Taylor & Taylor - Allen Russell

PROFESSIONAL QUALIFICATIONS

Courtroom Experience
Allen has focused his practice on civil litigation since he was licensed in 1992. He has handled and tried a wide variety of civil matters, including commercial business, collections, contract disputes, DTPA, "bad faith" insurance claims, and personal injury. Over forty civil cases tried to verdict.

Appellate Experience
Filed, briefed and argued numerous state and federal appeals.

Memberships and Admissions

Admitted to
The State Bar of Texas
The United States Fifth Court of Appeals
The United Stats District Court for the Southern Districts of Texas

Member
State Bar of Texas; American Bar Association; Houston Bar Association; Columbia List; Defense Research Institute

EMPLOYMENT

Taylor & Taylor - January, 1999

Wauson & Nelson, L.L.P. - April, 1996 - July, 1997. Primary practice areas included personal injury, insurance defense, insurance bad faith, DTPA and collections.

Wauson & Associates P.C. - November 1992 - April, 1996; July, 1997 - December, 1998. Primary practice included insurance bad faith, DTPA, personal injury, collections, and commercial litigation of all types on both sides of the docket.

Judicial Clerkship - The Honorable Judge Mark Davidson, 11th District Court, Harris County, Texas September, 1991 - December, 1991

EDUCATION

Texas A & M University, B.A., Political Science, May, 1989
University of Houston, J.D., May, 1992, Licensed November, 1992

ARTICLES AND PRESENTATIONS

Texas Insurance Law Sumposium: "Damages Recoverable in Insurance Bad Faith Litigation" - 2003.

"Bound and Gagged: the Liability of Businesses for the Actions of Employees," - 2001.

Texas Insurance Code Article 21.55 Primer, "Beyond Survival - Excellence in Claims Handling" - January 2001.

"How High is High," June 1999.