Lori McAllister, a nationally recognized insurance industry attorney with Dykema, has been elected Chair of the Board of Directors of the Attorneys’ Liability Assurance Society (ALAS).
ALAS is the country’s largest lawyer-owned mutual insurer, providing professional liability coverage to more than 220 law firms representing approximately 84,000 attorneys nationwide, including nearly half of the Am Law 200.
McAllister has served on the ALAS Board of Directors for more than a decade and previously chaired its Audit Committee. Her election as chair reflects the confidence of her fellow board members and recognizes her longstanding leadership within the organization and the legal profession.
McAllister is an accomplished litigator and trusted advisor to insurers and businesses on complex litigation, regulatory matters, corporate governance, and strategic transactions.
She regularly serves as outside general counsel to organizations, advising boards of directors and audit committees on governance and risk management issues.
She is also widely recognized for her work guiding mutual insurance company conversions under Michigan’s demutualization statute and counseling clients on significant insurance regulatory matters.
A former member of Dykema’s Executive Board, McAllister also served as the firm’s General Counsel for more than a decade. She was inducted into the Michigan Insurance Hall of Fame in 2021 and has been repeatedly ranked by Chambers USA as a leading lawyer in Insurance. She is also regularly recognized by The Best Lawyers in America, including being named “Lawyer of the Year” multiple times.
ALAS is the country’s largest lawyer-owned mutual insurer, providing professional liability coverage to more than 220 law firms representing approximately 84,000 attorneys nationwide, including nearly half of the Am Law 200.
McAllister has served on the ALAS Board of Directors for more than a decade and previously chaired its Audit Committee. Her election as chair reflects the confidence of her fellow board members and recognizes her longstanding leadership within the organization and the legal profession.
McAllister is an accomplished litigator and trusted advisor to insurers and businesses on complex litigation, regulatory matters, corporate governance, and strategic transactions.
She regularly serves as outside general counsel to organizations, advising boards of directors and audit committees on governance and risk management issues.
She is also widely recognized for her work guiding mutual insurance company conversions under Michigan’s demutualization statute and counseling clients on significant insurance regulatory matters.
A former member of Dykema’s Executive Board, McAllister also served as the firm’s General Counsel for more than a decade. She was inducted into the Michigan Insurance Hall of Fame in 2021 and has been repeatedly ranked by Chambers USA as a leading lawyer in Insurance. She is also regularly recognized by The Best Lawyers in America, including being named “Lawyer of the Year” multiple times.




