Allison P. Fry


Bar Admissions
United States Supreme Court, 2014
United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit, 2002
United States Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit, 2015
Southern District of Mississippi, 2002
Northern District of Mississippi, 2002
Middle District of Florida, 2014
Mississippi, 2002

Education
University of North Carolina, Bachelor of Arts, Middle Eastern History, 1989
University of North Carolina, Bachelor of Arts, Sociology, 1998,
Graduate Magna Cum Laude
Alpha Kappa Delta, International Sociology Honor Society
Mississippi College, Doctor of Jurisprudence, 2002
Academic scholar

Clerkships
Honorable Leslie Southwick, Mississippi Court of Appeals, 2002
Honorable James Thomas, Mississippi Court of Appeals, 2003
Honorable Chief Justice Bill Waller, Mississippi Supreme Court, 2009

Practice Areas
Appellate practice, civil litigation and trial practice

Memberships and Professional Associations
Mississippi Bar Association

About Ms. Fry
Following graduation from law school, Ms. Fry was privileged to serve as judicial law clerk to several members of the Mississippi appellate courts–the Honorable Leslie Southwick, now a Circuit Judge of the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals, the Honorable James Thomas and the recently retired Mississippi Supreme Court Chief Justice Bill Waller. These clerkships provided Ms. Fry with a thorough grounding in the appellate process, as well as exposure to multiple areas of law.

After leaving the Court, Ms. Fry served as associate general counsel to the Mississippi Public Service Commission before moving into private practice. Ms. Fry’s private practice is focused primarily on appellate practice, as well as private and governmental entity defense in a variety of areas including Constitutional law, federal discrimination claims, Tort Claims Act law and general tort law. Ms. Fry has appeared before multiple federal and state appellate courts, both on briefing and at oral argument.