About Gale Graham
Gale Graham Allison is a attorney and mediator based in Tulsa, Oklahoma. She has been licensed to practice law for 49 years, with her Oklahoma license active since 1995. Her firm, Gale Allison, PLLC, specializes in estate planning and probate matters. Allison earned her Juris Doctor from the University of Tennessee College of Law in 1975. She furthered her legal education with a Master of Laws in Taxation from Emory University School of Law in 1980.
Additionally, she completed the Straus Institute for Dispute Resolution at Pepperdine University School of Law, focusing on mediating litigated cases. Throughout her career, Allison has been admitted to practice in multiple jurisdictions, including Oklahoma, Tennessee, and Georgia. She has also been admitted to the U.S. Tax Court and the U.S. Supreme Court.
Her appellate experience spans the 4th, 5th, 6th, and 10th U.S. Circuit Courts of Appeals. In addition to her private practice, Allison serves as a mediator with Dispute Resolution Consultants, Inc., handling cases related to business succession, estate planning, and fiduciary disputes. She is nationally certified in litigation and eldercare mediation through the Straus Institute at Pepperdine University. Allison is an active member of several professional organizations, including the Oklahoma Bar Association, where she has served as the Past Chair of the Estate Planning, Probate, and Trust Section.
She is also a member of the Tulsa County Bar Association, the Wagoner County Bar Association, the State Bar of Georgia, and the Tennessee State Bar. Her experience and dedication to the legal profession have earned her recognition, including an AV Preeminent Peer Review rating from Martindale-Hubbell and the Accredited Estate Planner (AEP®) designation from the National Association of Estate Planners & Councils.