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Charleston Business and Real Estate Litigation Lawyer
About Christy Ford Allen
Practice Areas
- Business and Real Estate Litigation
- Insurance Coverage and Bad Faith Litigation
- Mediation
- Probate and Estate Litigation
- Non-Routine and Complex Litigation
- Professional Negligence
- General Business “Outside-Inside Counsel”
Qualifications
Bar Admissions
- South Carolina, 1998
- U.S. District Court District of South Carolina
- U.S. Court of Appeals 4th Circuit
- U.S. Supreme Court
Other Affiliations
- American Bar Association
- South Carolina Bar Association (Judicial Qualifications Committee 2018-2019)
- Charleston County Bar Association (Ex. Committee, Secretary/Treasurer 2019-2020)
- Federal Bar Association, SC Chapter, Past President, 2010
- South Carolina Women Lawyer’s Association
- James L. Petigru American Inn of Court
Pro Bono Activities
- Lowcountry Local First, Executive Board, 2015-2017
- MUSC Children’s Hospital, Patient Family Advisory Board, Member
- JDRF Advocate
Past Positions
- The Hon. P. Michael Duffy, USDCSC, Law Clerk, 1998 - 2000
Education
- University of South Carolina School of Law, Columbia, South Carolina, 1998
J.D.
Honors: cum laude - Clemson University, 1995
B.A.
Honors: magna cum laude
Fees
Accepts Credit Cards
Articles
Published Works
- Intentional Infliction of Emotional Distress in South Carolina Damages, 2nd ed., SC Bar, 2009
Office Information
Address
97 Broad Street Charleston, SC 29401
Phone
Fax
- 843-727-7696
Achievements
Other Sources of Feedback About Christy Ford Allen
Included on the 2025 South Carolina Super Lawyers list
Past Lists
- 2024 South Carolina Super Lawyers list
- 2023 South Carolina Super Lawyers list
- 2022 South Carolina Super Lawyers list
- 2021 South Carolina Super Lawyers list
- 2020 South Carolina Super Lawyers list
- 2019 South Carolina Super Lawyers list
- 2018 South Carolina Super Lawyers list
- 2017 South Carolina Super Lawyers list
- 2016 South Carolina Super Lawyers list
- 2015 South Carolina Super Lawyers list
- 2014 South Carolina Super Lawyers list
- 2013 South Carolina Super Lawyers list
- 2012 South Carolina Super Lawyers list
Honors
- Martindale-Hubbell, AV Rated
- South Carolina Super Lawyers, Business Litigation
- Selected to Super Lawyers: 2014 - 2022
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