Allen earned his Bachelor’s Degree in Business Administration from Northeastern Illinois University in 1984. He received his Paralegal Degree from William Rainey Harper College in 1974. Prior to joining Ruben & Goldberg, LLC, Allen was associated with the firms of Harris, Burman, Sinars & Jiganti (1970-1987), Kwiatt & Ruben, Ltd. (1987-2002), and Levenfeld Pearlstein, LLC (2002-2004).