Allison is a trial attorney who represents and counsels clients in complex commercial disputes involving financial services litigation and compliance. She also has extensive experience in energy-related litigation.

Allison’s practice focuses on compliance and litigation related to consumer protection laws for financial institutions. She also has extensive experience in energy-related litigation, including litigation and negotiation of oil and gas leases and rate case matters. Allison has represented clients in litigated proceedings before the Public Utility Commission of Texas, the Railroad Commission of Texas, and the North Dakota Industrial Commission.

As a seasoned trial and regulatory attorney, Allison has experience with complex commercial litigation matters, including class actions, in matters involving antitrust, breach of contract (including covenants not to compete), business fraud, breach of fiduciary duty, deceptive trade practice, unfair competition, securities fraud, environmental and energy-related litigation, misappropriation and theft of trade secrets, and defense of professional liability claims involving attorneys, consultants, accountants, and officers and directors. Allison has extensive experience in federal and state courts in bench and jury trials and also has handled arbitration and rate case proceedings. She also has served as a teacher and trainer of effective trial advocacy.

For her professional distinction and exceptional service to the community and to the Bar, Allison has been selected as a fellow for the Dallas Bar Foundation. Allison has also been invited to become a fellow of the Texas Bar Foundation, an honor bestowed on the top one-third of 1 percent of Texas attorneys.

Relevant Experience

• Litigates and advises clients regarding proceedings before the Public Utility Commission of Texas, the Railroad Commission of Texas, and the North Dakota Industrial Commission.
• Successfully litigated large scale gas-emissions environmental investigation.
• Advises lenders regarding RESPA, mortgage compliance, usury, fair debt collection, fair credit reporting, and the Telephone Consumer Protection Act.
• Litigated cases regarding unfair debt collection, credit reporting and deceptive trade practices.
• Successfully represented client in prosecuting a $20 million wire fraud case.
• Successfully represented client in case involving disputed control over international gold mine operation.
• Successfully represented client in tortious interference of contract claim by obtaining summary judgment.
• Successfully represented client in dispute involving audit and budget related to jointly managed large commercial property.
• Successfully represented real estate developer in dispute over land development rights, including obtaining injunction and summary judgment.
• Successfully represented several large law firms in legal malpractice defense actions filed in state, federal, and bankruptcy courts by obtaining summary judgment.
• Successfully represented nationwide insurance carrier in several class action disputes by obtaining summary judgments.
• Successfully represented law firm in multi-forum and related litigation involving tax shelter opinions by obtaining summary judgment.
• Successfully represented national companies in multi-million-dollar commercial disputes involving allegations of breach of fiduciary duty, fraud, antitrust, or Lanham Act violations.

Bar Admissions

Education
JD, The University of Texas School of Law, honors, Chief Articles and Notes Editor, Texas International Law Journal, 1992BA, The University of Texas, high honors, 1989