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Allison McCarthy
Director of the Refugee Clinic
Instructor of Law
Expertise: Immigration Law, Crimmigration, Asylum
Education
JD, University of Iowa College of Law
BA, University of Iowa, with distinction
Experience
- Director of the Drake Refugee Clinic since 2020
- Owner, McCarthy Law PC (2020 - present)
- Associate Attorney and West Des Moines Office Managing Attorney, Vondra & Malott, PLC
- Public Defender, Kentucky Department of Public Advocacy
Selected Publications
- Se Adoptó la Ley que Prohíbe “Ciudades Santuarias” en Iowa, Heraldo Hispano, 2018.
- Cuatro casos de inmigración en el Tribunal Supremo de los Estados Unidos, Heraldo Hispano, 2018.
- 2014 Changes to the Iowa Court Rules, Iowa Lawyer, Jan/Feb 2015.
- The May 12, 2008 Postville, Iowa Immigration Raid: A Human Rights Perspective, 19 Transnational Law & Contemporary Problems 293, Winter 2010.
Significant Accomplishments
- Iowa/Nebraska Chapter of the American Immigration Lawyers Association, Vice Chair
- Admitted to Practice in Iowa, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit, and U.S. District Courts for the Northern and Southern Districts of Iowa
Biography
Allison McCarthy is the director of the Refugee Clinic at Drake Law School, where she is also an Instructor teaching immigration law. Prior to joining the Drake Law faculty, Allison spent over a decade as a practicing attorney, primarily in the areas of immigration law and criminal defense. Allison's research interests focus on "crimmigration" and the rights of noncitizen defendants in criminal proceedings.
