PRACTICE FOCUS
Mr. Allman’s broad and diverse law practice focuses on family law and business litigation, primarily in Harford, Baltimore, and Anne Arundel Counties, as well as the appellate courts. Mr. Allman also counsels professional athletes (NFL and MMA) in all aspects of promoting and protecting their right of publicity, branding, and investment and business opportunities.
Mr. Allman is an MSBA-trained mediator and has experience handling and trying cases before all levels of the Maryland court system.
He is admitted to practice in Maryland, the U.S. District Court, and the Fourth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals. Prior to practicing law, he worked as the judicial law clerk in the Prince George's County Circuit Court, Upper Marlboro, Maryland.
Prior to joining Offit Kurman as a member of the family law practice group, Mr. Allman was a member of the firm's commercial litigation group.
Note local Harford County office address: 139 N. Main Street, #201, Bel Air, Maryland 21014.
POINTS OF DISTINCTION
- Harford County Mediation Commission (Appointed)
- Commission Member, 2021-present
- Harford County Bar Foundation
- Board Member, 2021-present
- Pro Bono Volunteer “Lawyer in the Lobby/Library,” 2016, 2020-present
- MSBA 40-Hour Mediation Training
- Certificate of Completion, 2021
- Community Foundation of Harford County
- Board Member, 2021 to present; Development Committee Member, 2020-2021
- MyLaw Maryland High School Mock Trial Competition
- Offit Kurman Charitable Foundation
- Board Member, 2018-present
- The Maryland Daily Record, Leadership in Law Award
- Georgetown Law Advanced E-Discovery Institute
- “Making a Difference” - Truancy Education Program (Harford County)
- Harford County Public Library Board of Trustees (Appointed)
- Trustee, 2011-2021 (Chairperson 2015-2021)
- Harford County Public Library Foundation
- Board Member, 2011-2021 (rotating in position as Trustee member)
- Fallston Rec Council
- Coach, Boys and Girls Soccer, Boys Baseball, 2012-present
- University of Baltimore School of Law
- Adjunct Law Professor, 2007-2010
- Maryland State Bar Association
- Harford County Bar Association
- Member, 2008-present
- Sponsorship Committee Chair, 2021-present
- National Business Institute
- Maryland Institute for the Continuing Professional Education of Lawyers (MICPEL)
- Assistant Editor, Maryland Practice Forms, 2002-2003
- Maryland Trial Lawyers’ Association
- Member and Editor, 2000-2002
- Mock Trial Team Coach, Prince George’s County Public Schools, Gwynn Park High School
PUBLICATIONS/SPEECHES
- Overview of Daubert, Rochkind, Matthews, and Rule 5-702 – New Standard for Admissibility of Expert Witness Testimony in Maryland (Harford County Bar Association, March 2022, presenter)
- The Evolving Legal Standards in Family Law: Exploring Cruelty of Treatment as a Cause for Divorce to the Implications of Rochkind on Family Law Experts (Anne Arundel County Legal Studies Institute, October 2021, co-presenter)
- Uniform Child-Custody Jurisdiction and Enforcement Act (Harford County Bar Association CLE, September 2021, presenter)
- Uniform Child-Custody Jurisdiction and Enforcement Act (Offit Kurman CLE, October 2021, presenter)
- The Bill of Rights (Fallston Middle School, Seventh Grade, November 2019, speaker)
- Family Law from Start to Finish (National Business Institute, July 2019, co-presenter)
- Anna’s House of Harford County - Cocktails for Community – Domestic Violence Presentation (April 2019, speaker)
- Identifying and Addressing Mental Health Issues (MSBA Family Law University, Fall 2018, co-presenter)
- Electronically Stored Information and the Law (Offit Kurman CLE, 2018, presenter)
- Harford County Bar Association Civics and the Law Day (2017, co-presenter)
