Josh Allison STANDS UP FOR HIS CLIENTS AND THE COMMUNITY

WRITTEN BY JAN WINDHORST PHOTOS BY CHUCK BILLIOT

Before even graduating from law school, Josh Allison’s commitment to excellence earned him national and international acclaim. Today, an established Northshore attorney concentrating in business litigation, but also family law and personal injury, Josh recalls the early honors that confirmed his career choice aligned with his exceptional gifts. “Moot Court in law school is the highest level of competition law schools offer. It’s the equivalent of varsity football for law school. It’s highly competitive, and you have to be invited to participate. If you excel, you get special recognition from the school where they showcase and endorse you and send you out of state to compete against other law schools.” In Josh’s case, the school was Loyola Law School in New Orleans, and the victories came in mock courtrooms rather than on the field. But like a star athlete, the more he won, the higher he rose. “Winning teams climb to higher brackets of prestige, and the Philip C. Jessup International Law Moot Court Competition is like the Moot Court Superbowl. It involves the most complicated legal problems and requires the longest oration. The legal analysis is so complicated, the competition requires four person teams with a coach and an assistant professor. Each person handles an aspect of the legal analysis. I was the first oralist on our team.” After competing with law schools all over the country, Josh’s team made Loyola history when, for the first time, they earned first place in the national rounds to advance to the international rounds. “They’d never seen anything like it before or since that I am aware of. It was lots of fun, but also exciting to match our team’s skills against other teams from around the country and the world. It’s when I realized that developing complicated legal strategies, and being able to execute on those strategies to win for my clients is what truly excited me. I knew that the ability to deliver that kind of exceptional result was the talent that would be my life’s work.”

While Josh’s future vision became clear during his time in law school, it wasn’t one that was dictated by his early life. “We were a middle-class family from Chalmette. My dad was a cabinet maker by trade and became a construction superintendent. He loved construction and working with his crews in the field. My mom was an accountant and has also had a remarkable career. No one else in the family had been a lawyer. No one had ever even earned a graduate degree. I wasn’t directed to choose this, it was just in my nature to choose law, and now it’s my passion and I love it.”

With the ability to choose anywhere to build his life and practice, Josh has found other passions that keep him firmly rooted in Louisiana. “I love spending time with my wife and three kids on family vacations and camping. I love duck hunting and exploring Louisiana marshes, rivers, and bayous. I always have. And one of my very favorite things is Mardi Gras and riding in the Krewe of Olympia.” After moving to the Northshore to attend Southeastern, Josh says he found beauty not only in the marshes and Tchefuncte River, but also in the values and faith he shares with family, friends and his community of hardworking people. “I’m invested here – economically, socially and professionally. I’m proud to visit great local establishments run by business owners like me whose life and work intertwine here. It’s great to balance out the great food we have at places like Tchefuncte’s and Pyre BBQ with some exercise and fun with my buddies at Franco’s. The Northshore is a great place to raise a family.”

Josh says he committed to starting his practice on the Northshore in 2015 after only a little less than a year out of law school. “Right after I established the business, I started reading a book about how to start and grow a law firm. I’m coming up on 10 years in business on my own, and the bookmark is still on page 30. Pretty quickly, I got to the point where it was just a waste of time to read any more of it – I’m living it and the rest is history.”

In that time, Josh says he’s helped people from all different walks of life in many different situations. “My job is to stand up and fight for people that need someone in their corner. That’s our justice system. People have a right to an advocate. I had a client referred to me who came from an underserved background. She had tried to meet with other attorneys but didn’t have the means to engage them. I felt a strong sense of compassion to fight for her, and I got her everything she was entitled to. In my eyes, she deserved the same exact treatment that I would give to a multimillion-dollar client – and she got it.”

Josh credits his office team with the firm’s ability to continue delivering the winning results his early ability promised. “I’m proud of my staff including my friend and hardworking lawyer Jasmine Torres. We went to college together, and I’ve known her since we were teenagers. She’s a fighter, she’s loyal, and has a big heart for people. Another longtime association is with Denise Cain who hired me as her lawyer years ago and who I later hired as my office manager. I believe those long-lasting working relationships reflect the character of the firm and allow me to do what I do best - developing complicated legal strategies to deliver exceptional results for my clients.”

Joshua D. Allison, A Professional Law Corporation has offices at 207 E. Gibson Street in Covington, 506 Water Street in Madisonville and 1203 Main Street in Franklinton. For more information or to schedule an appointment, call 985-302-5630 or visit allisonlawcorp.com.