As Pro Bono Attorney for Humanitarian Immigration, Allison maintains an active docket of immigration cases and collaborates with lawyers across the firm to provide effective pro bono representation for clients. She provides guidance and training to Davis Polk lawyers working on immigration matters, including the preparation of humanitarian immigration applications and the litigation of matters in immigration court. Allison also coordinates with nonprofit partner organizations on the firm’s immigration-related matters.

Allison has extensive experience litigating immigration matters. She began her career working with unaccompanied immigrant youth through The Door’s Legal Services Center, providing holistic representation before the immigration and family courts. For the past eight years, Allison represented detained clients through the Legal Aid Society’s New York Immigrant Family Unity Project.