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(864)242-4080

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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 2021 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
    • 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);
    • 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).

 

 

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