Francis Allegra became an associate at the Cleveland law firm of Squire, Sanders, and Dempsey, where he specialized in tax and bond work. From 1984-1994, he served the Tax Division of the U.S. Department of Justice in several capacities, handling many of the division’s most complex cases. In 1994, he was appointed Deputy Associate Attorney General, working with the Tax and Antitrust Divisions as well as with the National Economic and Domestic Policy Councils at the White House. In 1998, he was appointed judge on the U.S. Court of Federal Claims by President Bill Clinton. Over his career, he issued more than 250 published opinions on topics including tax, government contracts, intellectual property, and military and civilian employment. He was considered an expert on issues involving electronic discovery and was a member of the Information Technology Committee of the Judicial Conference from 2003-2010.