance Bad Faith Litigation
Appellate Advocacy
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Admissions
South Carolina Bar, 1954
United States District Court, District of South Carolina, 1954
United States Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit, 1955
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Education
University of South Carolina, J.D., 1954
University of South Carolina, B.S., 1952
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Robert Thomas is one of the founders of Rogers Townsend & Thomas. He concentrates his practice in civil jury trials, primarily in defense, insurance bad faith, civil litigation, civil dispute meditation, and appellate advocacy. Bob has appeared and represented clients in 104 completed appeals before the South Carolina Supreme Court, the South Carolina Court of Appeals, and the United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit.
Bob has spoken at seminars on numerous topics, including divorce, bankruptcy and appeals. He is a permanent member of the United States Judicial Conference for the Fourth Circuit. He is a Supreme Court certified mediator.
Bob’s experience includes two years as a law clerk to a United States District Judge, two years as an Adjunct Professor at the University of South Carolina School of Law, and several terms as a specially appointed County Court Judge. |
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Memberships
South Carolina Bar
Board of Governors (1982-1985)
House of Delegates (1978 to present)
Senior Lawyers Division, Past President
Practice and Procedure Committee, Past Chairman
South Carolina Bar Foundation
Past President
Richland County Bar Association, Past President
Lexington County Bar Association
South Carolina Defense Trial Attorneys Association
American College of Trial Attorneys, Fellow
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Awards & Recognition
AV® Peer Review Rated, Martindale-Hubbell
Admitted in 1982 as a fellow in the American College of Trial Lawyers (where membership is by invitation only)
In January 2009, the South Carolina Bar gave Bob a Trial and Appellate Advocacy Award "In Recognition of [His] Significant Contributions to Trial and Appellate Practices in South Carolina."
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