Carmen Harper Thomas

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

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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.

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

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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