Allison S. Killian, Attorney

Allison Killian is an attorney in Olson & Olson, LLP’s municipal litigation practice group. Her practice focuses on local government defense, and she has successfully represented governmental entities and public officials at both the trial and appellate level, including the Supreme Court of Texas, in cases involving complex land use and regulatory taking claims, zoning disputes, boundary disputes, breach of contract claims, civil rights claims, challenges to local regulations, First Amendment claims, Texas’ Anti-SLAPP statute, annexation disputes, code enforcement, due process claims, claims of Texas Open Meetings Act violations, and others. She also regularly speaks on the topic of regulatory takings at seminars and conferences. Allison is licensed to practice in both Texas and California. Prior to joining Olson & Olson, she practiced commercial litigation in Orange County California, where she participated in all aspects of litigation practice from case initiation to settlement, including multi-million dollar business disputes.

Doctor of Jurisprudence
Whittier Law School (Costa Mesa, California), Valedictorian, 2014

Master of Human Relations
University of Oklahoma (Norman, Oklahoma), 2004

Bachelor of Arts in Letters
University of Oklahoma (Norman, Oklahoma), 2003

Olson & Olson, LLP | Houston, Texas | 2016 – present | Attorney
Private Practice | Los Alamitos, California | 2015 – 2016 | Of Counsel
Private Practice | Irvine, California | 2014 – 2015 | Associate

Allison focuses on all aspects of municipal litigation practice, from case inception to trial or settlement, and appeal. She defends cities and officials in state and federal court in cases involving complex land use and regulatory taking claims, zoning disputes, breach of contract claims, civil rights claims, due process claims, challenges to local regulations, annexation disputes, First Amendment claims, Texas’ Anti-SLAPP statute, code enforcement, claims of Texas Open Meetings Act violations, and others.

• Takings Law Update, presented at Houston Area Municipal Attorneys meeting, August 2022
• Current Status of Takings Law in Texas, presented at Olson & Olson, LLP’s 18th Annual Local Government Seminar, January 2022, Stafford, Texas
• Defending Against the Expansion of Regulatory Taking Law, presented at Texas City Attorneys Association Fall Conference in conjunction with the Texas Municipal League Annual Conference, October 2021, Houston, Texas
• Takings—Power vs. Immunity—How Powerful is the Police Power of a Governmental Agency?, presented at the DRI Civil Rights and Governmental Liability Seminar, August 2021, Nashville, Tennessee
• Takings Claims in the Year of the COVID Plague, published for the DRI Civil Rights and Governmental Liability Seminar, August 2021, Nashville, Tennessee
• Takings Law: Welcome to the Twilight Zone, presented at Olson & Olson, LLP’s 16th Annual Local Government Seminar, January 2020, Stafford, Texas
• Why You Should Care About the Texas Citizens Participation Act, presented at Olson & Olson, LLP’s 15th Annual Local Government Seminar, January 2019, Stafford, Texas
• Handling Temporary Restraining Orders, presented at Olson & Olson, LLP’s 14th Annual Local Government Seminar, January 2018, Stafford, Texas
• The Pitfalls of Enforcing Building Codes in Litigation, presented at Olson & Olson, LLP’s 13th Annual Local Government Seminar, January 2017, Stafford, Texas

• City of Baytown v. Schrock, 645 S.W.3d 174 (Tex. 2022) (regulatory taking)
• Miraflor v. City of Missouri City, Texas, No. 4:20-CV-01054, 2021 WL 3860757 (S.D. Tex. Aug. 30, 2021) (due process, equal protection, taking)
• Saum v. City of College Station, No. 10-17-00408-CV, 2020 WL 7688033 (Tex. App.—Waco Dec. 22, 2020, pet. denied) (breach of contract)
• City of Dickinson v. Stefan, 611 S.W.3d 654 (Tex. App.—Houston [14th Dist.] 2020, no pet.) (zoning)
• Misty Daugereaux v. City of Texas City, et al., No. 3:20-CV-00228, in the United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas, Galveston Division (Civil Rights)
• Jeffrey Scott Pynes v. City of Freeport, Texas, et al., No. 95729, in the District Court of Brazoria County, Texas, 149th Judicial District (anti-SLAPP, governmental immunity)
• Linda Mabe v. City of Texas City, No. 3:17-CV-00214, in the United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas, Galveston Division (Civil Rights)
• APTBP, LLC v. City of Baytown, No. 14-17-00183-CV, 2018 WL 4427403 (Tex. App.—Houston [14th Dist.] Sept. 18, 2018, no pet.) (regulatory taking)
• APTCS, LLC v. City of Baytown et al., No. 2014-52858, in the District Court of Harris County, Texas, 80th Judicial District (regulatory taking)

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