Allie M. Burns

Allie M. Burns is an associate with Barnwell Whaley in Charleston and a member of the firm’s civil litigation and insurance defense groups. Her practice includes Civil Litigation, Insurance Defense, Construction Law, Personal Injury, and Premises Liability Defense. Burns works on disputes that require close review of contracts, incident facts, insurance issues, damages, and procedural requirements, helping clients develop defensible positions and move matters through negotiation, discovery, motion practice, and trial preparation.

Burns earned a Bachelor of Arts from the University of South Carolina and a Juris Doctorate, cum laude, from the University of South Carolina School of Law. In law school, she served as Staff Development Editor for the ABA Real Property, Trust and Estate Law Journal and earned CALI Awards in State and Local Taxation and Problems in Professional Responsibility. Her academic work supports strong legal research, writing, and issue analysis in civil litigation.

Before joining Barnwell Whaley, Burns interned for the Honorable Jane C. Barwick of the Fulton County Superior Court in Atlanta and worked as a summer law clerk with the firm. Her current practice spans insurance and construction disputes, premises liability, and injury-related claims. She also serves with another firm attorney on the South Carolina Bar’s Judicial Qualifications Committee, which evaluates candidates for several levels of the state’s judiciary and administrative courts.

Allie M. Burns is admitted in South Carolina and the U.S. District Court for the District of South Carolina and is a member of state and local bar organizations. Her background combines academic distinction, judicial exposure, and practical defense litigation experience. By helping clients assess liability, develop evidence, interpret legal obligations, and prepare for resolution or trial, she provides organized advocacy across a range of civil and insurance-related disputes.

Law Office Affiliations

• Attorney, Barnwell Whaley Patterson & Helms, LLC
• Member, South Carolina Bar
• Member, South Carolina Bar Association Judicial Qualifications Committee
• Member, Charleston County Bar Association

Licensed State

• South Carolina

Education

• University of South Carolina School of Law
  Juris Doctor (JD)
• University of South Carolina
  Bachelor of Arts (BA)

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