Allyson Dow arrived at Fry & Elder in 2016 and is the anchor attorney for Fry & Elder Oklahoma City. The Oklahoma City resident is a highly-decorated and experienced Oklahoma City divorce attorney. In addition to high-conflict, high-resolution divorce cases, her Oklahoma City practice also focuses on child custody, child support and other family law issues. Allyson has been practicing law and advocating for her clients since 2012.
Her efforts and prowess in the courtroom have been recognized by many. Allyson is the current Oklahoma Bar Association Family Law Chair and she has been named to the prestigious Super Lawyers® Rising Stars™ list the past three years. She is one of five Fry & Elder attorneys to be recognized by Super Lawyers®.
Allyson is active in Oklahoma Bar Association Continuing Legal Education and has authored a practice manual. She has attended and completed the famed Roger Dodd Trial Skills Clinic and the Trial Advocacy Institute of the Oklahoma Bar Association. Most recently, Allyson attended Trial Guide’s Annual Take Back the Courtroom IV in Miami with fellow Fry & Elder trial lawyers M. Shane Henry, T. Luke Barteaux, Aaron D. Bundy and Lorena Rivas.
Before establishing herself as an experienced Oklahoma City divorce attorney, Allyson worked as an internal auditor for Ernst & Young in Dallas, TX. She earned her undergraduate degree from the University of Oklahoma in Accounting and Human Resource Management.
After a successful tenure with the Dallas company, Allyson decided to follow in her brother M. Shane Henry’s footsteps and become a trial lawyer. Allyson was named the University of Oklahoma Outstanding Family Law Student for 2011-2012 and graduated with her Juris Doctor in 2012.
MEMBERSHIPS:
Cleveland County Bar Association
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT & VOLUNTEER WORK:
Trial Guide’s Take Back the Courtroom IV 2017
Roger Dodd Trial Skills Clinic
Cleveland County Bar Association New Member Chair
Cleveland County Bar Association Law Day Chair
Trial Advocacy Institute of the Oklahoma Bar Association
Oklahoma Bar Association Continuing Legal Education
HONORS & ACCOLADES
Super Lawyers® Rising Stars 2016-2017
Oklahoma Bar Associations Family Law Section Chair 2017
University of Oklahoma College of Law Outstanding Family Law Student 2011-2012
EDUCATION:
J.D., University of Oklahoma College of Law, 2012
B.A.., University of Oklahoma, 2007