Jon Austen has practiced law in Charleston, South Carolina for more than 36 years. He has tried cases representing plaintiffs and defendants in state and federal court. He has significant experience in cases involving torts, contracts, insurance, and employment law. His practice is now focused on allternative dispute resolution. He works as a mediator, arbitrator, and a summary jury trial judge. He has mediated over 3000 cases since starting work as a mediator in 1996.
Case Experience
ADA Disability
Admiralty
Arts (Fine/Performing)
Automotive
Banking & Finance
Bankruptcy/Creditors
Business Dissolution
Civil Rights
Class Actions
Commercial/Business
Community Associations
Condominiums
Construction
Consumer Fraud
Contract Disputes
Debt Collections
Discrimination
Education
EEOC
Employment
Engineering
Entertainment Sector
Family Businesses
Franchise
Health Care
Industrial
Insurance
Intellectual Property
Internet
Land Use/Planning
Landlord/Tenant
Legal Malpractice
Lemon Law
Libel & Slander
Local Govt./Municipalities
Media & Communications
Medical Devices
Medical Malpractice
Mergers & Acquisitions
Mortgage Foreclosure
Natural Disasters
Non-profit Organizations
Nursing Homes
Partnerships
Personal Injury
Pharmaceuticals
Police
Premises Liability
Probate
Product Liability
Professional Fees
Professional Liability
Professional Malpractice
Professional Negligence
Property Damage
Public Policy
Railroad & Trucking
Real Estate
Religious Institutions
Sexual Harassment
Shareholder Disputes
Software
Sports
Title Disputes
Torts
Trademarks/Patents
Transportation
Trusts / Estates
Unfair Competition
Wage & Hour/FMLA
Workers' Compensation
Wrongful Death
Education
Wake Forest University School of Law, J.D. 1986
Ohio State University, B.A. Political Science 1983
South Carolina mediation certification training 2002
Memberships & Affiliations
American Board of Trial Advocates, member, 2005- present
Martindale Hubbell rated AV
Attorney Assisting the Office of Disciplinary Counsel, 2005-present
South Carolina Board of Arbitrator and Mediator Certification, member
Named to The Best Lawyers in America in Mediation since 2012
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