Allison S Carcelli

Allison S. Carcelli

PARTNER

Allison’s current practice focuses on design professional defense, civil litigation, construction litigation and transactional work.

Biography

Allison Carcelli is a senior associate with DDWK in Irvine. Allison’s current practice focuses on design professional defense, general civil litigation, construction defect litigation and transactional work. Allison’s experience also includes defending large-scale residential developers in suits filed by single-family tract homeowners and homeowner associations. Additionally, Allison has assisted in mediation and trial of several trust litigation cases and she has a background in personal injury, criminal defense, and family law.

After managing e-Discovery issues in her cases and developing an interest in the field, Allison passed the ACEDS Certified E-Discovery Specialists examination in June of 2015. She handled all matters involving e-discovery at her previous firm, ranging from the selection and installation of e-discovery software through administration of e-discovery during a 5-month arbitration proceeding in which she concurrently served as second-chair counsel for one of the principal parties.

Education

  • California Western School of Law, J.D., 1993
  • International Legal Studies Program, Cambridge University, 1992
  • University of California, Davis, B.S., International Relations, 1990

Admissions

  • All Courts of the State of California
  • United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit

Memberships and Activities

  • Women in eDiscovery, Orange County chapter, Board of Directors, 2017
  • Orange County Bar Association, Member, Construction Defect Section