Eleasa Harris Allen

Partner

About
Eleasa grew up near Maiden, North Carolina. She attended the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, and graduated with distinction in 2002 with a major in Communication Studies. Eleasa then attended Wake Forest University School of Law, where she was an editor for the Wake Forest Law Review and a member of the Moot Court Board. She earned her J.D. in 2005 and joined Robinson & Lawing, LLP later that year. Eleasa has been a partner with Robinson & Lawing since 2014, and she concentrates her practice in workers’ compensation (representing self-insured employers and insurance carriers) and employment law. She is a member of North Carolina Association of Defense Attorneys, as well as the Forsyth County and North Carolina State Bar Associations. Eleasa is rated “AV Preeminent” by Martindale-Hubbell®.

Eleasa is the Immediate-Past Chair of the North Carolina Bar Association’s Workers’ Compensation Section. For the preceding four years, Eleasa served as an officer of the Workers’ Compensation Section. Prior to that she served three years as a Workers’ Compensation Section Council Member, and she was the co-editor of the Workers’ Compensation Section’s newsletter for two years. She also served as a co-planner for the Section’s Fall 2015 CLE program, The Basics of Navigating a Workers’ Compensation Claim.

Practice Areas

• Workers’ Compensation
• Employment Law
• Medicare Set-Aside Allocation Preparation
• Mediation

Eleasa Harris Allen

Partner

Education:

• University of North Carolina Chapel Hill, (B.A., 2002)
• Wake Forest University School of Law (J. D., 2005)

Academic Honors:

• Member, Wake Forest University Moot Court Board
• Editorial Staff, Wake Forest Law Review
• Symposium Editor, Wake Forest Law Review

Professional Associations and Accomplishments:

• Rated AV Preeminent by Martindale-Hubbell Peer Review Ratings
• Listed, North Carolina Rising Star® (2018-2019)
• Member, National Alliance of Medicare Set-Aside Professionals
• Medicare Set-Aside Certified Consultant (MSCC)
• Member, North Carolina Bar Association, Workers’ Compensation Section; Immediate-Past Chair 2020; Chair 2019; Vice-Chair 2018; Secretary 2017; Treasurer 2016; Council Member 2013-2016; Course and Scope Editor, 2011-2013
• Member, North Carolina Bar Association, Women in the Profession Committee
• Member, Forsyth County Bar Association
• Member, North Carolina Association of Defense Attorneys

Publications and Presentations:

• September 8, 2016 – Carolina Case Management Symposium
  • “Thinking Outside the Box”:  Using Less Conventional Measures to Benefit the Claimant
  • Case Law Update 
• Program Planner – 2015 The Basics of Navigating a Workers’ Compensation Claim
• April 30, 2013 – Carolina Case Management Symposium
  • Seminar Title:  Surviving Case Management
  • Seminar Title:  2011 Amendments to the Workers’ Compensation Act & Proposed Rule Changes
• May 8, 2012 – Panel Discussion of the North Carolina Association of Rehabilitation Professionals, Triad Chapter
• February 21, 2012 – Sterling Educational Services, Inc.,
  • Seminar Title: Workers’ Compensation Law & Practice
  • Seminar Title: Settlements
• December 2, 2010 – National Business Institute
  • Seminar Title: Overcoming Post-Resolution Challenges
  • Seminar Title: Effective Methods of Claim Resolution