معرفی
Carmen E. Atkins is an Assistant Clinical Professor and Director of the Immigration Clinic at St. Thomas University College of Law. She specializes in immigration law, public interest litigation, and experiential legal education, with a focus on social justice and marginalized immigrant communities.
- Education: J.D., UC Berkeley School of Law; B.S., Cornell University
Her research and practice span immigration law, constitutional advocacy, international human rights, and transnational legal reform. She has led impactful litigation, including restoration of the Cartagena refugee definition in Ecuador and cases before the Inter-American Court of Human Rights.
- Inter-American Court litigation holding Guatemala accountable for forced disappearances
- UNHCR collaboration on Ecuadorian immigration legislation
- Recipient of the Brian M. Sax Prize for Clinical Advocacy and multiple Sentencias Awards
Prof. Atkins is admitted to the California Bar and serves as consulting immigration counsel to the Ecuadorian American Chamber of Commerce and consulates of Colombia and Ecuador in Miami. Fluent in English and Spanish, with conversational Italian, French, and Portuguese, she leverages her multicultural background to enhance client representation.
