Richard E. Thompson Jr. - Anderson, SC
Attorney at Thompson & King
Social Security Disability Lawyers in Anderson, SC
300 South Towers Street Anderson, SC 29624 - 1539
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Anderson Social Security Disability Lawyer
Updated: 02/16/2026
Areas of Practice
- Social Security Disability
- VA Disability
- Workers' Compensation
- Municipal Law and Other Legal Matters
- Family Law
Litigation: 50%
Attorney Information
Overview
Richard Thompson grew up in the Starr area of Anderson County where his dad's family has lived since 1840. As a child he spent his summers in Greenwood , S.C. at his maternal grandparent's farm. He graduated from Crescent High School in 1972 and Erskine College Cum Laude in 1976. He was awarded the American Legion medal at Erskine in 1976. He graduated from the University of South Carolina Law School in 1979. During law school and after graduation he worked with Columbia attorney J. Marvin Mullis until April 1980 when he began employment at Harold R. Lowery and Associates in Anderson and worked at the Lowery Law Firm until January 1998 when he resigned from the firm to begin a separate practice with Robert B. King, Jr.
Richard and his wife Joyce have been married since November 1, 1980 and have 2 adult children. Joyce is a retired school teacher, avid quilter, and church organist.
Richard presently serves as church organist at St. Andrews Episcopal Church in Hartwell, Ga. where he is a member.
Education
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Legal Education
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University of South Carolina School of Law,
Columbia,
South Carolina, 1979
J.D.
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University of South Carolina School of Law,
Columbia,
South Carolina, 1979
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Non Legal Education
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Erskine College,
Due West,
SC,
USA, 1976
B.A.
Honors: cum laude
Major: Biology
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Erskine College,
Due West,
SC,
USA, 1976
Current Employment Position(s)
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Partner, Thompson & King, since 1998
Past Positions
- Lowery, Thompson & King, Partner, 1989 - 1998
- Lowery, Hood & Thompson, Partner, 1984 - 1989
- Lowery & Hood, Associate, 1980 - 1984
References
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Peoples Bank
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First Citizens Bank
Representative Clients
Anderson County Board of Education
The Town of Pelzer
Representative Cases
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Chamblee v. Chamblee
- Citation: 293 S.E. 2d 433
- Court: Sup. Ct. S.C.
- Year: 1982
- Serial Number: 1982132347
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State v. Cooper
- Citation: 306 S.E. 2d 598
- Court: Sup. Ct. S.C.
- Year: 1983
- Serial Number: 1983140801
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Anderson County School District No.1 v. Anderson County Board of Education et al
- Citation: 371 S.E. 2d 807
- Court: S.C. Ct. of App.
- Year: 1988
- Serial Number: 1988114952
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Wilson v. Wilson
- Citation: 439 S.E. 2d 323
- Court: S.C. Ct. of App.
- Year: 1993
- Serial Number: 1993245125
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Wilson v. Wilson
- Citation: 461 S.E. 2d 816
- Court: S.C. Sup. Ct.
- Year: 1995
- Serial Number: 1995179738
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State v. David Mance 89-GS-04-0031 (successful defense of a Death Penalty Case)
Bar Admissions
- South Carolina, 1979
- U.S. District Court District of South Carolina, 1980
- U.S. Court of Appeals 4th Circuit, 1981
Other Affiliations
- Euphemian Society (Member)
- South Carolina Bar
- Anderson County Bar
Fraternities and Sororities
- Omicron Delta Kappa
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