Alison R. Mullins represents architects, engineers, contractors, subcontractors, design professionals, and property owners in construction disputes and litigation across Virginia, Maryland, and the District of Columbia.
On the front end, she reviews and negotiates contracts, evaluates risk, and advises clients on the business practices that keep a project on track. The goal is to catch problems before they become disputes.
When a dispute does happen, Alison negotiates, mediates, arbitrates, and litigates issues involving contract enforcement and payment issues. If a case needs to go to trial, she has represented clients in complex commercial and residential construction matters before judges and juries in Virginia, Maryland, and the District of Columbia.
Alison is admitted to practice in Virginia, Maryland, and the District of Columbia, as well as the U.S. District Courts for the Eastern District of Virginia and the District of Maryland, the U.S. Supreme Court, and the Bankruptcy Court for the Eastern District of Virginia.
She is active in the legal and construction communities beyond her caseload. Alison is a Fellow of the Construction Lawyers Society of America, and an elected member of the Virginia State Bar Council for the 19th Circuit. She has also held leadership roles with the Virginia State Bar’s Construction Law and Public Contracts Section and the Virginia Women Attorneys Association, including as President of the Association’s State Board.
Before joining Shulman Rogers, Alison was a founding partner at her own firm. Earlier in her career, she worked as a contracts manager and in-house counsel at a large architectural firm in Northern Virginia, an experience that shaped how she thinks about what clients actually need from outside counsel.
Alison received her B.S. from Southern Connecticut State University and her J.D. from Roger Williams University School of Law. She lives in North Arlington, where she spends time outside the office with her family, training for marathons, and finding any excuse for a trip to Disney.
