Allison Adair, Paralegal

Allison Adair was born and raised in Memphis, Tennessee and graduated from Southwest Tennessee Community College with an Associate of Applied Science degree in Paralegal Studies. Her path into the legal field began as a court runner for a Memphis litigation firm, where she learned the courthouse from the ground up filing pleadings and serving subpoenas across Shelby County. Allison chose this work out of a desire to help others and make a difference in her community.

Allison brings more than seven years of family law paralegal experience to Gill Family Law. She drafts pleadings, discovery, and marital dissolution agreements for attorney review, coordinates court reporters and service of process, prepares financial affidavits and marital balance sheets, and sits second chair alongside attorneys at depositions and hearings in various local courts. Clients will know Allison as a steady point of contact who keeps them informed on where their case stands and what comes next.

Outside the office, Allison stays close to the community she grew up in. She has volunteered with Meals on Wheels, the Memphis Humane Society, Wolf River Conservancy, and Shelby Farms Park, supported events like Youth Villages Soup Sunday and the Methodist Health Fair, and can often be found at local races including the St. Jude Memphis Marathon and the Cooper Young 4 Miler.



EDUCATION

  • Southwest Tennessee Community College: Associate of Applied Science, Paralegal Studies (2019)

  • Northwest Mississippi Community College: General Studies (2011 to 2014)

HONORS & AWARDS

  • Presidential Scholarship, Northwest Mississippi Community College

EXPERIENCE

  • Paralegal, Memphis family law firm (2019 to 2026)

  • Court Runner, Memphis litigation firm (2017 to 2019)

  • Legal Internship as Court Runner, Southwest Tennessee Community College Paralegal Studies program

PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT

  • ABA approved CLE seminars and continuing education in family law practice

COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT

  • Meals on Wheels

  • Memphis Humane Society

  • Wolf River Conservancy

  • Shelby Farms Park

  • Youth Villages Soup Sunday

  • Methodist Health Fair

  • St. Jude Memphis Marathon and Cooper Young 4 Miler participant