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CHRISTY E.
MAHON

MEMBER

 

☎  803-256-2233

✉  cem@swblaw.com

Assistant: Reese Abbott

✉  mha@swblaw.com

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Paralegal: Paul Talbot

✉  prt@swblaw.com

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Christy Mahon is the Chair of the South Carolina Bar Construction Law Section. She has been the past Chair, Vice-Chair, Secretary, and Section Delegate for the South Carolina Bar Construction Law Section. She has been named to the South Carolina Lawyers Weekly "Power List" for Construction Law. She is a member of the South Carolina Defense Trial Attorneys' Association, and the Defense Research Institute. Christy has been recognized as a "Super Lawyer" and a "Rising Star" by Super Lawyers® (see Methodology). She is a member of the FDCC.

 

Christy's practice areas include construction law, products liability, general insurance defense, premises liability, insurance coverage litigation, and appellate advocacy. Prior to joining the firm, she was a staff attorney for the Supreme Court of South Carolina. She is a summa cum laude graduate from both undergraduate and law school. She was external editor and articles editor for the Law Review, recipient of the Outstanding Scholastic Achievement Award, and recipient of the Corpus Juris Secundum Awards in Contracts, Property, Civil Procedure, and Torts.

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Christy is a certified mediator.

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Christy grew up in Cheraw, South Carolina. She is involved in children's and nursing home ministries.  She also volunteers with a nonprofit organization that assists the elderly, underprivileged children, and the physically and mentally disabled. 

â–  EDUCATION

B.A., Francis Marion University​

  • Summa Cum Laude

J.D., Regent University Law School

  • Summa Cum Laude

â–  PRACTICE AREAS

Construction Defect Litigation

Insurance Coverage Litigation

Premises Liability

General Insurance Defense

Appellate Advocacy

Product Liability

â–  FORMER/CURRENT INDUSTRY MEMBERSHIPS

Richland County Bar

South Carolina Defense Trial Attorneys' Association

Defense Research Institute

FDCC

â–  BAR ADMISSIONS

South Carolina

U.S. District Court--District of South Carolina

â–  HONORS AND AWARDS

South Carolina Lawyers Weekly Construction "Power List" Honoree, 2024 (see Methodology)

Named a 2024 “Super Lawyer” by Super Lawyers® (see Methodology)

Regent University Outstanding Scholastic Achievement Award

Corpus Juris Secundum Awards in Contracts, Property, Civil Procedure, and Torts

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