Thomas Gottshall

Gubernatorial Appointee

Columbia

FY2024– Present

Tom Gottshall has practiced law in Columbia beginning in 1974, primarily product liability defense and environmental litigation. He retired in 2020 from Haynsworth, Sinkler, Boyd. Previously, he served in the Army Judge Advocate General’s Corps and originally practiced in Philadelphia. He graduated from Yale and the University of Pennsylvania School of Law. His undergraduate major was American and British History and he speaks on various historical subjects. He and his wife Susan live in downtown Columbia; they have three grown daughters and four grandchildren.

Tom Gottshall