Allison joined Children’s Law Center in 2010 as an Equal Justice Works Fellow. She attended Georgetown Law as a Public Interest Law Scholar. During law school, Allison participated in the Juvenile Justice Clinic and taught Street Law at a local DC high school. Prior to this, Allison served as a Jesuit Volunteer at Legal Services for Children in San Francisco, CA and also worked as a counselor at a group home for teens in the District of Columbia. Allison has volunteered as a tutor and a Court Appointed Special Advocate. She received a BA from Georgetown University in History and Italian.