Shareholder Marian Williams Scalise is a Diplomat of the American Board of Professional Liability Attorneys, a national organization comprised of leading trial advocates in the area of professional negligence law.  It is the only organization accredited by the American Bar Association to identify and board certify attorneys in the areas of medical malpractice and legal malpractice.

Shareholder C. Jo Anne Wessinger Hill served as assistant legal counsel to former South Carolina Governor Carroll A. Campbell, as well as on former South Carolina Governor David M. Beasley's Ad Hoc Committee on Health Care.

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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