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Charleston Alternative Dispute Resolution Lawyer
About John A. Massalon
Practice Areas
- Alternative Dispute Resolution
- Civil Litigation
- Commercial Litigation
- Construction Law
- Insurance
- Partnership/Corporation Dispute
- Personal Injury
- Premises Liability
- Products Liability
- Professional Negligence
- Real Estate Litigation
Litigation
- 75%
Qualifications
Bar Admissions
- South Carolina, 1987
- U.S. District Court District of South Carolina
- U.S. Bankruptcy Court South Carolina
- U.S. Court of Appeals 4th Circuit
Specialties and Certifications
- Certified Mediator and Arbitrator, South Carolina Supreme Court Board of Arbitrator and Mediator Certification
Other Affiliations
- American Bar Association
- American Board of Trial Advocates
- South Carolina Bar Association
- Charleston County Bar Association (Past-President 2011-2012; Executive Committee 2004-2012)
- South Carolina Defense Trial Attorneys Association, 1998 - 2004 (Board of Directors)
- Defense Research Institute
- South Carolina Defense Trial Attorneys Association, 1999 - 2004 (Editor, Defense Line)
- International Association of Defense Counsel
- Fourth Circuit Judicial Conference
- Charleston School of Law (Adjunct Professor)
- South Carolina Bar: Chair Elect of the Alternative Dispute Resolution Section Council
- Charleston County Bar Association
- South Carolina Defense Trial Attorneys Association
- Charleston County Bar Association (Secretary 2008-2011; Board of Directors 2005-2013)
Classes and Seminars
- Adjunct Professor, Charleston School of Law, 2012 - 2013
- “Mediation Week 2018 CLE”, sponsored by the Mediation and Meeting Center of Charleston, October 12, 2018
- “Ethics of Mediation Practice”, Effective Mediation Practice for Advocates and Mediators sponsored by the South Carolina Bar Association, November 17, 2017
- “The Benefits of Early ADR”, sponsored by the Mediation and Meeting Center of Charleston, June 9, 2017
- “South Carolina Arbitration Certification Training”, sponsored by the South Carolina Bar Association, March 31, 2017
- “ADR Ethics Panel Discussion”, sponsored by the Mediation and Meeting Center of Charleston, October 19, 2016
- “How to Ethically Terminate Representation”, Sponsored by the Federal Bar Association, South Carolina Chapter, September 9, 2010
Pro Bono Activities
- Mediation and Meeting Center of Charleston: Board of Directors, 2016 – Present
- Preservation Society of Charleston: Board of Directors, 2015 – Present; Vice-Chair, 2016 – Present
Past Positions
- WILLS MASSALON & ALLEN, LLC, 97 Broad Street, Charleston, South Carolina 29401, Member, 1999 - 2019
- HOLMES & THOMSON, LLP, 200 Meeting Street, Suite 202, Charleston, South Carolina 29401, Associate (1990); Partner (1996), 1990 - 1998
- United States District Judge Falcon B. Hawkins, Post Office Box 853, Charleston, South Carolina, Law Clerk, 1988 - 1990
- United States Magistrate Judge Robert S. Carr, Post Office Box 853, Charleston, South Carolina, Law Clerk, 1987 - 1988
Education
- University of South Carolina School of Law, Columbia, South Carolina, 1987
Juris Doctor - College of Charleston, 1984
Bachelor of Arts
Fees
Accepts Credit Cards
Articles
Published Works
- South Carolina Lawyer, "Right Without a Remedy: Setoff Under the South Carolina Workers' Compensation Act" (July/August, 1995)
- Defense Line, Third Party Modification of Confidentiality Orders
Office Information
Address
97 Broad Street Charleston, SC 29401
Phone
Fax
- 843-727-7696
Achievements
Other Sources of Feedback About John A. Massalon
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
- 2011 South Carolina Super Lawyers list
- 2010 South Carolina Super Lawyers list
Honors
- AV rated by Martindale
- South Carolina Super Lawyers: Civil Litigation, 2010 - 2012
- Super Lawyers, 2008 - Present
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