Professor of LawAreas of ExpertiseConstitutional Law, Administrative Law, Federal Jurisdiction, State and Local Government Relations, LitigationEducationDrake University; BAU of Iowa; JD Order of the Coif Experience10 years in private practice, and serving as Legal Director for the ACLU of Iowa, and Iowa Student Public Interest Group (Nader affiliate)24 years with Iowa Attorney General – 5 years as Human Services Division Head, and 19 years as the Deputy for civil litigation, supervising and monitoring or conducting all civil litigation against the State, officers and employees Trial Advocacy trainer for Assistant AG’s sponsored by National Association of Attorneys General bi-monthly for six years Selected PublicationsForthcomingSignificant AccomplishmentsNITA trained as trainer in trial advocacyCoached 9 middle school mock trial state champion teams, 7 High School state champions and one national champion Chaired Civil Justice Reform Task Force, Southern District of Iowa 1991-93 Managed litigation team successfully recovering 130 million in Iowa Trust funds (and all expenses) stolen and dispersed across the United States Managed litigation team successfully achieving national settlement against Tobacco companies 1998-2005 ResumeClick here to download/view Professor Allen's curriculum vitae. |
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