Allen is a partner at Oles Morrison Rinker & Baker, LLP, where he represents general contractors, subcontractors, and suppliers in all phases of project administration and delivery, including contract drafting/negotiation, project performance, project disputes, project closeout and warranty issues.  Allen is licensed to practice law in both California and Washington and has used his unique experience to provide value to contractors and suppliers that do business in the States of California and Washington.  Allen served as a judicial law clerk to the Honorable Franklin D. Burgess, U.S. District Court Judge for the Western District of Washington.  Allen has translated this experience into a successful litigation practice in California and Washington, to include trials (bench and jury) and arbitrations on public and private construction projects. 

Allen is committed to contractor education and has lectured on a variety of topics which affect the construction industry, to include multi-state construction issues, indemnity clauses and contract language, project administration and green building.  He is frequently a contributing author to the Construction Law Update which is published annually by Aspen Publishing.  He is also an active member of the American Bar Association Forum on the Construction Industry.

Presentations

• “Green Contracting: State Methods,” 16th Annual Meeting NECA Eastern Region (2010 Arizona)
• “Green Contracting: State and Federal Methods,” NECA Annual Convention (2009 Seattle)
• “Construction Indemnification Clauses:  The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly”, OMRB Construction and Public Contract Law Seminar (2005)

Publications

• Contributing Author, Wiley Construction Law Update (Aspen Publishing, 2005)

Professional and Civic Involvement

Member AGC Southern District of Washington
ELECTRI Foundation Council Member

Courts

Washington State Courts
U.S. District Court, Western District, Washington
California State Courts
U.S. District Court, Northern District, California
U.S. District Court, Central District, California
U.S. District Court, Eastern District, California

Education

J.D. University of California Hastings College of Law, 2000
B.A., with distinction, Political Science, San Diego State University, 1996

Affiliations

King County Bar Association
Washington State Bar Associations, Construction Law and Litigation Sections