David Allen Green

David Allen Green
David Allen Green speaks at TAM London 2010
Born (1971-03-28) 28 March 1971 (age 53)
NationalityBritish
Other namesJack of Kent
Education
Alma mater
Occupations
  • Lawyer
  • writer
Websitedavidallengreen.com

David Allen Green (born 28 March 1971;[1][2] 'Allen' is his second forename) is an English lawyer[3] and writer. He is the former legal correspondent for the New Statesman;[4] writes about law and policy for the Financial Times;[5] and has previously blogged using the pseudonym Jack of Kent.[6][7]

His articles on legal matters have been published by The Guardian, The Lawyer, New Scientist, and others.

He was shortlisted for the Orwell prize for blogging in 2010 and was a judge of the same in 2011. He was also named in 2010 as one of the leading innovators in journalism and media,[8] and in 2011 as one of the 'Hot 100' lawyers by The Lawyer.[9]

  1. ^ Green, David Allen (5 February 2011). "I am 40 next month". Twitter. Archived from the original on 10 December 2012. Retrieved 5 February 2011.
  2. ^ Green, David Allen (5 February 2019). "The one reason I dislike Brexit is that my birthday is the day before (the current) Brexit day but I am now so used to typing and saying "29 March", I routinely get my DoB wrong and so thrown out of things by security". @davidallengreen. Retrieved 5 February 2019.
  3. ^ "David Allen Green". Preiskel & Co. Retrieved 14 December 2010.
  4. ^ "New Statesman (articles by) David Allen Green". Retrieved 14 December 2010.
  5. ^ "Financial Times".
  6. ^ "Jack of Kent". Blogger. Retrieved 14 December 2010.
  7. ^ Aldridge, Alex (21 October 2010). "New ideas in law: The geek shall inherit..." Legalweek. Retrieved 5 February 2011.
  8. ^ "Are you on the j-list? The leading innovators in journalism and media in 2010". Journalism.co.uk. 22 July 2010. Retrieved 14 December 2010.
  9. ^ "The Hot 100 2011". The Lawyer: 4, 6, 10. 2011. Archived from the original on 6 January 2011.