Allison S. Killian, Attorney

Allison Killian is an Associate in Olson & Olson, LLP’s municipal litigation practice group. Her practice focuses on local government defense, and she has represented clients at both the trial and appellate level in cases involving complex land use and regulatory taking claims, breach of contract claims, civil rights claims, challenges to local regulations, zoning disputes, First Amendment claims, Texas’ anti-SLAPP statute, annexation disputes, code enforcement, due process claims, claims of Texas Open Meetings Act violations, and others. She has also initiated litigation for municipal clients in breach of contract disputes. Allison is licensed to practice in both Texas and California. Prior to joining Olson & Olson, she practiced commercial litigation in California, where she participated in all aspects of litigation practice from case initiation to settlement, including multi-million dollar business disputes. She graduated first in her law school class as the Class of 2014 Valedictorian, and earned multiple scholastic awards, including eight CALI awards.  Before becoming a member of the bar, Allison served as a judicial extern to the Hon. John L. Flynn III. Prior to law school, Allison worked in the commercial real estate industry with CB Richard Ellis.

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
Tran & Company Prosperous Law Group | Los Alamitos, California | 2015 – 2016 | Of Counsel
Enterprise Counsel Group, A Law Corporation | Irvine, California | 2014 – 2015 | Associate

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

• Handling Temporary Restraining Orders, presented at Olson & Olson, LLP’s Annual Seminar, January 2018, Stafford, Texas
• The Pitfalls of Enforcing Building Codes in Litigation, presented at Olson & Olson, LLP’s Annual Seminar, January 2017, Stafford, Texas

• Linda Mabe v. City of Texas City, Case No. 3:17-CV-00214, In the United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas, Galveston Division (Civil Rights)
• APTCS LLC v. City of Baytown et al., Case No. 2014-52858, In the District Court of Harris County, Texas, 80th Judicial District (Taking claim)
• APTBP, LLC d/b/a Bay Pointe Apartments and Gatesco, Inc. v. The City of Baytown, Case No. 1079024, In the County Civil Court at Law No. 3 of Harris County, Texas (Taking claim)

Houston Arboretum & Nature Center, Volunteer