Alison is Director of Client & Business Services at BarkerGilmore, where she works closely with firm leadership across client engagements, business development, and strategic firm initiatives. She also contributes to the firm’s marketing, contracting, technology, and process-improvement efforts, applying sound business judgment and institutional knowledge to support the firm’s continued growth and the delivery of exceptional client service. She previously served as a Project Manager with BarkerGilmore’s Legal & Compliance practice, managing and supporting executive search engagements and developing a strong understanding of the firm’s clients, relationships, and business.

Prior to joining BarkerGilmore, Alison built an extensive legal career as a senior-level paralegal, with experience spanning both in-house legal departments and law-firm environments, including an Am Law 200 firm. Her background encompasses corporate and transactional law, real estate and development, mergers and acquisitions, complex contracts, international matters, and intellectual property. Her in-house career included positions with a fintech company, a Division I private research university, a large resort and casino enterprise, and a Fortune 500 sporting goods retailer, where she worked closely with executive leadership, company ownership, attorneys, and business stakeholders on sophisticated legal and commercial matters.

At BarkerGilmore, Alison draws on this background to bring a valuable perspective to client engagements and to the executive search process, helping to identify client needs and the qualities and experience that distinguish exceptional legal and compliance talent. She has played an integral role in successfully executing searches that placed General Counsel, Chief Legal Officers, Chief Compliance Officers, and other senior legal, compliance, and specialized counsel professionals across diverse industries.

Alison completed the American Bar Association-approved Paralegal Studies degree at Syracuse University. She is also a member and two-time guest speaker of the Onondaga County Bar Association.