Hometown:
Tulsa, Oklahoma

Undergraduate:
Baylor University,
Health Science Studies
Graduation: May 2009

Awarded:
William K. Morgan Scholarship, Gary Schaber Scholarship

Allysia Holland first became interested in the law when she worked for an insurance agency a few years out of college and spent a fair bit of time combing through coverage policies. Her own jury service on a criminal case sealed the deal.

“Going through the deliberations, I got really involved in looking at the statute that the case was centered around,” says Holland, referring to a gang allegation that could have multiplied the defendant’s sentence. “I got really frustrated with the way the law was written.”

After college, Holland worked for a non-profit agency in Texas, specializing in health education and health careers promotion. Three years later, she followed her family to California.

Holland’s interests are in business law and estate planning, but she is enjoying the variety of hands-on experience she has gleaned at Pacific McGeorge. Last summer, she worked in a law firm specializing in personal injury and workers’ compensation. “The practical application was just invaluable,” she says.

Currently, Holland is doing a field placement with the California Public Employees’ Retirement System (CalPERS) and has worked on a number of issues. She is also co-president of the Black Law Student Association at Pacific McGeorge and a student ambassador in the admissions office.