Allecia Pottinger

Allecia Lindsey Pottinger, J.D., attended Texas Southern University where she received her Bachelor degree in Sociology, and Juris Doctorate. She became licensed to practice law in the State of Texas in 1995 and started her solo-practice. In 1997, Allecia started working for the NAACP as the staff attorney and later became their legal program director. She is currently working as a hearing examiner for the Texas Education Agency and an independent practitioner who founded the Allecia Lindsey Pottinger Law Firm, PLLC. She was the recipient of the Houston Lawyers Associations’ Outstanding Service Award and the NAACP’s ALEX Award for Legal Excellence. She published her first book in 2018, "What's Love Got to do with it ...Really? A Guide on Divorce in Texas."

Texas Southern University

J.D. (1994) | Law

1994

Attorney

Allecia Lindsey Pottinger Law Firm PLLC

2005 - Current

Part-time Attorney

Earl Carl Institute for Legal & Social Policy, Inc.

2003 - 2009

Legal Program Director and Assistant Staff Attorney

NAACP Houston Branch

1997 - 2005

Certified Hearing Examiner

Texas Education Agency

Certified Mediator

ADR Mediator Inc.

Top Lawyers

Houstonia Magazine

2017

Top Lawyers

Houstonia Magazine

2016

Top Lawyers

Houstonia Magazine

2015

Top Lawyers

Houstonia Magazine

2014

Top Lawyers

Houstonia Magazine

2013

Hainesworth Award for Community Service

Houston Lawyers Association

2002

Award for Legal Excellence

NAACP Houston Branch

State Bar of Texas # 00793531

Member

Current

Brentwood Baptist Church Federal Credit Union

Board Member

1999 - Current

Independence Heights Community Health Center

Vice President and Of Counsel to the Board

2009 - 2013

Le Tigers Booster Club for the Texas Southern University’s Women’s Bowling Team

President

2012

Houston Lawyers Association

Treasurer and Board Member

2006 - 2010

Texas

Since 1995

5th Circuit

Since 2013

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• Family Law
• Divorce
• Personal Injury
• Employment Law
• Probate