Allison Williams

Background

Allison Williams was raised in Canton, Georgia. Allison graduated Summa Cum Laude from Georgia Southern University with a Bachelor of Arts in Philosophy, before earning her Juris Doctorate from Emory University School of Law.

While in law school, Allison received her Student Practice Certificate and represented clients under attorney supervision in a variety of civil court proceedings including Temporary Protective Orders, Child Custody, Evictions, and Divorce. Allison externed at Atlanta Volunteer Lawyers Foundation in the Safe Families Office where she conducted extensive intake for victims of domestic violence, and drafted petitions for stalking, family violence, and dating violence Temporary Protective Orders. Allison also interned at Mosaic Georgia, a Sexual Assault and Child Advocacy Center located in Duluth, Georgia where she represented survivors of sexual violence in a variety of family law matters, and at Georgia Legal Services Program in Atlanta, Georgia where she provided legal services to low-income and elderly clients as a Student Practitioner.

Throughout law school, Allison served as Treasurer and Committee Chair for Emory Law's Child, Family, and Elder Law Society, and was an active participant in Emory's Public Interest Committee.

In her free time, Allison enjoys traveling, baking, shopping, spending time with her family and friends, and hanging out with her dog Teddy.