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Meet
Our Attorneys Allen D. Smith
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. Education Law 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. He has been very successful in obtaining favorable verdicts and summary dismissals before trial. Allen also has authored articles in the school and employment law areas, and lectures on various school and employment-related legal topics. South Carolina, 1990 University of South Carolina, B.A., Political Science, magna cum
laude, 1987 Professional Associations and Memberships: American Bar Association (Member, Sections on: Labor and Employment
Law; Litigation) Allen is a graduate of Spartanburg School District Five schools. He is married and has two children who attend schools in Lexington School District One. Born: Spartanburg, South Carolina, April 23
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