Allison . Gerkman
Institute for the Advancement of the American Legal System
Alli Gerkman, is Senior Director at IAALS, where she leads the organization's work to improve delivery of legal services, including work in legal education and the legal profession. She directed one of IAALS' cornerstone projects to identify the key foundations entry-level lawyers need to be effective as employees in their organizations and as counsel to their clients. This work is being used by law schools, law firms, and bar associations across the country, and it laid the groundwork for IAALS' latest projects on licensing and regulation. In 2017, Gerkman was awarded the Colorado Women's Bar Foundation Raising the Bar Award for her contributions to systemic improvements in legal education and the legal system; in 2018, she was honored as one of Denver's 40 Under 40; and in 2019, she is the recipient of the Colorado Women's Bar Association's highest honor, the Mary Lathrop Trailblazer Award.
(06/19)
