About
Allison McCarthy is a devoted legal professional in West Des Moines, Iowa, with a focal point on criminal protection, immigration regulation, and circle of relatives regulation instances. Learn extra approximately her heritage and revel in below. Allison McCarthy is a skilled lawyer whose practice covers a extensive variety of legal regions, consisting of criminal defense, immigration law, and family regulation cases. With a sturdy attention on criminal defense for immigrants, Allison is committed to presenting splendid legal representation to customers going through complex prison issues. In addition to her work in criminal protection, Allison also makes a speciality of immigration law, which includes removal defense, immigration benefits for victims of home violence, Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA), and immigration appeals. She is fluent in Spanish, allowing her to efficiently speak with Spanish-speaking customers and provide them with the aid they need. Furthermore, Allison is actively concerned inside the prison community as a Clinical Teaching Fellow at Drake University Law School’s Refugee Legal Clinic. Her determination to assisting the ones in want extends beyond her personal practice, as she has also labored as a judicial regulation clerk for the Iowa Supreme Court and a public defender in the Louisville, Kentucky place. Allisons instructional heritage includes a B.A. With Distinction in International Studies from the University of Iowa, where she additionally graduated from the University of Iowa College of Law. During her time in regulation college, Allison participated in diverse initiatives geared toward helping immigrant sufferers of home violence and advocating for human rights. As an energetic member of the Iowa State Bar Association, Polk County Women Lawyers, and the Iowa Organization of Women Lawyers, Allison is dedicated to selling justice and equality inside the prison career. Her dedication to her clients and her passion for advocacy make her a precious asset to the prison network in West Des Moines, Iowa.
Legal Issues
- Immigration Law
- Asylum, Citizenship, Deportation Defense, Family Visas, Green Cards, Immigration Appeals, Investment Visas, Marriage & Fiancé(e) Visas, Student Visas, Visitor Visas, Work Visas
- Criminal Law
- Criminal Appeals, Drug Crimes, Expungement, Fraud, Gun Crimes, Internet Crimes, Sex Crimes, Theft, Violent Crimes
- Appeals & Appellate
- Civil Appeals, Federal Appeals
- Domestic Violence
- Domestic Violence Criminal Defense, Domestic Violence Restraining Orders
- DUI & DWI
Certificates
No Certifications
Languages
- Spanish: Spoken, Written
Accepted Jurisdictions


Experience
- Owner / Lawyer
McCarthy Law, P.C.
2020 - Clinical Teaching Fellow
Drake University Law School
2020 - Associate Lawyer / West Des Moines Office Lead
Vondra & Malott, PLC
2015 - Public Defender
Kentucky Department of Public Advocacy
2015 - Judicial Law Clerk
Supreme Court of Iowa
2013 - Associate Lawyer
Cole & Vondra PLC
2010
Education

Graduation year: 2007

Graduation year: 2004

Graduation year: 2003
Associations

Current
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