Meet Alison

Alison Wilkinson

Of Counsel

Ali Wilkinson works on a wide range of cases for McAllister Olivarius, including Title IX, sexual harassment, employment discrimination, school discrimination, and human trafficking.

Before joining us, Ali spent close to a decade advancing victims’ rights in the criminal justice system at a Portland-based legal non-profit. Prior to this, she spent five years as a litigation associate at Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe in New York City.

Ali received her B.A., with honors, from the University of Michigan. She received her J.D. from the University of Virginia, where she was a member of the Virginia Journal of Social Policy and the Law, and on the board of Virginia Law Women.

Ali is admitted to the New York and Oregon bars.

I will always be grateful for your unwavering support of me. Equally, I will always be grateful for showing me how to find my voice and strength.

Title IX case against UCLA, client confidential

It was such a weight off our shoulders; suddenly somebody else with a lot more experience was managing the case.

Sandeep Mander, Mander and Mander v. Royal Borough of Windsor & Maidenhead and anor

We really thought that there was nothing that anybody could do for us. We were wrong.

Dr Celeste Kidd, Aslin et al v. University of Rochester et al

To get the result you got you must be as tough with your legal opposites as you are kind and understanding to your clients.

AOA client, confidential

Compared with other law firms I’ve worked with, no-one matches the combination that McO has of experience, brilliance, ferocious fighting and deep empathy for their clients.

Dr Holly Atkinson, Atkinson et al v. Mount Sinai Health System, Inc. et al

Because my case could not bear public scrutiny, a very powerful institution used massive financial resources to try to crush me for asking for my disability rights. This was a huge mistake, as they didn’t know that I would obtain McO representation. I couldn’t ask for better representation.

Disability Rights client, confidential