Background
Allen, Donald Clinton was born on November 5, 1931 in Spokane, Washington, District of Columbia, United States. Son of Donald Eldon and Alice Adillah (Diediker) Allen.
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Donald Clinton Allen
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Princeton University. University of Maryland (Bachelor of Laws, 1959). Assistant, Department of Legislative Reference, State of Maryland, 1963-1964.
Reporter: Legislative Council Committee to Revise Health Laws, 1963-1966.
Committee to Revise Election Laws, 1965-1967. Reporter, Governor's Commission to Revise Election Laws, 1965-1967.
Member, Character Committee, Court of Appeals of Maryland, 1976-1979.
Career
Worked at Allen, Johnson, Alexander & Karp, P.A. (Baltimore, Doctor of Medicine) specializing in General Civil Trial Practice in all Courts. Insurance, Corporation and Family Law. Admitted to the bar, 1959, Maryland and United States.
District Court, District of Maryland.
Assistant, Department of Legislative Reference, State of Maryland, 1963-1964. Reporter: Legislative Council Committee to Revise Health Laws, 1963-1966.
Committee to Revise Election Laws, 1965-1967. Reporter, Governor"s Commission to Revise Election Laws, 1965-1967.
Member, Character Committee, Court of Appeals of Maryland, 1976-1979.
Attorney: Grievance Commission Inquiry Panel, 1979-1981. Review Board, 1981-1984. Member: The Bar Association of Baltimore City.
Maryland State Bar Association.
Metropolitan Association of Defense Trial Counsel (President, 1976-1977). Maryland Association of Defense Counsel (Charter President, 1978-1979).
Defense Research Institute (State Representative, 1980-1982). International Association of Defense Counsel (Chairman, Civil Rights Committee, 1987-1988).
Allen, Johnson, Alexander & Karp, P.A., was founded in 1970 to provide legal services in the defense of liability claims for the insurance, business, and political communities.
Areas of expertise include product liability, business operations, toxic torts and civil rights law. Allen, Johnson, Alexander & Karp practices in all federal and state courts in Maryland, District of Columbia and Virginia. The Firm"s partners are veteran practitioners in the region, with more than 80 years of combined experience in civil litigation.
Achievements
Membership
President Randallstown (Maryland.) Parent Teacher Association, 1964-1965. Served with Army of the United States, 1953-1955. Member American, Maryland.
Bar Association, Bar Association Baltimore City (Chairman of Commission unins. motorists 1965), Association Defense Trial Counsel Metropolitan Baltimore (president 1976-1977), Maryland.Assn. Defense Trial Counsel (president 1977-1979), International Association Defense Counsel (chairman civil rights committee 1986-1988), Randallstown junior Chamber of Commerce (director 1960-1962), Sky Valley Association (chairman advisory board 1974-1977), Delta Theta Phi.
Connections
Married Carolyn J. Gray. Children: Joan C., Susan P., Patsy A., Michael E.
