Ally was born and raised in New York, before heading to Philadelphia and graduating from Villanova University. She eventually left the East Coast for San Diego, where she earned her law degree from the University of San Diego School of Law with a concentration in criminal litigation.

Ally got her first taste of criminal law at the Brooklyn District Attorney’s Office in college, before pivoting to criminal defense in law school and never looking back. She has practiced criminal defense on both the state and federal level.

Since 2021, Ally has also served as an Adjunct Professor of Criminal Law at the University of San Diego’s School of Law Paralegal Program. She currently serves as Vice President of Finance & Fundraising and Board Director for Lawyers Club of San Diego and the Board of Trustees for the Tariq Khamisa Foundation. She has also held roles such as Treasurer and member of the Internal Affairs Committee for the Women’s Museum of California.

Ally thanks her sponsors Laura Mitchell, Jenni Prisk and Tasreen Khamisa.