Moore & Van Allen Welcomes Julianne Farnsworth as Litigation Counsel in Charleston

Moore & Van Allen PLLC (MVA) is pleased to announce the arrival of Julianne Farnsworth as counsel and a member of the firm’s Litigation Group, based in the Charleston office. Prior to joining MVA, Farnsworth was the owner of Farnsworth Law Firm LLC and a partner at McNair Law Firm.

“We are pleased to welcome Julianne who has been a top litigator in the Charleston area for over 30 years,” said Trudy H. Robertson, co-managing member of the firm’s Charleston office. “Julianne’s experience and reputation will be valuable assets for servicing our litigation clients across the full spectrum of business areas and industries.”

Farnsworth has more than three decades of experience in complex civil litigation in federal and state courts across the United States, handling discovery, motions practice, non-jury and jury trials, mediations, arbitrations, and appeals. Her practice has included cases in the areas of business torts, as well as construction, environmental, employment, franchise, pharmaceutical product liability and securities law, among other areas. In addition, she is certified as a mediator in the circuit and federal courts of South Carolina.

Farnsworth frequently lectures on trial techniques and trial advocacy skills across the United States and abroad. She also has been active in the local and national legal communities, holding leadership positions with the American Bar Association, the South Carolina Bar, and the American Inns of Court. She is a permanent member of the Fourth Circuit Judicial Conference and a recipient of the South Carolina School of Law Compleat Lawyer Award.

Farnsworth received her J.D. from the University of South Carolina (UofSC) School of Law and her Bachelor of Arts (cum laude) from UofSC.

MVA’s litigation attorneys represent a variety of clients from individuals to Fortune 50 companies, start-ups, and entrepreneurs to global operations of multi-national companies in Europe, South and North America, and Asia.