Atty. David G. Allen
David Allen has developed his litigation expertise by trying cases in Texas courtrooms for more than twenty-five years, and is the founder of the firm. He takes pride in the culture of the firm, which he describes as a place where clients get a lot of attention from both partners and associates.
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David G. Allen is an Attorney based in Dallas, Texas, practicing at David Allen Law Group, PLLC. They have 33+ years of legal experience, licensed to practice since 1993. Their practice focuses on business, litigation, insurance, and appellate. Admitted to practice in Texas U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas U.S. District Court for the Southern Dis (1993). Educated at Baylor University (J.D. Notes, 1993) and Texas A & M University (B.B.A., 1988). Recognitions include AV Preeminent. Serands clients in Dallas, TX and the surrounding metropolitan area.
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- David Allen has developed his litigation expertise by trying cases in Texas courtrooms for more than twenty-five years, and is the founder of the firm
- He takes pride in the culture of the firm, which he describes as a place where clients get a lot of attention from both partners and associates
- The attorneys of the firm put the needs of the client before their own egos, and that means the client gets great service every time
- It doesn’t hurt that David has had good examples of great lawyers all his life. “My dad was an attorney and later a judge, and my grandfather was a lawyer too,” says David Allen, about his family’s history of producing lawyers. “I think I always knew I wanted to be a litigator
- I started out in Beaumont defending premises liability cases for some of the petrochemical plants there, and I’ve kept on doing litigation defense work all these years.” David is Board Certified in Personal Injury Trial Law by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization and he’s also been certified in Civil Trial Law by the National Board of Trial Advocacy
- His specialty is defending clients from injury and damage claims involving negligence, trucking, and transportation accidents, insurance bad faith, construction defect and a host of other issues
- The insurance carriers who know David trust him to represent their interests and handle cases for their insureds with efficiency and attention to detail, and a vigilant eye on the bottom line
- He is admitted to practice in the U.S
- District Courts for the Northern, Southern, Eastern and Western Districts of Texas
- He has been named to the Texas Super Lawyers list in 2007 and then 2009 through 2019, and he has earned the AV Preeminent (5.0 out of 5.0) Martindale Hubbell rating from his peers in the legal profession
- David was the Notes and Comments Editor of the Baylor Law Review while earning his law degree from Baylor Law School
- He is also a graduate of Texas A&M University, where he received his B.B.A. degree
- Honors and Awards • Board Certified, Texas Board of Legal Specialization, Personal Injury Trial Law, 1990 • Board Certified, National Board of Trial Advocacy, Civil Trial Law • AV Preeminent, Martindale Hubbell • Texas Super Lawyers, Thomson Reuters, 2007, 2009-2022 • Texas Rising Stars, Thomson Reuters, 2004, 2006 • Federal Defense & Corporate Counsel, 2022 Publications • Retroactivity of the Civil Rights Act of 1991, 44 Baylor Law Rev. 569, Summer 1992 Presentations • Bad Faith and Stowers Liability • Defending an Automobile Accident Case • Handling Liens and Assignments • Handling Trucking Claims • Wrongful Death, Survivorship and Bystander Liability Results • Hennen v
- Allstate, 2013 WL 4773245 (Tex
- App. – Corpus Christi 2013, no pet.)SEPTEMBER 5, 2013 • Rasberry Transportation, Inc. OCTOBER 26, 2011 • In re Allstate Ins
- Co., 232 S.W.3d 340 (Tex.App. — Tyler 2007, orig. proceeding) AUGUST 15, 2007 • In re Allstate Property & Cas
- Ins
- Co., No. 2-07-141-CV, 2007 WL 1574964 (Tex.App. — Fort Worth May 30, 2007, orig. proceeding) MAY 30, 2007 • Aziz v
- McDonough, No. 05-03-01159-CV, 2004 WL 2804853 (Tex.App. — Dallas Dec. 1, 2004, no pet.) DECEMBER 1, 2004 • New Times, Inc. v
- Wamstad, 106 S.W.3d 916 (Tex.App. — Dallas 2003, pet. granted, judgment vacated, and remanded by agreement, 2004) JUNE 13, 2003 Associations • American Board of Trial Advocates • Dallas Bar Association • Defense Research Institute, Inc. • National Board of Trial Advocacy, Texas State Coordinator • State Bar of Texas
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Practicing law in Texas. Legal matters in Texas are governed by state-specific rules of civil and criminal procedure, statutes of limitations, and substantive law. Cases originating in Dallas are typically filed in the local municipal court or the appropriate Texas state district court, depending on subject matter and amount in controversy. An attorney licensed in Texas brings working knowledge of local procedural deadlines, judicial practices in this andnue, and the substantive law that applies to cases brought here. Out-of-state attorneys generally cannot represent clients in Texas courts without local counsel or pro hac vice admission.
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