Wills Massalon & Allen LLC
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Attorney John A. Massalon
Attorney Christy Ford Allen
Attorney Carissa Steichen Land
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Wills Massalon & Allen LLC is an established law firm that represents businesses, fellow attorneys, and other clients involved in complex litigation cases throughout the Lowcountry and the Charleston area.
Contact us today if you need legal assistance with any of the following:
- Business & Commercial Law
- Business Organizations
- Civil Litigation
- Personal Injury
- Commercial Litigation
- Contract Disputes
- Mergers & Acquisitions
- Insurance Coverage & Insurance Bad Faith
- Mediation, Arbitration & Special Referee
- Partnership, LLC & Corporation Disputes
- Probate Litigation
- Real Estate Litigation
- Premises Liability
- Products Liability
- Professional Malpractice
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Attorney Thomas J. Wills
Bar Admissions:
- South Carolina, 1979
- U.S. District Court, District of South Carolina, 1979
- U.S. Federal Courts, 1980
- U.S. Court of Appeals 4th Circuit, 1979
Education:
- University of South Carolina School of Law, Columbia, South Carolina
- J.D. - 1979
- University of Georgia, Athens, Georgia
- B.A. - 1974
Professional Memberships and Achievements:
- American Bar Association
- American Bar Foundation Fellow
- American Board of Trial Advocates, President, Charleston Chapter, 2008 to 2009
- Board of Commissions of Grievances and Discipline for Supreme Court of South Carolina, 1993 to 1996
- Charleston County Bar Association
- Defense Research Institute
- Federal Bar Association
- International Association of Defense Counsel
- National Association of Distinguished Neutrals
- James L. Petigru American Inn of Court
- South Carolina Bar Association, Litigation Section, Member
- South Carolina Bar Association, Trial & Appellate Advocacy Section, Chairman, 1993 to 1993
- South Carolina Bar Association, Judicial Qualification Committee
- South Carolina Defense Trial Lawyers Association, President, 1996 to 1997
- South Carolina Supreme Court Joint Commission on ADR Rules
- Best Lawyers, Lawyer of the Year, Arbitration/Mediation
- Martindale-Hubbell, AV Rated
- Selected to Super Lawyers: 2008 - 2026
Attorney John A. Massalon
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
Education:
- University of South Carolina School of Law, Columbia, South Carolina
- Juris Doctor - 1987
- College of Charleston
- Bachelor of Arts - 1984
Professional Memberships and Achievements:
- 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, Board of Directors, 1998 to 2004
- Defense Research Institute
- South Carolina Defense Trial Attorneys Association, Editor, Defense Line, 1999 to 2004
- 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
- AV rated by Martindale
- Selected to Super Lawyers: 2010 - 2026
- Top 10: Charleston South Carolina Super Lawyers: 2020, 2022, 2024
- Top 25: South Carolina Super Lawyers: 2020 - 2022
Attorney Christy Ford Allen
Bar Admissions:
- South Carolina, 1998
- U.S. District Court District of South Carolina
- U.S. Court of Appeals 4th Circuit
- U.S. Supreme Court
Education
- University of South Carolina School of Law, Columbia, South Carolina
- J.D. - 1998
- Honors: cum laude
- Clemson University
- B.A. - 1995
- Honors: magna cum laude
Professional Memberships and Achievements:
- 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
- Martindale-Hubbell, AV Rated
- Selected to Super Lawyers: 2014 - 2026
- Selected to Rising Stars: 2012 - 2013
Attorney Carissa Steichen Land
Bar Admissions:
- South Carolina, 2019
Education:
- University of South Carolina School of Law, Columbia, South Carolina
- J.D. - 2019
- Washington and Lee University, Lexington, Virginia
- Bachelor of Arts - 2016
Professional Memberships and Achievements:
- South Carolina Bar Association
- Charleston County Bar Association
Wills Massalon & Allen LLC Awards
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