David N. Allen
Recognized since 2005
Charlotte, North Carolina
Practice Areas
Commercial Litigation
Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions - Defendants
Medical Malpractice Law - Defendants
Personal Injury Litigation - Defendants
Product Liability Litigation - Defendants
David Allen practices in litigation in a variety of industries. He has been trying lawsuits for more than 30 years with close to 100 juries empaneled during that time. He regularly represents pharmaceutical and medical device companies, manufacturing and chemical companies, local governments, physicians and hospitals, and corporations in complex business litigation in federal and state courts throughout the region. Mr. Allen also represents excess carriers on high value matters, both actively and as monitoring counsel.A former president of the North Carolina Association of Defense Attorneys (NCADA), Mr. Allen is a frequent lecturer on substantive and technical aspects of trial practice for numerous sponsors of continuing legal education presentations, having addressed both the NCADA and the North Carolina Academy of Trial Lawyers (now NCAJ) in recent years. Mr. Allen is an elected councilor of the North Carolina State Bar and a former chair of its Ethics Committee.
Contact & Links
- Direct Phone Number: 704-372-9000
- Phone Number: 704-372-9000
- Lawyer Page: https://allenchesson.com/team/david-allen/
Location
- 505 North Church Street
Charlotte, NC 28202
Education
- The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, JD, graduated 1980
- The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, AB, graduated 1977
Bar Admissions
- North Carolina, North Carolina Bar Admission
Affiliations
- Defense Research Institute - Member
- North Carolina Association of Defense Attorneys - Member
- North Carolina Bar Association - Member
- North Carolina State Bar - Member
- North Carolina Association of Defense Attorneys - President
Court Admissions
- Supreme Court of the United States
- U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
- U.S. District Court for the District of North Carolina
Charlotte, North Carolina
3 The Best Lawyers in America® awards
1 Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch® in America award
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Named "Lawyer of the Year" by Best Lawyers® for:
- Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions - Defendants, Charlotte (2020)
- Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions - Defendants, Charlotte (2017)
- Personal Injury Litigation - Defendants, Charlotte (2013)
- Product Liability Litigation - Defendants, Charlotte (2012)
Recognized in The Best Lawyers in America® 2025 for work in:
- Commercial Litigation
- Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions - Defendants
- Medical Malpractice Law - Defendants
- Personal Injury Litigation - Defendants
- Product Liability Litigation - Defendants
Special Focus:
- Catastrophic Injury
- Class Actions
- Hospital Malpractice
- Insurance
- Insurance Coverage
- Mass Tort
- Medical Devices
- Medical Malpractice
- Medical Negligence
- Nursing Homes
- Personal Injury
- Pharmaceutical
- Product Liability
- Professional Malpractice
- Punitive Damages
- Sex Abuse
- Toxic Tort
Awards:
- Charlotte Best Lawyers Lawyer of the Year, Product Liability Litigation- Defendants (2012), Personal Injury Litigation- Defendants (2013), Mass Torts/Class Actions (2017)
- North Carolina Lawyers Weekly Leaders in the Law (2012)
- The Best Lawyers in America© in Mass Tort Litigation, Medical Malpractice, Personal Injury Litigation and Product Liability Litigation (2005-2024)
- North Carolina Super Lawyers List in Class Action/Mass Torts, Personal Injury – Products: Defense, and Civil Litigation: Defense (2006-2024)
- Business North Carolina Magazine’s "Legal Elite" (2005-2007, 2010, 2013, 2017, 2020-2024)
Additional Areas of Practice:
- Mass Tort Litigation
- Medical Malpractice Law
- Personal Injury Litigation
- Product Liability Litigation
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