Allison McCarthy

Director, Refugee Clinic
and Instructor of Law  

515-271-1825
allison.mccarthy@drake.edu

Areas of Expertise

Immigration Law, Criminal Defense

Education

JD – University of Iowa College of Law
BA – University of Iowa, with distinction

Professional Experience

Director of the Drake Refugee Clinic since 2020
Managing Attorney at McCarthy Law, PC
Associate Attorney at Vondra & Mallot, PLC
Assistant Public Advocate at Kentucky Department of Public Advocacy
Judicial Law Clerk at Iowa Supreme Court

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 Transnat’l L. Contemp. Probs. 293, Winter 2010

Significant Accomplishments

• Member of the executive committee of the American Immigration Lawyers Association, Iowa/Nebraska Chapter