Texas Lawyers

Personal Injury Law

Gary, TX 77316, USA

Freshman Senator, South Texas College of Law 1970, Delta Theta Phi, E.E. Townes Senate, South Texas College of Law, "Clerk of the Exchequer" 1971-1972, South Texas College of Law, "Law Review" and "Book Review Editor" 1972-1973, American Jurisprudence Award, Study of Personal Property 1971, Chairperson of the Unauthorized Practice of Law Committee, Houston Subcommittee of the State Bar of Texas 1989-1991, 20 year Anniversary rated B.V. Distinguished by Martindale Hubbell, Peer Review rated as "very highly rated". 1990-2010 and Subsequent years 2011-2019, Client Distinction Award by Lawyer.com and Martindale Hubbell in various years including 2015, Americas Most Honored Professionals for various years including 2016, 2017 and 2018

Personal Injury Law

9703 Richmond Ave, 200, Houston, TX 77042

Area of Practice: Mass Tort Alison Divine is a civil litigator who seeks accountability and compensation for victims of harmful medical devices or drugs, as well as justice for victims of terrorism. She currently serves on two plaintiff’s law and brief committees for mass tort medical device litigation involving IVC filters and Hernia Mesh. Alison also serves on the law and brief, expert, and discovery committees in a consortium of firms seeking justice for veterans who were victims of terrorism during the Iraq War. At her prior firms, Alison successfully worked to obtain a seven-figure settlement on behalf of almost one hundred pre-trial detainees and prisoners who were subjected to excessive force and routinely put in restraint chairs. She won compensatory damages along with a $250,000 punitive damages award in a FINRA arbitration against an investment advisor. She was a awarded a two year Public Interest Fellowship at the University of Georgia School of Law where she conceived of and created a program to provide free legal counsel to people facing housing insecurity, ultimately supervising law student externs while representing clients facing foreclosure and housing issues. Alison began her law career at a large southeast regional defense firm representing nursing home corporations and other medical providers. Alison was also an Enforcement Attorney for Georgia’s Securities and Business Regulation Division and later worked for a plaintiff’s firm where she practiced litigation and arbitration on behalf of plaintiffs in the areas of securities and constitutional law. As a student, Alison was a finalist in Georgia State University Law School’s Research Writing and Advocacy Moot Court Competition. She was elected Vice President of the GSU Mock Trial Team was a finalist in two consecutive ABA State Mock Trial Competitions, advancing as a semi-finalist in the ABA Regional Competition. She was awarded a Litigation Externship with the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Northern District of Georgia where she was sworn in to practice, arguing and winning two appeals. She also served as President of the GSU Intellectual Property Law Society. It is Alison’s goal as a lawyer to help bring forth ongoing and positive change by vigorously advocating on behalf of her clients. She is committed to the ideals of decency and fairness in her relationships with her adversaries and to the full and just administration of the law.

Civil Litigation

321 Texan Trail, 225, Corpus Christi, TX 78411

Civil Litigation

10701 Corporate Drive, 340-107, Stafford, TX 77477

Allen A. Woodward, Esq. has been a tax consultant for over a decade. His experience includes working with small to mid-sized companies as well as international conglomerates with multi-billion-dollar average annual gross receipts. Allen has worked for leading research and development tax firm alliantgroup LP of Houston, where he was recognized as a top performing associate in 2015, and for Big 4 accounting firm: KPMG LLP, as a member of the Accounting Methods and Credits Services Tax Practice. Allen has represented the interests of companies such as Toyota, Konami, Consolidated Edison, and Allergan Pharmaceuticals; and identified tens of millions of dollars in tax incentives and benefits. Aside from his credentials as an Attorney, Allen earned a Bachelor’s Degree in Management and Entrepreneurship from Hampton University, an MBA from Dowling College, and held leadership positions in Fortune 100 Companies such as The Disney Company and Target Corporation. Prior to joining alliantgroup LP, Attorney Woodward served as a Judicial Law Clerk at the United States District Court for the U.S. Virgin Islands.

Estate Planning Law

203 Simonton St, Conroe, TX 77301, USA

Allison graduated from SHSU in 2008 with a Bachelor of Science degree in both Forensic Chemistry and Criminal Justice. She began her first career as an analyst with Harris County ME’s Office in the Controlled Substances lab. She then transitioned into medical research at the VA Hospital. There she worked hand in hand with one of the leading infectious diseases doctors in Houston and was honored to have her work published in peer reviewed journals in the field. In 2011, Allison traded in her lab coat to begin her legal career. She studied at the prestigious University of Houston Law Center, graduating in 2014. Allison honed her trial skills as a prosecutor in the Harris County District Attorney’s Office, specializing in juvenile matters. She opened her private practice in 2017, and began helping people navigate the complexities of the adult and juvenile matters. In 2020, while the world reeled from the COVID pandemic, Allison added estate planning to her practice areas.