Thomas practices in the areas of taxation, business formations, partnership, limited liability company and corporate law, mergers and acquisitions, qualified retirement plans, non-qualified deferred compensation arrangements, non-profit and tax-exempt organizations, and complex estate planning, probate and trust law.
Thomas and his wife, Jenna, have three children. He is a member of the St. George Greek Orthodox Cathedral. In his spare time he enjoys coaching basketball and watching his sons play soccer.
Education
- New York University School of Law, Master of Laws in Taxation, (LL.M) (2006)
- University of South Carolina School of Law, (J.D.) Cum Laude (2005)
- Order of Wig and Robe
- South Carolina Law Review
- Moot Court Bar
- CALI Awards: Legal Research; Legal Writing; Jurisdictions and Judgments; Corporations
- Albert C. Todd, III Estate Planning Award
- Finalist in the J. Woodrow Lewis Competition (appellate advocacy competition)
- Phi Delta Phi
- University of South Carolina – Spartanburg, (B.S.) Business Administration (1997)
Professional Qualifications
- South Carolina Supreme Court, Certified Specialist in Taxation Law
- South Carolina Supreme Court, Certified Specialist in Estate Planning and Probate Law
- AV Preeminent® rated by Martindale-Hubbell® Peer Review Ratings™
Professional Associations and Memberships
- American College of Trust and Estate Counsel (ACTEC) (Fellow)
- South Carolina Bar:
- Probate, Estate Planning and Trust Section (Member)
- Tax Law Section (Member) (Chair, 2015-2016)
- Greenville County Bar Association (Member)
- Greenville Estate Planning Council (Member) (President, 2014-2015)
- Greenville County Estate Planning Study Group (Member)
Awards and Honors
- Listed in The Best Lawyers in America© for 2022 in the fields of:
- Business Organizations (including LLCs and Partnerships)
- Closely Held Companies and Family Businesses Law (Lawyer of the Year 2021 in Greenville, South Carolina)
- Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law (Lawyer of the Year 2022 in Greenville, South Carolina)
- Mergers & Acquisitions Law
- Non-Profit/Charities Law
- Tax Law
- Trusts and Estates
- Greenville Business Magazine Legal Elite Award Recipient (2014, 2015, 2017-2020)
Publications and Presentations
- Published in the Winter 2004 edition of the South Carolina Law Review, “Limiting the Substitute-For-Ordinary-Income Doctrine: An Analysis Through Its Most Recent Application Involving The Sale Of Future Lottery Rights” (56 S.C.L. Rev. 387);
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- Cited and adopted its reasoning by the Third Circuit Court of Appeals – Lattera v. C.I.R., 437 F.3d 399, 402 (3rd Cir. Feb. 14, 2006).