After graduating from Thomas Jefferson School of Law, Mr. Allen joined the civil litigation law firm of Winet Patrick Gayer Creighton & Hanes. His practice focuses on the defense of Southern California school districts, public entities, and insurers. He has returned as an adjunct professor teaching the Jessup Moot Court Seminar, a course preparing students for participation in the prestigious Philip C. Jessup International Law Moot Court Competition. Mr. Allen participated twice in the competition during law school and now passes on the legal writing and oral advocacy skills needed to persuade judges, both during moot court and in the practice of law thereafter.