Biography

Allison B. Ziegler, Esq., is a Senior Partner in the firm’s Jacksonville office. She focuses her practice on complex civil litigation, including premises liability, negligent security, products liability, automobile and trucking negligence, wrongful death, roadway construction, and general liability matters. She represents a broad range of clients, including retailers, manufacturers, transportation companies, construction entities, insurers, and public agencies in high-exposure litigation and risk management matters.

Before entering private practice, Allison served nine years on active duty in the U.S. Navy Judge Advocate General’s Corps (JAG). During her military career, she litigated courts-martial and administrative proceedings as both defense counsel and prosecutor, advised commanders on military justice and personnel matters, and counseled service members on a variety of legal issues while stationed overseas. She also supervised multinational personnel, interpreted foreign law, oversaw the Navy’s Naturalization Program, and developed policy for Navy Judge Advocates worldwide. Her assignments included San Diego, Spain, Japan, and Washington, D.C. Allison continued her service as a member of the U.S. Navy Reserve for another four years after leaving active duty.

Allison received her Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Cincinnati (2005). She earned her Juris Doctor, cum laude, from Florida Coastal School of Law (2010). During law school, Allison received the Legal Writing and Research Book Award, Pro Bono Honors, Dean’s List and Dean’s Scholar awards, and was a member of the Moot Court Honor Board.

Allison is admitted to practice is Florida (2010). She is also admitted to the United States District Court for the Middle District of Florida (2020).

Practice Areas

Practice Areas

• Auto & Fleet Liability
• Construction Defect
• Excess Monitoring and Parachute Trial Team
• First Party Property
• Federal Practice
• General and Retail Liability
• Government Liability
• Negligent Security
• Premises Liability
• Product Liability
• Roadway Construction
• Time & Policy Limit Demands and Tenders
• Trucking Liability

Experience

Awards & Honors

• Junior Officer of the Year, Naval Legal Service Office Southwest 2012
• Dean’s List, Dean’s Scholar, Florida Coastal School of Law 2007-2010
• Best Cross Examination, Advanced Trial Practice, Florida Coastal School of Law 2009
• Pro Bono Honors, Florida Coastal School of Law 2010
• Book Award, Lawyering Process II (Legal Research and Writing), Florida Coastal School of Law 2008

Bar/Court Admission

• 2010, Florida
• 2020, U.S. District Court, Middle District of Florida

Education

• University of Cincinnati, B.A., 2005
• Florida Coastal College of Law, Juris Doctor, cum laude, 2010

Industries Represented

Languages

• Spanish

Verdicts

Verdicts

Presentations

Presentations and Speaking Engagements

Publications

Articles