Allison R. Day
Allison is a past chair of the Florida Network of the International Women's Insolvency and Restructuring Confederation (IWIRC) and is a past president of the Bankruptcy Bar Association of the Southern District of Florida. She is also a founding member of the Florida Fiduciary Forum. She is a current member of the American Bankruptcy Institute, the National Association of Bankruptcy Trustees, and the American Bar Association.
A sought-after speaker, Allison serves as an adjunct professor at the University of Miami School of Law and formerly taught at Barry University. She has shared her insight with many prestigious organizations, including the American Bankruptcy Institute, Pincus Professional Education, the National Business Institute, and Lorman Education Services. She has also presented for the Florida Bar and the Bankruptcy Bar Association for the Southern District of Florida, as well as the nonprofit Dade Legal Aid - Put Something Back.
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Credentials
Education
- J.D. University of Missouri 1984
- B.A. Political Science and History University of Colorado 1981
Bar Admissions
- Florida
Court Admissions
- U.S. Supreme Court
- U.S. District Court for the Central District of Illinois
- U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Florida
- U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida
- U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Professional Memberships and Activities
- Past chair, Florida Network of the International Women's Insolvency and Restructuring Confederation
- Past president, Bankruptcy Bar Association of the Southern District of Florida
- Founding member, Florida Fiduciary Forum
- Member, American Bankruptcy Institute
- Member, National Association of Bankruptcy Trustees
- Member, American Bar Association
- Adjunct professor, University of Miami School of Law
- Former professor, Barry University
Recognition
- Chambers USA describes Allison as “knowledgeable of the limits of what can and can't be done in matters. She is good at managing expectations and getting results."
- Chambers USA
- Bankruptcy Litigation, Florida, 2022 – 2024
- Bankruptcy/Restructuring, Florida: South, 2023 – 2024
- IWIRC-Florida
- Allison R. Day Founders Award, 2023
- Hall of Fame Excellence Award, 2022
- Super Lawyers
- Top 50 Women, Florida, 2006
- Top 25 Women, South Miami, 2006
- Bankruptcy, 2006 – 2023
- Business Litigation, 2006 – 2023
- South Florida Legal Guide, Top Lawyer
- Florida Trend, Legal Elite
- Lawdragon, 500 Leading U.S. Bankruptcy & Restructuring Lawyers, 2020, 2022
- The Best Lawyers in America, 2024 – 2025
- Dade Legal Aid, Put Something Back Pro Bono Bankruptcy Award, 2007 (earned for providing outstanding pro bono legal services or free legal assistance to the needy population of Miami-Dade County)
- Martindale-Hubbell, AV® Peer Review Rated
- Florida Bar Association, Chief Judge’s Pro Bono Award, 2024
- Florida Bar Association, Pro Bono Hero, 2023