She was deeply involved in the Junior League of Bell County, serving on the Board of Directors for several years and even being voted in as President-Elect. Since her return to her hometown of Temple following law school, Allison has been an active community volunteer and philanthropist. She was active in Tri Delta at Southwestern and continues to be a mentor for the sorority. Not one to let physical limitations hold her back, she graduated third in her class from Temple High School, summa cum laude and Phi Beta Kappa from Southwestern University, and valedictorian of her Baylor Law School class where she was recognized as the 2017 Baylor Young Lawyer of the Year. Diagnosed with Werdnig-Hoffman Muscular Dystrophy when she was 15 months old, she was given only a year to live (she's now in her 40s - don't tell Allison Dickson she can't do something difficult). In fact, you could say it’s been courageous. To the average eye, her journey has been far from easy. Allison Dickson has lived the saying, "I don’t need easy.
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