Lori McAllister
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Lori McAllister is an accomplished litigator and seasoned insurance industry attorney. She recognizes that obtaining positive outcomes in disputes, transactions, or regulatory matters is often as much about understanding people as the law. Her extensive industry experience, advocacy skills, and positive working relationships have made Lori an indispensable partner for insurers and companies in a broad spectrum of other industries.
Over her decades of insurance industry involvement, she has earned the trust and respect of her clients and regulators who recognize her credibility, legal acumen, and talent for crafting solutions that address their concerns while also protecting and advancing her clients' interests.
While Lori provides comprehensive insurance industry counseling on all manner of transactions, she is particularly well known for converting mutual insurance companies into stock companies under Michigan's demutualization statute and the creation of mutual holding companies.
“One of the great joys of my practice is the privilege of working with clients who are intelligent, driven, and constantly evolving. I like to think I learn as much from them as they do from me.”
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- University of Michigan, J.D., cum laude
- Central Michigan University, B.S., summa cum laude
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Bar Admissions
- Michigan, 1986
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Court Admissions
- U.S. Supreme Court
- U.S. District Court, District of Colorado
- U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois
- U.S. District Court, Southern District of Illinois
- U.S. District Court, Southern District of Indiana
- U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Michigan
- U.S. District Court, Western District of Michigan
- U.S. District Court, Northern District of Ohio
- Court of Appeals, 6th Circuit
- Court of Appeals, 8th Circuit
- Court of Appeals, 10th Circuit
- Court of Appeals, 11th Circuit
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Named a "Leading Central & Western Michigan Lawyer" by Michigan Blue Magazine, 2024
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Recognized in The Best Lawyers in America® for Arbitration, Bet-the-Company Litigation, Commercial Litigation, Insurance Law, and Banking and Finance Litigation, 2005-2024
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Named "Lawyer of the Year" by The Best Lawyers in America® for Insurance Law, 2012, 2017, 2020, 2022, and 2024
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Named "Lawyer of the Year" by The Best Lawyers in America® for Bet-the Company Litigation, 2016, 2021, and 2023
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Named to the Michigan Insurance Hall of Fame, 2023
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Named a Michigan Leading Lawyer in the areas of Class Action/Mass Tort Defense, Commercial Litigation, and Insurance, Insurance Coverage & Reinsurance Law by the Leading Lawyers Network, 2014-2017
- Recognized in Michigan Super Lawyers® for Insurance Coverage, Class Action/Mass Torts, Administrative Law, Securities Litigation, and Business Litigation, 2007-Present
- Named one of Top 50 Women Super Lawyers in Michigan, 2009-2011
- Recipient of an AV® Preeminent™ Rating by Martindale-Hubbell
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- Ingham County Bar Association
- American Bar Association
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