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Allison L. Upchurch

Associate

About

Professional Profile

Allison’s practice focuses primarily on immigration law and litigation. Allison joined Lewis Kappes as a Summer Associate in 2019 before joining the firm full time upon completing her legal studies.

Prior to joining Lewis Kappes, Allison gained invaluable litigation experience working as a law clerk for the Office of the Indiana Attorney General in their Government Litigation section. Allison also competed in several trial advocacy competitions and organized the Maurer Internal Trial Competition during the spring of 2020. Allison was selected as a National Member of the Order of Barristers.

During law school, Allison served as the Executive Notes and Comments Editor for the Indiana Journal of Law and Social Equality and the Executive Advocacy Coordinator for the Honorable Sherman Minton Moot Court Advocacy Board. She was also Vice Magister of Phi Delta Phi – Foster Inn and Director of Campus Outreach for the Protective Order Project. Allison also worked as a Student Associate for LexisNexis.

Allison earned her Bachelor of Arts in Political Science and Spanish from Indiana University – Bloomington with Departmental Honors in Spanish. After earning her undergraduate degree, Allison worked for the Indiana Department of Child Services as a Family Case Manager focusing on permanency in Marion County. Allison then attended law school at the Indiana University Maurer School of Law, where she received her J.D. in 2020.

Allison is fluent in Spanish.

Education

Indiana University

Maurer School of Law, J.D.
2020
Indiana Journal for Global Legal Students, Submission Editor

Indiana University

B.A., Political Science and Spanish
2016
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Santiago de los Caballeros, Dominican Republic

May-June 2015
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Admissions

  • Indiana
  • U. S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
  • U. S. District Court for the Northern District of Indiana
  • U. S. District Court for the Southern District of Indiana

Involvement

Professional Affiliations

  • American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA), Member
  • Indiana Chapter of the American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA), Member
  • Indiana State Bar Association, Member
  • Indianapolis Bar Association, Member; Professionalism Committee Member
  • American Bar Association, Member


Community Service

  • Humane Society for Boone County, Board Member


Recognition

  • Robel Scholar
  • Order of the Barristers
  • CALI Award Recipient for Outstanding Achievement in Trial Advocacy
  • Pro Bono Publico Award
  • Indiana Journal of Law and Social Equality, Executive Notes and Comments Editor, 2019-2020
  • Honorable Sherman Minton Moot Court Advocacy Board, Executive Advocacy Coordinator, 2019-2020
  • AAJ Trial Competition, Finalist, 2019
  • Maurer Internal Trial Competition, Semifinalist, 2019
  • Honorable Sherman Minton Moot Court, Quarterfinalist, 2018
  • Executive Dean’s List and Dean’s List


Speaking and Publications

  • Author: “The Child Welfare System: A Misnomer in Need of Services,” Indiana Journal of Law and Social Equality, January 2020

Allison L. Upchurch

conscientious.
genuine.
trustworthy.
reliable.