Alison has been a litigation lawyer since she was called to the Ontario Bar in 1995. Since 2001, she has worked almost exclusively in long term disability insurance as well as handling matters concerning life insurance, long term care, critical illness and accidental death and dismemberment insurance. Alison practiced insurance defence in life and disability insurance both in house as litigation counsel at a large life insurer and in private practice between 2001 and 2014. Alison was a mediator between 2007 and 2012.

In 2014, Alison chose to act exclusively for individual plaintiffs suing their insurers as well as handling related claims for negligence against lawyers and insurance agents. Alison worked at a plaintiff boutique disability law firm in Toronto between 2014 and 2024.

In addition to being a member of the Ontario Bar, for over 20 years Alison has appeared across Canada on disability and life insurance matters by virtue of the country’s inter-provincial mobility rules. Alison has appeared before the Ontario Superior Court and Ontario Court of Appeal as well as in British Columbia on disability and life insurance trials and appeals. Alison has represented clients in litigated matters in Alberta, Manitoba, Saskatchewan, British Columbia and the Atlantic Provinces on disability and life insurance matters since 2001. Alison was called to the Manitoba Bar in 2023 and has appeared as counsel of record on many cases before the Manitoba King’s Bench.

Alison is excited to continue to practice in long term disability and other plaintiff insurance matters with Burn Tucker Lachaine representing clients throughout Canada. Alison has lived in Waterloo, Ontario since 1999 and practices out of firm’s offices in Waterloo, Toronto and Ottawa. She is a member of the Ontario Trial Lawyers Association (OTLA), Waterloo Region Law Association, County of Carleton Law Association and the Toronto Lawyers Association.  Alison is the editor of OTLA's LTD Newsletter.

Alison holds a BA in Political Science from McMaster University and obtained her LL.B. from Western University. Alison attended the Mediation and Handling Difficult Conversations courses at the Program on Negotiation at Harvard Law School.

In her spare time, Alison enjoys skiing, traveling, walking her dogs and spending time with her adult daughters, husband and large extended family.