Alison M. Howard

Alison M. Howard is a senior associate in the firm's Oklahoma City office.  She concentrates her practice on healthcare law and litigation, with an emphasis on ERISA matters, and handles complex and appellate litigation in civil disputes.  Ms. Howard is admitted to practice in Oklahoma, the U.S. District Courts for the districts of Oklahoma, and the Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals.  She is a member of the Oklahoma and American Bar Associations and actively participates in the American Health Lawyers Association and Oklahoma Lawyers for Children.

Ms. Howard has published several works, including “Payors, Providers, and the Courts:  An Update on State and Federal Litigation,” for the American Health Lawyers Association; "Two Peas in a Pod:  Plan-Provider Litigation," for the American Health Lawyers Association; and "Oklahoma's Collateral Order Doctrine? The Appealability of Pre-Judgment Orders After Hammonds,” in the Oklahoma Bar Journal.

Ms. Howard received her degree in English and Pre-Medicine from the University of Notre Dame in 1997, where she was a member of the English Honor Society and recipient of the Knute Rockne Student Athlete Award in Track and Field.  Ms. Howard continued her education at Notre Dame Law School (J.D. 2003), where she was honored as a Notre Dame Law School Scholar, as well as a first-year Moot Court “Best Speaker.” 
Ms. Howard enjoyed 16 years living abroad in Germany, Panama, Canada, and finally in England, where she completed the Concannon Program of International Law, consisting of courses and seminars in comparative and international law.