Kate Aschenbrenner

Kate Aschenbrenner is an Associate Professor of Law at Barry University School of Law, where she has served since summer 2009. She founded and directs the Immigration Clinic while teaching immigration law courses.

Her educational background includes:

• LLM from Georgetown University Law Center
• J.D. from New York University School of Law (Cum Laude)
• BA from Knox College (Magna Cum Laude)

Professor Aschenbrenner specializes in Immigration Law, with deep expertise in asylum representation and clinical legal education. Her work bridges academic instruction with direct client services through the Immigration Clinic, focusing on practical application of immigration law principles for vulnerable populations.

As director of the Immigration Clinic, she supervises law students providing legal representation to asylum seekers and immigrants. The clinic serves as a cornerstone of experiential learning within the law school's clinical program.

Prior to Barry, she served as a clinical fellow at Georgetown University Law Center's Center for Applied Legal Studies for two years. She also worked at St. Thomas University School of Law's Immigration Clinic and as an immigration staff attorney with St. Thomas University's Human Rights Institute and Gulfcoast Legal Services. After law school, she clerked for Judge Jack B. Weinstein at the United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York.