Allison Sullivan

Allison Sullivan

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Bluestein Attorneys

Personal Injury - Plaintiff Lawyers in Columbia, SC in Columbia, SC

Columbia, SC803-904-7298
Personal Injury - PlaintiffWorkers’ Compensation

About Allison Sullivan

Allison has dedicated her career to leveling the playing field for those who have been hurt at work or injured by the negligence of others across the state of South Carolina. Allison's dad is a preacher and her mom is a nurse. She has seen firsthand how compassionate and committed leadership can impact lives and she applies those core principals in the representation of her clients. As a talented problem solver, Allison has been recognized on multiple occasions by Best Lawyers in America, Super Lawyers, and the Columbia Business Monthly Legal Elite of the Midlands for her work in personal injury and workers' compensation. She is also associated by other law firms for assistance with their complex/catastrophic injury claims. Allison is a thought leader in her practice areas and has been a featured speaker by a number of groups including the South Carolina Bar, South Carolina Association of Justice, Injured Workers Advocates, and the National Business Institute. She is also a contributing author to the Law School for Non-Lawyers, The Briefcase Lawyer: Essential Information for Every Practitioner, and The Law of Workers Compensation in South Carolina, all publications of the South Carolina Bar. Awards and Honors Super Lawyers® Selectees Allison Sullivan included in a Super Lawyers® list Honors Multi-Million Dollar Advocates Forum Best Lawyers in America, 2015 - 2017 Columbia Business Monthly Legal Elite of the Midlands, 2016 - 2025 Super Lawyers – Rising Stars Edition, 2013, 2015-2017 American Society of Legal Advocates Top 40 under 40 Litigation Lawyers in South Carolina, 2014 - 2015 SC Bar Young Lawyer of the Year, 2014 SC Lawyers Weekly Leadership in Law award, 2014 Martindale-Hubbell, AV Preeminent SC Bar YLD President’s Award, 2013 - 2014 Injured Workers’ Advocates Executive Committee, President John Belton O’Neall Inn of Court, Treasurer South Carolina Young Lawyers Division Professional Development Committee, Past Co-Chair SC Bar Young Lawyers Division Star of the Quarter, 2011-2015 University of South Carolina School of Law Compleat Lawyer, 2015 S.C. Lawyers Weekly Leadership in Law, 2014 S.C. Lawyers Weekly Power List (Plaintiff Attorney), 2023 - 2025 Other Sources of Feedback About Allison Sullivan Included on the 2026South Carolina Super Lawyers list Past Lists 2025 South Carolina Super Lawyers list 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 2013 South Carolina Super Lawyers list

Education

Legal Education

  • University of South Carolina School of Law, Columbia, South Carolina, 2005
  • J.D.

Non Legal Education

  • Furman University, Greenville, South Carolina, 2001
  • B.A.
  • Honors: cum laude
  • Major: Political Science

Current Employment Position(s)

  • Attorney/Partner
  • References
  • Ellen Adams
  • Matt Jackson
  • Rod Jernigan
  • Craig Wilkerson
  • Languages
  • English

Classes and Seminars

  • Workers' Compensation Essentials, South Carolina Bar, 2014 - Present
  • Law of Premises Liability, South Carolina Bar, 2016 - Present
  • Dram Shop Liability, South Carolina Bar, 2017 - Present
  • Successor Liability and Products Liability, South Carolina Bar, 2021 - Present
  • WC Case Law Update, Injured Workers Advocates, 2022 - Present
  • WC Case Law Update, South Carolina Bar
  • Secrets to a Successful Plaintiff's Practice-Slip and Fall, South Carolina Bar

Pro Bono Activities

  • Leadership Columbia Alumni Association Advisory Board, Chair, 2015 - 2016
  • Leadership Columbia Advisory Board, 2015 - 2016
  • Columbia Chamber of Commerce, Board of Directors, 2015 - 2016
  • South Carolina Special Olympics, 2017 - Present
  • Leadership Columbia Class of 2013
  • Columbia Chamber of Commerce, 2013 - Present
  • Representative Clients
  • Nurse who suffered a back injury at work
  • Family of a trucker who was involved in head-on collision and died as a result of defective vehicle
  • Electrician that suffered brain injury when involved in a motorcycle wreck
  • Safety officer/volunteer firefighter who was catastrophically injured in on-the-job car wreck
  • Marines and their families who were made sick by toxic water exposures at Camp Lejeune
  • Ancillary Businesses
  • Mediation and Alternative Dispute Resolution

Published Works

Articles

  • The Law of Workers’ Compensation Insurance in South Carolina (6th Edition), Contributing author, South Carolina Bar
  • The Law of Workers' Compensation Insurance in South Carolina has been this State's most thorough and scholarly resource on this technical and complex area of law.
  • Law School for Non-Lawyers, Contributing author
  • The Briefcase Lawyer: Essential Information for Every Practitioner, Contributing author
  • The Law of Workers' Compensation Insurance in South Carolina, 7th edition, South Carolina Bar, 2019
  • Since its introduction in 1992, The Law of Workers' Compensation Insurance in South Carolina has been this State's most thorough and scholarly resource on this technical and complex area of law. With research current through May 2019, this important

Bar Admissions

  • South Carolina, 2005
  • Specialties and Certifications
  • Certified State and Federal Court Mediator

Other Affiliations

  • Richland County Bar Association
  • South Carolina Association for Justice, 2005 - Present
  • Injured Workers’ Advocates, 2014 - 2015 (Past President)
  • South Carolina Women Lawyers Association
  • John Belton O’Neall Inn of Court
  • South Carolina Young Lawyers Division Professional Development Committee, Past Co-Chair
  • South Carolina Young Lawyers Division iCivics Committee, Past Chair

Attorney Details

Full NameAllison Sullivan
FirmBluestein Attorneys
Address1614 Taylor St., Columbia, SC 29201
Phone803-904-7298
Phone803-771-8097
Websitebluesteinattorneys.com
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