Overview
Allison is an Associate Attorney in the firm’s Litigation Department and a part of the national Data Privacy and Cybersecurity Practice Group. Her practice focuses on incident response, pre-breach services, and regulatory defense.
Allison has a background spanning legal technology, artificial intelligence, and real estate law. She began her career as a Legal Technology Consultant at a global technology company, where she partnered with law firms and corporate legal departments to implement technology-driven solutions. This experience provided her with early insight into the growing importance of cybersecurity and data privacy in modern legal practice.
Allison also worked as a Legal AI Trainer, training and evaluating artificial intelligence models to improve their performance on legal tasks. This role gave her unique, hands-on experience with emerging technologies and the evolving intersection of AI and the law.
Prior to joining McDonald Hopkins, she practiced at a title company and its affiliated law firm, where she advised clients on a broad range of real estate and title matters. Her experience counseling clients through complex legal and business challenges further strengthened the practical, client-focused approach she brings to her cybersecurity and data privacy practice.
She received a J.D. from the University of North Carolina School of Law and a B.A. from Lehigh University.
Credentials
Education
University of North Carolina School of Law
Lehigh University
Admissions – State
- District of Columbia
- Ohio