About Us
Counsel Protect LLP is a California estate planning and trust administration law firm. We do not do litigation, divorce, criminal defense, bankruptcy, business or anything other than estate planning and trust administration. And we focus on legal insurance clients.
Our sister firm, Clark Allison LLP, also does only estate planning and trust administration, but it only works with private pay clients.
Our Attorneys
Clark Allison
Attorney and Managing Partner
Clark has been an estate planning attorney since 1996. He is the managing partner of Clark Allison LLP, a full-service California estate planning and trust administration law firm. Clark started Counsel Protect LLP as a separate law firm to focus on legal insurance clients.
Clark graduated from Sacramento State – B.S. Management Information Systems, Fuller Theological Seminary, Pasadena – M.A. Theology, UOP McGeorge School of Law, Sacramento – J.D, and Golden Gate University Law School, San Francisco – LL.M. Tax.
Clark has been married to Paula Allison for 30 years. Paula is the Chief Advancement Officer for the Los Rios Community College District. They have two daughters, and they live in El Dorado Hills with their two rescue dogs.
Gabrielle Aboujaoudi
Attorney
Gabi has been working with ARAG, MetLife and LegalEase clients since 2021. She enjoys helping people protect their families with estate planning and takes pride in providing excellent and individualized attention to each client.
Gabi was selected as a 2024 and 2025 SuperLawyer Rising Star.
Gabi grew up in Dallas, TX, and earned her Bachelor of Science Degree in Political Science from Arizona State University. Shortly after, she received a full-merit scholarship to attend the California Western School of Law in San Diego, California. She graduated with a concentration in Creative Problem Solving.
Gabi is the COO and co-founder of Young Visionary Project, a nonprofit that helps advance children’s scientific, entrepreneurial, and leadership skills. Gabi lives in San Diego and loves traveling with her rescue dog Cody, cooking Lebanese food, and creating ceramics.