Allison Lewis has been a trial attorney with The Legal Aid Society, NYC Criminal Defense Practice since graduating Law School in 2005, first as a Staff Attorney, then in 2013 with the DNA Unit since 2019.  She tries cases and assists the CDP attorneys to assess DNA and forensic results, reports and discovery, draft motions and litigate admissibility challenges, prepare for trial.  Allison gives trainings regularly and has guest-lectured at law schools.  She is proud to have published a few OpEds on the uses of familial DNA and DNA privacy generally and is a voting member of the Medicolegal Death Investigation AAFS Standards Board (chairing the cognitive bias working group), as well as the Firearms Toolmarks AAFS Standards Board.  Allison lives in Brooklyn with her two wonderful kids, Oscar and Julian, and one very supportive husband named Paul.  She loves to see live music and if she had more time, other hobbies would probably include cooking (elaborate meals – not just dinner), drawing and reading.