Thomas B. Alleman

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"We never thought"—three words clients first utter when Tom Alleman delivers results they didn't think possible. But that's why insurance companies, financial institutions, auto manufacturers, construction firms, and others rely on him. They know he can construct innovative, elegant solutions to difficult problems.

Tom's practice is dynamic and diversified. A top ranked insurance lawyer in Texas (Chambers USA 2023) and co-director of Dykema's insurance industry group, clients constantly present him with new challenges requiring creative thinking.

When an automaker wants advice on potential risks associated with electric vehicle technologies, or an insurance company needs a first-rate courtroom lawyer to defend catastrophic injury claims resulting from a deadly gas explosion, Tom is the lawyer they call first.

Across the country, Tom has tried, arbitrated, and successfully resolved cases involving product liability, mass torts, corporate management, oil and gas production, business transactions, class and collective actions, and force majeure provisions.

In the 1980s, he was at the forefront of Superfund litigation and regulatory toxic tort actions. He has counseled auto industry clients on developing risk management programs, OEM-supplier contracts, and liability associated with new automated and connected vehicles.

With the rise in domestic and foreign cyberthreats, Tom has advised financial institutions regarding cyber liability coverage and data breach issues.

Tom's experience with high-stakes, catastrophic claims is unparalleled, including coordinating insurer responses to injury and property damage claims from three major natural gas explosions and managing mass tort litigation involving exposure to natural gas releases caused by horizontal directional drilling.

Tom also oversaw litigation resulting from the structural collapse of two elevated walkways that killed 114 people and injured hundreds more.

When you hire me, you get me—24/7, phone, text, or email.
    • Washington University in St. Louis School of Law, J.D., Senior Editor, Washington University Law Quarterly; United States Law Week Award for Academic Distinction in the Third Year, 1977
    • Williams College, B.A., 1974
  • Bar Admissions

    • Texas, 1988
    • Missouri, 1977
  • Court Admissions

    • U.S. Supreme Court
    • U.S. District Court, Northern, Southern, Western and Eastern Districts of Texas
    • U.S. District Court, Western District of Missouri
    • U.S. District Court, Northern District of Florida
    • U.S. District Court, District of Nebraska
    • U.S. District Court, District of Kansas
    • U.S. Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit
    • U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit
    • U.S. Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit
    • U.S. Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit
    • U.S. Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit
    • U.S. Court of Appeals, District of Columbia Circuit
    • Recognized in The Best Lawyers in America® for Insurance Law; Litigation - Insurance, 2006-2024

    • Named a Texas Leading Lawyer in Insurance by Chambers USA, 2011-2017, 2022-2023

    • Recognized in Texas Super Lawyers® for Insurance Coverage, General Litigation and Environmental Litigation, 2008-2023

    • Fellow, American College of Coverage Counsel
    • Martindale-Hubbell® AV® PreeminentTM Peer Review Rating
    • U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas, Merit Selection Panel for Selection of United States Magistrate Judges, Chairman, 2001-present
    • Mortgage Bankers Association Loan Origination Committee, Co-Chair, 2005-present
    • U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas, Court Advisory Committee, Chairman, 2000-2007
    • Dallas Bar Association, Chair, Dallas Bar Association Task Force on Racial and Ethnic Bias in the Courts, 2004-2006
    • MBA Mold Task Force, Environmental Insurance Working Group and ACORD 28 Task Force

Latest News and Insights

Press Mentions1.19.24

"Proposed $350B Federal Reinsurance Program Draws Scrutiny"

Tom Alleman was quoted in the Law360 article, "Proposed $350B Federal Reinsurance Program Draws…

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Press Mentions9.22.23

"Looming NFIP Lapse Threatens Coverage, Housing Market"

Tom Alleman was quoted in Law360.

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Press Releases9.18.23

15 Dykema Attorneys Named to Texas Super Lawyers List for 2023

Dykema, a leading national law firm, announced today that 15 of its Texas-based attorneys—from…

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