Biography

Allison R. Miller is a trial attorney focused on defending lawsuits filed against companies and individuals. She has experience defending a wide variety of claims in areas including construction defect, wrongful/survival claims, personal injury, premises liability, dram shop, defamation/slander, products defects, and insurance defense. Allison has prior litigation experience as a plaintiff’s personal injury attorney.

Representative Experience

Successfully negotiated pre-suit settlement of catastrophic injury cases, preventing public relations and publicity issues.
Obtained voluntary dismissal of trucking company which was not the statutory employer of the defendant driver following the filing of a Motion for Summary Judgment.
Negotiated favorable settlement terms in numerous lawsuits involving personal injury and construction defects.
Represented family owned trucking company and driver as part of trial team in trucking fatality case involving allegations of gross negligence, ultimately achieving a limited damage verdict and no finding of gross negligence.
Represented construction subcontractor in multi-party arbitration, ultimately obtaining variable outcome.
Represented insurance company client before the 5th Circuit Court of Appeals.
Obtained dismissal of claims against insurance agent accused of defamation.
Obtained summary judgment on claims of gross negligence in multiple lawsuits.
Defended Fortune 500 Company in premises liability actions across east Texas.
Obtained verdict in excess of $1,000,000.00 as part of trial team on behalf of the plaintiff.
Obtained dismissal of claims against client accused of negligence in a worker’s compensation non-subscriber case following an incident in which an employee sustained severe injuries, including severe burns, at the workplace.

Education

Boston University School of Law (J.D.)
- Dean's Scholar, Full Tuition Merit Scholarship Recipient
- Public Interest Law Journal, Note Editor
- Public Interest Project: Grant Recipient, Fundraising Committee Member
- Shelter Legal Services Foundation Inc, BU Chapter Co-President
University of Houston (B.A., summa cum laude)
- Political Science and History majors, English Minor
- membership in The Honors College
- National Merit Scholar, Full Merit Scholarship Recipient
- Phi Alpha Delta Pre-Law Fraternity and Mock Trial Team
- Phi Kappa Phi Graduate Fellowship Recipent
- Areté Award Winner (Awarded to 10 graduating Honors College Members)

Bar Admissions

Texas, 2010

Court Admissions

United States District Court, Eastern and Southern District of Texas
United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit

Professional and Community Activities

Houston Bar Association
Houston Young Lawyers Association (Arts & Entertainment Committee 2012-2015)
Ability Grants (Board Member 2015-present)
Adjunct Professor, University of Houston Law Center, Depositions Course (Summer 2017)
Texas Bar Foundation Fellow

Allison R. Miller

Biography

Representative Experience

Education

Bar Admissions

Court Admissions

Professional and Community Activities

Firm Highlights

PC Webinar: Premises Liability - The Concept of Duty and Obvious Conditions since Austin v. Kroger

Houston Partner Andrew Johnson Maintains Summary Judgment in 5th Circuit Under "Coming and Going" Rule

Thompson Coe Prevails in $28M Cyber Suit Arising From National Retailer Data Breach

Property Insurers: Beware Getting Stuck In Texas State Court

The Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act: Effects on the Victims and Families of 9/11

Thompson Coe Ranked Top 10 in Law360 Glass Ceiling Report

The Good, the Bad and the Ugly: What Is and What Is Not an Effective Stowers Demand

Defense Verdict After 3 Week, $10M Products Liability Trial

HR Webinar: Mid-Year Legislative Update

Fifteenth Year Thompson Coe Ranked as “Band 1” by Chambers