Allison Berquist
Associate
Allison Berquist is an Associate in the Los Angeles office of Liebert Cassidy Whitmore where she provides advice and counsel on a variety of issues for our public and private education clients.
With solid experience in Labor and Employment, Allison focuses on personnel policy auditing and updates. She is currently engaged in a project with ERMA, where she audits and reviews members’ policies and procedures to ensure compliance and effectiveness.
Allison collaborated with lead Partner to develop a Workplace Violence Prevention Program (WVPP) that complies with Labor Code Section 6401.9. She consistently updates and revises the policy in accordance with DOSH guidance. Additionally, she was instrumental in the WVPP rollout for clients by reviewing and creating their WVPPs, developing training materials, and conducting WVPP training for over 17 entities.
Prior to joining Liebert Cassidy Whitmore, Allison worked at multiple firms as a Law Clerk, with specializations ranging from disability and special education to Medicade and family law. In her last role, Allison advocated on behalf of Parents and students with disabilities. Prior to law school, Allison served as a teacher in Los Angeles and New York through both Teach for America and the UCLA Center X Teacher Education Program.
Allison obtained her JD from Pepperdine Law School where she was the Vice President of the Student Bar Association, President of Advocates for Public Interest Law, Literary Citation Editor for the National Association for the Administrative Law Judiciary Journal, Communication Chair of the National Lawyers Guild and an active member of the Faith and Family Mediation Clinic and the Student Mentor Program.
As an undergraduate, Allison attended Union College in Schenectady, New York where she graduated cum laude with a Bachelor of Arts in American Studies. Allison also received a Masters from the University of California Los Angeles in Education.
