Jack Allender joined Fulbright & Jaworski L.L.P. in 1976 and has been a partner since 1983. He heads the firm's Tax Department and practices from the firm's Houston office. His practice focuses on taxation and corporate matters with an emphasis on federal income taxation. Jack is frequently involved in the planning and negotiation of mergers and acquisitions, corporate restructuring, tax planning for corporations and individuals and selected tax controversy matters. He has significant experience in federal tax matters relating to corporate taxation, reorganizations, incorporations, consolidated tax returns and related tax issues.

• American Bar Association, Section of Taxation
• State Bar of Texas, Section of Taxation, Former Chair
• Houston Bar Association, Section of Taxation, Former Chair
• Texas Board of Legal Specialization, Tax Advisory Commission (1986 - 2000)

• The Best Lawyers in America, Tax Law
• Who's Who in the World
• Who's Who in America
• Who's Who in American Law
• "Texas Super Lawyers," Tax, Texas Monthly magazine (2003 - 2008)
• "Top 100 Houston Region Super Lawyers," Texas Monthly magazine (2003)

• "The Changing Realm of Tax Law," Inside the Minds- Winning Legal Strategies for Tax Law, Asparte Books (2005) 

Jack is a frequent speaker on various taxation topics, including:

• "Selected Recent Developments in Corporate Taxation-Mergers & Acquisitions and Spin Offs," 55th Annual University of Texas Taxation Conference, November 2007
• "Changes - Tax Law and Tax Practice," Houston Bar Association Section of Taxation, September 2003
• "Tax Practice - With New Laws, New Rules and Recent Indictments, the Government Ups the Ante," Houston Tax Executives Institute, Inc. - Houston Chapter, August 2003
• "Contingent Consideration and Contingent Liabilities in Acquisitions," Tax Executives Institute, Houston, Texas, March 2001
• "Consolidated Return Regulations Update and Corporate Tax Presentation including COBE Regulations and Continuity of Interest in Section 351 Issues," Houston Bar Association Section of Taxation, March 1999
• "The New and Improved Continuity of Interest and Continuity of Business Enterprise Regulations," Sixteenth Annual Advanced Tax Law Course, Houston, Texas, September 1998
• "Consolidated Return Issues in Mergers and Acquisitions," Thirteenth Annual Texas Federal Tax Institute, State Bar of Texas Section of Taxation, San Antonio, Texas, June 1997
• "Tax Free Reorganizations in Acquisition Transactions," Ninth Annual Houston Chapter Tax School, Tax Executives Institute, Inc. - Houston Chapter, February 1997

1976 - LL.M., Taxation, New York University School of Law
1975 - J.D., cum laude, University of San Diego School of Law
1972 - B.S., Business and Economics, Iowa State University

Jack was admitted to practice in California in 1976 and in Texas in 1977.

• Ronald McDonald House of Houston
  • Board of Trustees (1989 - present)
  • President (2003 and 2004)
• Southwest Research Institute, Trustee
• Catholic Charities of Galveston/Houston Diocese, Director/Chair of Finance Committee