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Allison B.
Kingsmill

Position
Partner
Office
New Orleans

Allison Kingsmill is a partner in the firm's Litigation Practice Group. Allison handles a range of commercial dispute resolution matters.


Allison has significant litigation experience in the areas of breach of contract, government projects and public bids, construction, business torts, insurance coverage, and other areas of complex commercial litigation. Allison’s practice also includes appellate work in the state and federal appellate courts. In addition to her litigation experience, Allison has assisted in drafting and proposing new legislation that was enacted by the state.

While in law school, Allison served as an issues editor and senior associate for the Louisiana Law Review. Her article was published by the Louisiana Law Review and was cited in a court opinion by the US Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit. Allison received nine CALI awards for earning the highest grade in various classes. She also was inducted in the Order of the Coif for graduating in the highest 10 percent of her class. 

Noteworthy

  • Best Lawyers®, "Ones to Watch," Commercial Litigation, New Orleans, Louisiana (2021–2025)

Publications

  • "Southwest Region: Arkansas, Kansas, Louisiana, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Texas," Construction Law Update, Wolters Kluwer, 2020–2023
  • Note, "Of Butchers, Bakers, and Casket Makers: St. Joseph Abbey v. Castille and the Fifth Circuit’s Rejection of Pure Economic Protectionism as a Legitimate State Interest," 75 La. L. Rev. 933, 2015, April 14, 2015

Memberships

  • Academy of the Sacred Heart Institutional Advancement Committee Member 
New Orleans
201 St. Charles Ave
New Orleans, LA 70170-5100
D: 504.582.8252
F: 504.589.8252
Emailakingsmill@joneswalker.com

Education

  • Louisiana State University Paul M. Hebert Law Center
    JD, magna cum laude, 2015
    Order of the Coif; CALI Award for Highest Grade in Contracts, Basic Civil Procedure I, Administrative Law, Administration of Criminal Justice II, Louisiana Civil Procedure I, Successions, Donations, & Trusts, Class Actions and Comparative Law, International Environmental Law, and the Legal Profession
  • Louisiana State University
    BA, cum laude, Political Science

Bar Admissions

  • Louisiana

Court Admissions

  • US Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
  • US District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana
  • US District Court for the Middle District of Louisiana
  • US District Court for the Western District of Louisiana

Related Practices

  • Corporate Compliance & White Collar Defense
  • Litigation
  • Offshore Energy
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