A. Graham Allen
Shareholder
Office: 904.346.5799
Fax: 904.348.5896
E-mail: gallen@rtlaw.com
Education:
University of North Carolina, B.A., 1966
University of Florida, J.D., 1969
Main Biography
Mr. Allen is the former chair of Rogers Towers’ Litigation Department. His practice is focused on complex commercial litigation and construction litigation. He has extensive trial experience including jury and non-jury trials in state and federal courts, as well as arbitrations. His commercial litigation experience includes contract litigation, officer/director liability, legal malpractice defense, product liability, eminent domain, will contests and other probate litigation. Mr. Allen’s construction litigation experience includes the representation of general contractors, subcontractors, suppliers, owners, and design professionals in litigation regarding major construction projects.
Bar Association Memberships
- Jacksonville Bar Association
- The Florida Bar
- American Bar Association
Court Admissions
- U.S. District Courts, Northern District, Middle District and Southern District of Florida
- U.S. District Courts, Various Pro Hoc Vice Admissions
- U.S. Court of Appeals, 2d Circuit and 11th Circuit
- Supreme Court of the United States
Legal Certifications
- Board Certified in Civil Trial Law, The Florida Bar
Awards & Distinctions
- AV Preeminent Rating, Martindale-Hubbell
- Past President, Former Member of the Board of Governors, Jacksonville Bar Association
- Former Chairman, Grievance Committee, Fourth Judicial Circuit
- Florida Trend Magazine, “Legal Elite” (Commercial Litigation), 2005-2009, 2011
- Designee, Florida Super Lawyers (Business Litigation), 2006-2011
- Designee, The Best Lawyers in America (Commercial Litigation), 2010-2011
- Member, American Board of Trial Advocates
- Fellow, American College of Trial Lawyers
Publications & Presentations
- Author: “Logic and the Law: When Their Paths Diverge,” Florida Bar Journal, July/August 2002
- Co-author: Chapters in Construction Litigation in Florida, 1983, and Florida Construction Law and Practice, 1991 (2d ed.), 1997 (3d ed.) and 2001 (4th ed.)
- Presenter: Numerous lectures on subjects of civil trial law, including the use of discovery in commercial litigation, developments in civil procedure, and techniques of cross-examination.
