Biography
Chrissie Ormand is a partner in the firm’s Charleston, South Carolina Office. Her practice is focused on worker’s compensation defense. For almost a decade, Chrissie has been representing insurance carriers, employers, third-party administrators, and claims servicing agencies. She is experienced in handling claims at all stages of the litigation process.
Chrissie’s legal experience has allowed her to defend matters involving many industries and types of work-related injuries, such as:
- Brain Trauma
- Catastrophic Injury
- Occupational Exposure and Diseases
- Orthopedic and Spinal Injuries
- Repetitive Trauma
- Psychological Overlay Injuries
- Aggravation Claims
Prior to focusing on workers’ compensation defense, Chrissie gained legal experience handling complex litigation in mass torts and real estate law. Chrissie is thorough, hard-working, and eager to reach the best possible outcomes for her clients on each matter she handles. Chrissie provides her clients with high-quality client service and strives to be someone clients can come to with any problem so that they can work together to protect the client’s legal interests.
Education
College of Charleston
B.A. (2007)
Charleston School of Law
J.D., cum laude (2011)
Associations & Professional Memberships
- Charleston County Bar Association
- Charleston Homebuilders Association
- South Carolina Bar
- South Carolina Defense Trial Attorneys’ Association (SCDTAA)
- South Carolina Workers’ Compensation Educational Association (SCWCEA)
- Stanford E. Lacy Inn of Court, Member
Honors & Awards
- Best Lawyers© Ones to Watch
- Real Estate Law (2025)
- Workers’ Compensation Law – Employers (2021-2025)
- Charleston Business Magazine
- Legal Elite: Workers’ Compensation – Defendant (2023-2024)
- Charleston School of Law
- CALI Excellence for the Future Awards
- Business Administration
- Pleadings and Practice
- Torts I
- Torts II
- Charleston Law Review, Managing Editor (2010-2011)
- James L. Petigru American Inn of Court, Student Member (2010-2011)
- CALI Excellence for the Future Awards
- Pi Sigma Alpha – National Political Science Honor Society