Practice Areas - Litigation
- Municipal Law
- Alternative Dispute Resolution
- Zoning, Planning and Land Use
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- Arbitration
- Government
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| Contact Info | Telephone: 803-254-2200
Telecopy: 803-799-3957
http://www.turnerpadget.com
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| University | Duke University, B.A., 1972 |
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| Law School | University of South Carolina, J.D., 1975 |
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| Admitted | 1975, South Carolina; U.S. District Court, District of South Carolina; U.S. Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit |
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| Memberships | Richland County (Member, Executive Committee, 1993-1998, and President, 1997) and American Bar Associations; South Carolina Bar; South Carolina Municipal Attorneys Association (President, 2001); International Municipal Lawyers Association. |
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| Born | Columbia, South Carolina, October 13, 1949 |
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| Biography | Prior to joining Turner Padget in June 1980, Danny served as an Attorney-Advisor for the Social Security Administration and as an Assistant City Attorney for the City of Columbia. Since joining the firm, he has continued to represent local governments and their employees both as outside retained counsel and as a municipal attorney. He has served as the Town Attorney for the Town of Saluda since 1997 and as City Attorney for the City of Cayce since 1998. He formerly served as the Town Attorney for the Town of Irmo from 1994 to 1996 and for the Town of St. Matthews from 1997 to 2005. Danny also was General Counsel for the Municipal Association of South Carolina from January 2003 through July 2005. From 1983 to 2003, he served as a substitute Municipal Court Judge for the City of Columbia. Danny received certifications as a mediator from the State Supreme Court and the United States District Court in 1996. He was certified as a state circuit court arbitrator in 1997. Selected to 2008-2011 Best Lawyers in America (Municipal and Alternative Dispute Resolution) and selected as the 2011 ADR Lawyer of the Year for Columbia, SC awarded by Best Lawyers in America. Comments Editor, South Carolina Law Review, 1973-1975. Author: "Temporary Utility Rate Increases," 26 South Carolina Law Review 525, 1974. Assistant City Attorney, City of Columbia, 1977-1983. Acting City Judge, City of Columbia, 1983-2003. Town Attorney, Town of Saluda 1997—. City Attorney, City of Cayce, 1998—. General Counsel, Municipal Association of South Carolina, 2003-2005. Certified State Circuit Court Mediator and Arbitrator. Approved U.S. District Court Mediator. Richland County Bar inaugural Matthew J. Perry Civility Award, 2002. |
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| ISLN | 908099397 |
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