Meet Carlisle

Carlisle Allen is a litigation attorney in Haynsworth Sinkler Boyd’s Charleston office. Her practice focuses on insured defense litigation including products and premises liability, wrongful death, and commercial and employment disputes. She also has experience with family law and related litigation. 

Before joining the firm, Carlisle practiced family law at an AmLaw 200 firm. Prior to that, she served as a law clerk for the South Carolina Attorney General’s office.

• University of South Carolina School of Law, J.D., 2020
• Clemson University, B.A., 2016

• South Carolina, 2020
• North Carolina, 2024
• U.S. District Court, South Carolina, 2024

• Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants (2027) and Product Liability Litigation – Defendants (2027)
• Charleston Business Magazine “Legal Elite of the Lowcountry/Coastal Region Top Vote Getter" Civil Litigation (2026)
• Charleston Business Magazine “Legal Elite of the Lowcountry/Coastal Region” Civil Litigation (2025-2026)
• Greenville Business Magazine “Legal Elite of the Upstate” Family Law (2022-2024)

• South Carolina Bar Association
• South Carolina Young Lawyers Division, Wellness Committee Leader