Allison S. Petersen is a shareholder in the Levin Legal Group. Since joining the firm in 2001, Allison has represented public school entities on all facets of education law and in litigation. A large part of her practice involves representing school entities in the federal and state trial and appellate courts and before administrative agencies. She has also handled a multitude of transactional matters, including the negotiation and preparation of multi-million dollar transportation contracts and commercial contracts with various vendors and service providers.

Allison leads the firm’s extensive practice in the area of the Charter School Law, and regularly appears before the State Charter School Appeal Board, Pennsylvania appellate courts and the Pennsylvania Department of Education on charter school-related matters.

Allison often lectures for the Pennsylvania Bar Institute and for state and local entities on the Charter School Law, other school law issues and municipal liability.  From 2007-2011, she served two terms on the Board of Directors of the Pennsylvania School Boards Solicitors Association. Michael Levin and Allison are the proud co-authors of Municipal Liability in Pennsylvania, published by the Pennsylvania Bar Institute and currently in its 7^th Edition.

In 2015 and 2016, Allison was named a Pennsylvania Super Lawyer in the Schools & Education practice area by the publishers of Philadelphia magazine, Pennsylvania Super Lawyers and Law & Politics, and was named a Pennsylvania Rising Star in the same practice area in 2008, 2012, 2013 and 2014.  Since January 2016, Allison has volunteered her time as a Director of the Perkiomen Valley School District Foundation.

Recent Presentations include:

Charter Schools in Pennsylvania, Pennsylvania Bar Institute, February 25, 2016.

School Law, Pennsylvania Bar Institute, November 23, 2015.

Municipal Liability Actions, Pennsylvania Bar Institute, November 13, 2015.

Navigating the Charter School Law Quagmire, Pennsylvania School Boards Solicitors Association Annual Conference, October 2015.

The Charter School Law, Lehigh Valley Association of School Business Officials, October 2014.

Municipal Liability Actions, Pennsylvania Bar Institute, December, 2013.

<Proper Documentation and Investigations, School Claims Services, November 2012.

Legal Obligations Relating to the Protection of Students, Willis, October 2012.

Issues and Obligations Arising with Alternative Education Programs, Pennsylvania School Boards Solicitors’ Association Annual Conference, October 2012.

Supervision of Employees – THE BASICS, Centennial School District administrators, September 2012.

Municipal Liability Actions, Pennsylvania Bar Institute, December, 2010.

Medicare Secondary Payer Mandatory Reporting Requirements, Pennsylvania School Boards Solicitors’ Association, School Law Conference, July, 2010.