Carmen Harper Thomas
Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP
Recognized since 2020
Columbia, South Carolina
Practice Areas
Banking and Finance Law
Commercial Litigation
Energy Law
Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions - Defendants
Carmen Harper Thomas is a litigator whose experience includes resolving disputes and regulatory issues for financial services companies, professionals and their firms, and companies with innovative technology or business models.
Contact & Links
- Lawyer Page: https://www.nelsonmullins.com/people/carmen-thomas
Location
- Meridian, 17th Floor
1320 Main Street
Columbia, SC 29201
Education
- The University of South Carolina, JD, graduated 2007
- The University of South Carolina, MPA, graduated 2002
- The University of South Carolina, BA, graduated 1999
Bar Admissions
- South Carolina, admitted
Affiliations
- ABA, Business Law Section Subcommittee on Business Courts - Vice Chair
- ABA, Business Law Section, Consumer Financial Services Committee, Young Lawyer Liaison to Task Force on Small Dollar Lending (2014-2015) - Member
- ABA, Commission on the Future of Legal Services (2015) - member
- American Bar Association - member
- Defense Research Institute - member
- Fourth Circuit Judicial Conference - Permanent Member
- John Belton O’Neall Inn of Court - President (2016-17), Executive Committee (2014-2018)
- Richland County Bar Association, Public Service Committee (2008-2014) - Member
- SC Bar - House of Delegates (2015-2016) Committee on the Future of the Profession (2015-present) Task Force on Diversity Task Force on Limited Scope Representation Consumer Law Section Council (2012-present), Secretary (2018-2019), Chair-Elect (2019-2020)
- SC Defense Trial Attorneys Association - Member
- South Carolina Women Lawyers' Association - Member
Court Admissions
- Supreme Court of the United States
- U.S. Bankruptcy Court, District of South Carolina
- U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
- U.S. District Court for the District of South Carolina
Columbia, South Carolina
257 The Best Lawyers in America® awards
118 Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch® in America awards
Recognized in The Best Lawyers in America® 2025 for work in:
- Banking and Finance Law
- Commercial Litigation
- Energy Law
- Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions - Defendants
Awards:
- Leadership SC Class of 2018
- Leadership Council on Legal Diversity 2018 Fellow
- South Carolina Super Lawyers Rising Star, Banking (2013-2017)
- Riley Institute, Diversity Leaders Initiative, Midlands Class 2016
- Riley Institute, Diversity Leaders Initiative, Midlands Class 2016
- South Carolina Law Review Alumni Award (2012-2013)
- South Carolina Bar Leadership Academy (2012)
Additional Areas of Practice:
- Commercial Finance Law
- Litigation - Banking and Finance
Publications
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