Clare Murphy Shaw
Executive Director of the Asylum Clinic Kansas City (ACKC)
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Clare joined the McCrummen Immigration Law Group (now McCrummen and McCullick Immigration Law) in 2017 and was hired to develop a non-profit immigration law clinic- the Asylum Clinic KC.
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ACKC’s mission is to expand pro bono and low bono for vulnerable immigrants, especially children, in Kansas City. Clare launched ACKC as a fully independent organization in April of 2023 and it now has a staff of 10 including 4 attorneys.
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Clare manages ACKC’s subcontract with the Acacia Institute to represent children in the United States without a parent or guardian and were previously detained by the federal government in the custody of the Office of Refugee Resettlement.
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Clare assists with ACKC’s Afghan Legal Services Project which provides legal representation for Afghan parolees evacuated from Kabul in 2021.
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She also has a caseload of community-based cases. Her practice is focused on humanitarian-based applications, including Asylum and Special Immigrant Juvenile Status, and survivor-based cases including T Visas and U Visas. She practices in front of the US Citizenship and Immigration Services and the Immigration Court.
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She is fluent in Spanish.
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Boards: Eye of an Immigrant Attorney Advisory Panel Member; Attorney Advisor for the Children’s Immigration Law Academy; Longfellow Neighborhood Association Legal Committee.
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Education: Bachelor of Arts, the University of Notre Dame, 1998; Juris Doctor from the Univ. Of Mo- Columbia, 2005.
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Bar Admissions: Missouri and Kansas.
Our Team
To protect privacy and maintain security, we do not display the names of our staff members on our website.
Our team consists of:
6 staff attorneys
1 partially-accredited D.O.J. representative
4 paralegals
2 support personnel
multiple law clerks
Our efforts are further strengthened by the invaluable collaboration with our community partners, who help us deliver comprehensive services to those we serve.
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John Teasdale
Director of Development and Marketing at Asylum Clinic KC
John has spent most of his career in the not-for-profit field, typically in fundraising or management. He has led fundraising, strategy development, and capital campaigns for organizations such as Literacy KC, HappyBottoms, DeLaSalle Education Center, and Rockhurst University. Most recently, he was a Senior Business Development Officer with AltCap.
John brings great fundraising and marketing experience to Asylum Clinic KC and looks forward to building a sustainable revenue model for the organization. He is passionate about helping immigrants realize their American Dream.
John is originally from South Kansas City, and graduated Rockhurst High School, the University of Notre Dame (where he was a starter and 4-year letter winner on the football team), and his MBA from Rockhurst University.