Standing up for Landowners. Standing up to Government.
Headshot of Attorney Clarissa Levingston
Growing up as the daughter of an attorney and a realtor, Clarissa began learning from an early age what it looks like to advocate for her clients and understand the varied factors that impact property values. Now, she draws on that background as she strives to help landowners of various property types ─ commercial, agricultural, residential, and industrial ─ ensure they are compensated fairly for their property when the government exercises its eminent domain authority.
Clarissa represents clients in cases involving a range of issues, including road widening, inverse condemnation, access issues, regulatory impacts, and various types of easements (HVTL, drainage, water/sewer lines, pipelines, and temporary construction).
A dedicated advocate for her clients, Clarissa has successfully argued for and negotiated greater compensation during the administrative phase of condemnation proceedings to achieve significant increases that resolve the case without the need for a trial. When continuing to the judicial phase is necessary, Clarissa works closely with her firm colleagues and industry experts to ensure the best position possible for the best possible result.
Clarissa’s year as a federal judicial clerk afforded her insights and experience that inform her approach when advocating for clients looking to challenge unjust trial court outcomes, whether in the courts of appeal or the Texas Supreme Court.
- University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, Alabama
- J.D. - 2021
- Honors: magna cum laude
- Honors: Order of the Coif
- Honors: Hugo Black Scholar
- Honors: Bench and Bar Legal Honor Society Member
- Honors: Public Interest Certificate
- Austin College, Sherman, Texas
- B.A. - 2012
- Honors: summa cum laude
- Major: English
- Texas, 2021
- Oklahoma, 2023
- Alabama, 2023
- Honorable L. Scott Coogler, Chief Judge of the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Alabama – Tuscaloosa, AL, Term Clerk
- McDowell Heatherington LLP – Houston, TX, Summer Legal Intern and Litigation Associate
- Jefferson County Public Defender’s Office – Birmingham, AL, Summer Legal Intern
- University of Alabama School of Law – Tuscaloosa, AL, Research Assistant to Assistant Dean Anita Kay Head, Professor Frederick Vars, and Professor Joyce Vance
- Office of the Federal Public Defender of for the Northern District of Alabama – Birmingham, AL, Summer Legal Intern
- Alabama Disabilities Advocacy Program – Tuscaloosa, AL, Summer Legal Intern
- Phi Beta Kappa


