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A shareholder with Richardson Plowden, David A. Anderson is a graduate of The Citadel and served in the United States Army in various command and staff positions until 1992. He received The Bronze Star for action in Desert Shield/Desert Storm. Anderson retired with the rank of Colonel in 2006 from the National Guard and received the Legion of Merit Award for his service.

Leslie A. Cotter, Jr. has been extensively involved in the South Carolina Bar, where he has continuously served as a member of the House of Delegates since 1992 and has served two terms on the Nominating Committee and Practice and Procedure Committee.

A Richardson Plowden shareholder and certified mediator, Douglas C. Baxter has served as president and secretary of the Horry County Bar Association.

Joseph E. Thoensen

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Office
1900 Barnwell Street
Columbia, SC 29201

P.O. Drawer 7788
Columbia, SC 29202

Contact Details
Direct: 803.253.8719
Fax: 803.779.0016
Email: jthoensen@RichardsonPlowden.com

Practice Areas
Civil Litigation
Insurance Defense
Products Liability

Education
University of Georgia (B.A., Journalism, 2000)
University of South Carolina School of Law (J.D., 2004)

Bar Admissions
2004, South Carolina
2004, U.S. District Court, District of South Carolina

Other Professional
South Carolina Bar
Richland County Bar
South Carolina Defense Trial Attorneys Association
Defense Research Institute

Joe Thoensen joined Richardson Plowden in 2007 as an associate in the Columbia office. He focuses his practice in civil litigation, insurance defense, and products liability.

Mr. Thoensen's experience includes:

Advising insurance clients in products liability, premises liability and other personal injury matters
Routinely appearing in state and federal courts throughout South Carolina on behalf of corporations and insurance companies
Successfully negotiating and mediating a wide variety of personal injury claims
Defending hundreds of asbestos exposure claims throughout South Carolina on behalf of multiple product manufacturers

Mr. Thoensen graduated from the University of Georgia in 2000, where he was a HOPE Scholarship recipient and on the Dean’s and President’s Lists. In May 2004, Mr. Thoensen earned his Juris Doctor from the University of South Carolina School of Law. During law school, he was projects editor for the Real Property, Probate & Trust Journal.

Mr. Thoensen is a member of the South Carolina Bar and the Richland County Bar.