General Biography 

Lanny is a shareholder with the firm of Turner Padget Graham & Laney, P.A. He served on the firm’s Management Committee from 1997-1999 and he was the managing shareholder of Turner Padget from 2000-2008. He now serves on the firm’s Executive Committee. He is located in the Columbia office and is a member of the firm’s business transactions practice having served as its practice group leader for a decade. He advises municipalities, lenders, developers, investors, buyers and sellers with regard to financing, leasing, land development, construction, zoning and regulatory matters, real estate title insurance, and all aspects of structuring commercial loans and business transactions. He also focuses on the formation of business entities, business mergers and acquisitions and business counseling. Lanny joined the firm in 1986, after serving as in-house counsel with a real estate development and mortgage banking company. Lanny is a former law clerk to the late South Carolina Circuit Court Judge Dan F. Laney, Jr.

Lanny has more than twenty years experience in lender counsel representation in complex real estate and asset-based financing and in all aspects of commercial real estate development, leasing and financing. He works regularly with municipalities on various business, real estate and financial matters.

Bar Admissions 
South Carolina Bar

U.S. District Court, District of South Carolina U.S. Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit

U.S. Supreme Court

Education 
Duke University, A.B., cum laude, 1978 University of South Carolina School of Law, J.D., 1981: Moot Court Bar; Legal Writing Instructor (1980-1981); Chief Judge, University of South Carolina Campus Court (1980-1981); University of South Carolina Law School Honor Council (1979-1981)

Professional/Civic Affiliations 
South Carolina Bar:  Past President (2008-2009)

President (2007-2008),President-Elect (2006-2007),Treasurer (2005-2006), Secretary (2004-2005),

Chairman, House of Delegates (2002-2004),

Board of Governors (1989-1990, 1997-2000 and 2002 – 2009),

Nominating Committee (Chair, 2008; Member, 1993-1996);

Young Lawyers Division, President (1988-1989); Secretary (1986-1987); Treasurer (1985-1986)

South Carolina Bar Foundation: Board of Directors (2004-2008)

American Bar Association:

Standing Committee on Lawyer Referral and Information Services (2009-2011);

Young Lawyers Division, Executive Council (1990-1992)

National Conference of Bar Presidents:

Executive Council (2008-2011);

Member, Programs Committee (2008-2009); Member, Diversity Committee (2007-2009)

Southeastern Advisory Board of the Managing Partners Forum

Southern Conference of Bar Presidents

Richland County Bar Association

Community Activities:

Greater Columbia Chamber of Commerce: Good to Great Foundation, Board of Directors (2009-2012); Chamber Board of Directors (1996-2000); Executive Committee (Chairman, Vice-Chairman, Public Affairs 1998-1999); Junior Achievement of Central Carolinas, Inc.: Board of Directors (2008-2011; Leadership Columbia (1986); Leadership Columbia Alumni Association, Past President;  Brennen Elementary School PTO: Board Co-President (1998-1999);  First Presbyterian Church of Columbia, South Carolina: Session (Clerk 2005-2007); Board of Deacons; Duke University: Alumni Admissions Committee (1982-2007); South Atlantic Mock Trial Tournament, Furman University, Judge (2008-2009);

Speeches/Presentations/Awards 
Selected for inclusion in Best Lawyers in America:  Banking Law and Real Estate (2010); Banking Law (2009)

Selected for inclusion in South Carolina Super Lawyers (2009):  Real Estate, Banking, Business/Corporate (2009)

Distinguished Alumnus Award, Leadership Columbia (2007) Roundtable Discussion Leader, "Don't Let Mold Grow on Your Lease," International Council of Shopping Centers Law Conference (2005) University of South Carolina School of Law, The Compleat Lawyer Award (1992)

Speaker, South Carolina Bar, Government Law Update, "The Role of Local Government Counsel in Complex Agreements and Transactions"