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Allison L. Elko

Position

Partner

Career

For Allison, it is a great privilege to assist real estate professionals in driving economic growth throughout Texas, creating communities, businesses and opportunities where people live, work, play and thrive. She strives to avoid over-lawyering, while maintaining focus on the goals of the transaction and establishing long-term, mutually beneficial relationships. Allison assists developers, investors, buyers, sellers, landlords and tenants in all aspects of real estate transactions. She has expertise in office, retail, and industrial leasing and development finance. Allison brings value to her clients by leveraging 25 years of practice experience with a practical and efficient approach aimed at keeping legal costs down and providing the best result.

Allison’s background also includes in-house experience as Vice President and General Counsel for Hexter-Fair Title Company (acquired in 2011 by First American title Insurance Co.) and as Senior Counsel for Windstream Corporation, formerly a Fortune 500 company that is now privately held.

Memberships

Dallas Bar Association Member State Bar of Texas Member Leadership Council on Legal Diversity (LCLD) Fellow, 2018 Interfaith Board of Jewish Family Service Board of Directors, 2018-2022 Dallas Dinner Table Facilitator, 2015 – 2018 Big Brothers Big Sisters Big Sister, 1999-present Lone Star Mentor 2.0 (North Dallas High School)

Education

Education

JD, magna cum laude, University of Arkansas School of Law, 1998 Arkansas Law Review Board of Advocates BA, University of Arkansas, 1993 Phi Beta Kappa

Admissions

Texas Arkansas

Personal

Selected by attorney peers for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America®, 2025–2026 Named to The Legal 500’s inaugural “U.S. City Elite 2025” list, 2025 Named one of the "Best Lawyers in Dallas" by D Magazine, 2018, 2024 Named to Lawdragon’s “500 Leading Real Estate Lawyers” list, 2025 Cecilia A. Martin Volunteer of the Year Award, St. Monica Catholic School, 2020 PTO Volunteer Appreciation Parish Award, St. Monica Catholic School, 2015 Spirit of Blackland Prairie Volunteerism Award, Circle 10 Council, Boys Scouts of America, 2014 Selected by attorney peers as a Texas Rising Star®, Thomson Reuters, 2006 Dallas Big Sister of the Year, Big Brothers Big Sisters, 2002 and 2004

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