Background
Allen, John Thomas was born on August 23, 1935 in Saint St. Petersburg, Florida, United States. Son of John Thomas and Mary Lita (Shields) Allen.
Allen, John Thomas was born on August 23, 1935 in Saint St. Petersburg, Florida, United States. Son of John Thomas and Mary Lita (Shields) Allen.
Bachelor of Science in Business Administration with honors, U. Florida, 1958. Juris Doctor, Stetson University, 1961.
Bar: Florida 1961, United States District Court (middle district) Florida 1962, United States Court Appeals (5th circuit) 1963, United States Court Appeals (11th circuit) 1983, Supreme Court of the United States Court 1970. Association Mann, Harrison, Mann & Rowe and successor Greene, Mann, Rowe, Davenport & Stanton, Saint St. Petersburg, 1961-1974, partner, 1967-1974. Sole practice, Saint St. Petersburg, 1974-1995.
Private practice Allen & Maller, P.A., 1996.
Counsel Pinellas County Legislation Delaware, 1974-1975. Counsel for Pinellas County as special counsel on water matters, 1975.
Member Committee of 100, Saint St. Petersburg, 1975. Member American Bar Association, Florida Bar Association, Saint St. Petersburg Bar Association, Saint St. Petersburg Chamber of Commerce, Beta Gamma Sigma. Club: Lions (Saint St. Petersburg).
Married Joyce Ann Lindsey, June 16, 1958 (divorced 1985). Married Janice Dearmin Hudson, March 16, 1987. Children: John Thomas, III, Linda Joyce, Catherine Lee (deceased).