David Allen Green (born March 1971 at Selly Oak Hospital, in Birmingham; "Allen" is his second forename) is an English lawyer and writer. He is also legal correspondent for the New Statesman; and blogs as Jack of Kent.His articles on legal matters have been published by The Guardian, The Lawyer, New Scientist, and others.He was shortlisted for the George Orwell blogging prize in 2010 and was a judge of the same in 2011.