Alyson Vamvoras Antoon is a partner at the law firm of Vamvoras Antoon, practicing alongside her father, Glen Vamvoras and husband, Michael Antoon. Alyson practices mainly in the areas of child custody and criminal defense, but also has a passion for animals and is one of a handful of attorneys who practices animal law in the State of Louisiana. Alyson is a certified family and divorce mediator and past instructor at Delta Tech School of Business. She was born and raised in Lake Charles, Louisiana, and attended Louisiana State University as an undergraduate where she obtained a degree in History. She obtained her Juris Doctor from Southern University Law Center in 2010. During law school, she twice received the CALI Excellence for the future award in Legal Writing and served as an officer in Phi Alpha Delta Fraternity. She was admitted to the State Bar in 2011. She is a current member of the following organizations: Fusion Five Young Professionals Organization, American Association of Premier DUI Attorneys, The Louisiana State Bar Association, the Southwest Louisiana Bar Association Young Lawyers Section (board Member 2016, President-Elect 2017, President 2018),SLWA Bar Association Women's Section (Vice President) SWLA Bar Association Family Law Section, and Chair of the Louisiana State Bar Association’s Animal Law Section. She has been selected 3 consecutive years as a Louisiana Super Lawyer’s “Rising Star,” a current member (2018-2019) of the Leadership LSBA Class, and as one of Thrive Magazine’s “13 Thriving 30 somethings” in 2017. Alyson was also a speaker at the 2016 LSBA Animal Law Section’s annual seminar. When not at work, Alyson and her husband love spending time with their multiple rescue animals (and sometimes “foster” animals). Alyson enjoys volunteering with the Lake Charles Pitbull Rescue, and advocating for animal rescue and animal welfare.