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

Associations

Costs

• Payment With Credit Card

Location