Clare Murphy Shaw
Executive Director at Asylum Clinic Kansas City- Claim this Profile
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Credentials
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Licensed in Kansas and Missouri
Kansas Bar Association and Missouri Bar Association
Experience
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Asylum Clinic Kansas City
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United States
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Legal Services
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1 - 100 Employee
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Executive Director
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Jul 2017 - Present
The Asylum Clinic KC offers free legal consultations to anyone referred to us through one of our many partner organizations, both locally and nationwide. We prioritize offering representation to unaccompanied minors who are released from Office of Refugee Resettlement shelters around the country to sponsors in the Kansas City area. These children, although in removal proceedings, are often eligible to apply for asylum with the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services, and they may also be eligible for Special Immigrant Juvenile status (for minors who have been abused, abandoned, or neglected). Since our founding, our clinic has provided legal consultations to over 105 individuals.
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McCrummen Immigration Law Group, LLC
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United States
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Legal Services
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1 - 100 Employee
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Supervising Attorney
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Apr 2017 - Present
I manage the firm's subcontract with the Vera Institute of Justice to serve unaccompanied minors detained in the custody of the Office of Refugee Resettlement. I oversee all aspects of the children's program, including provision of Know Your Rights presentations, legal screenings, initiation of direct representation when required. I provide consultations and also often represent children released to the Kansas City area from ORR shelters across the US. I am also developing a nonprofit organization within our law firm called the Asylum Clinic KC. The Asylum Clinic seeks to orient asylum seekers to the removal process, analyze their cases for any legal relief from removal, and represent them in their cases in front of the KC Immigration Court or US Citizenship and Immigration Services, depending on capacity. The Asylum Clinic also assists with changes of venue and change of address filings with the Immigration Court, and assists with work permit applications and renewals. I am licensed to practice law in Missouri and Kansas.
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Law Offices of Stephen M. Kirschbaum, LLC
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Law Practice
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Immigration Attorney
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Nov 2007 - Sep 2008
Specialized in family-based immigration and represented clients at the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services on their adjustment and naturalization cases. Specialized in family-based immigration and represented clients at the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services on their adjustment and naturalization cases.
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Law Clerk
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Sep 2005 - Aug 2007
Law Clerk for the Honorable Lisa White Hardwick Law Clerk for the Honorable Lisa White Hardwick
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Migrant Farmworkers Assistance Fund
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United States
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1 - 100 Employee
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Project Director
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Aug 1999 - Dec 2001
Managed the day-to-day operations and a staff of up to 7 employees for a small nonprofit serving migrant workers who come to Missouri to do agricultural work, including harvesting apples, peaches, and other food crops. Tasks included the development of a FileMaker Pro database for tracking client and donor information, grant writing, and client case management.
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Migrant Advocate
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Aug 1998 - Jul 1999
Completed a year of volunteer service providing direct assistance to farmworkers in the Kansas City area. As a volunteer, I started a support group for young mothers, aided critically ill farmworkers with medical case management, coordinated a weekly food and emergency assistance clinic, and translated in a variety of medical and legal contexts.
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Education
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2002 - 2005
University of Missouri-Columbia School of Law
J.D., Law -
1994 - 1998
University of Notre Dame
Bachelor of Arts, Program of Liberal Studies
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