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Allen D. Smith
 Martindale-Hubbell Rating BV

	The Tower at 1301 Gervais Street, Suite 900 PO Box 11367 Columbia, SC 29211-1367	Phone: Fax: E-mail:	(803) 254-4035 (803) 771-4422 asmith@childs-halligan.net
	Legal Assistant:
	Judy Venters	E-mail:	jventers@childs-halligan.net

Allen was admitted to the South Carolina Bar in 1990. Upon completion of law school, he was admitted as a member of the Order of Wig and Robe Honor Society. After completing the Bar exam, Allen served as the law clerk to The Honorable William B. Traxler, Jr., then a South Carolina Circuit Court Judge, who now sits on the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals.

Practice Areas:

Education Law
Construction Law
Labor and Employment
Litigation

Allen is certified by the South Carolina Supreme Court as a Specialist in Employment and Labor Law. Allen works in most areas of school and employment law, with an emphasis on personnel issues, construction and procurement law, and all types of litigation.

Allen helps school districts and other employers in planning, compliance, administrative investigations, and litigation. He provides assistance with employee disputes and compliance with laws regarding wage and hour matters, employment discrimination, wrongful discharge, and various other types of claims. His practice includes providing guidance to school districts to enable them to avoid problems and minimize the risk of litigation, and also providing litigation services in state and federal court when needed.

Allen has defended many types of cases before administrative agencies, state courts throughout South Carolina, and the federal district courts of our State.

Bar Admissions:

South Carolina, 1990
U.S. District Court, District of South Carolina, 1991
U.S. Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit, 1992

Education:

University of South Carolina, B.A., Political Science, magna cum laude, 1987
University of South Carolina School of Law, J.D., 1990

Professional Associations and Memberships:

American Bar Association (Member, Sections on: Labor and Employment Law; Litigation)
South Carolina Bar (Member, Employment and Labor Law Section)
South Carolina Defense Trial Attorneys Association
South Carolina School Boards Association
Employment and Labor Law Certified Specialist, The Supreme Court of South Carolina
NSBA Council of School Attorneys
SCSBA Council of School Attorneys

Personal Background:

Allen is a graduate of Spartanburg School District Five schools. He is married and has two children. His son attends Presbyterian College and his daughter attends Lexington High School, located in Lexington School District One.

Born: Spartanburg, South Carolina, April 23

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