Ericka Curran Florida Coastal School of Law 8787 Baypine Road Suite 255 Jacksonville FL 32256 (904) 680-7650 ecurran@fcsl.edu Experience 2007 Present. Florida Coastal School of Law. Jacksonville, FL Professor of Clinical Skills (Immigrant and Human Rights Clinic) Director of Clinical Programs and Experiential Learning (2013-Present) Teaching (Certified to Teach Distance Education) Immigrant and Family Advocacy Clinic (Fall 2017 - Present) Immigrant and Human Rights Clinic (Year round 2007-17) Immigration Law (Each Fall 2012 - Present), (Live and Distance Ed) Family Based Immigration Skills Simulation (Intersession, once per year) Immigration Consequences of Crime (Intersession, once per year) Externships (Fall 2017) International Human Rights (Fall 2010) Supervision of Faculty and Staff Responsible for hiring, training, mentoring, and supervising Pro-Bono, Externship, and Clinical adjuncts and full-time faculty and staff, as well as managing the budgets for the Clinical Programs and Experiential Learning (2013 Present) Responsible for overseeing the following in-house full-time faculty clinics: o Business Law (2013-17) o Criminal Law (2013-17) o Caribbean Law Clinic (2013-18) o Family Law (2013-17) o Immigrant and Human Rights (2013-17) o Immigrant and Family Advocacy Clinic (2017 - Present) o Public Benefits (2013-17) Responsible for supervising the orderly winding down of the following clinics: o Criminal Law (2017 - Present) o Business Law (2017 - Present), o Public Benefits (2016-17) o Family Law Clinic (incorporated into Immigrant and Family Advocacy Clinic) Responsible for overseeing the creation and supervision of the following adjunct clinic courses: o Street Law Pilot Clinic (2015) o Seal and Expunge Clinic (2016 - Present) o Restoration of Voter Rights Intercession Clinic (Spring 2017) o Civil Rights Intercession Clinic (Fall 2018) 1
Committees and Service to the School Director /Faculty Advisor for Pro bono (Summer 2018 - Present) School of Law Management Committee Member (2013 - Present) ABA Site Visit (2018 - Present) Curriculum Committee (2017 - Present) Retention, Promotion and Tenure (2016/17) Communications Committee (2016/17) Employee Activities and Appreciation Committee (2013-16) Admissions Committee (2015/16) Multi-cultural Affairs Committee (2013-15) Bar Prep Committee (2007-11) Faculty Advisor to the Volunteer Immigrant Student Alliance (2008-17) Faculty Advisor to the Students Against Violence (2013-15) Faculty Advisor to the Caribbean American Law Students Association (2016) Creating, Organizing and overseeing the FCSL Translator/Interpreter volunteer program and data-base (2008 - Present) Co-organizing Race Judicata (the fundraising race for the FCSL Foundation) (2017 and 2018) Organizing campus faculty panels on: The Syrian Refugee Crisis (2016), The Trump Travel Ban (2017), and The Dream Act (2017) Coaching the 2013 and 2014 students participating in the NYU Immigration Moot Court Competition (the 2013 team won the Championship) Organizing and supervising student know your rights presentations at the Baker County Correctional Facility each semester Taking students to Washington, DC every year to meet members of Congress to advocate for immigrant rights during the American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA), National Day of Action from 2014 to the present Service to the Community Boards/ Leadership American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA) Central Florida USCIS Liaison/Regional Vice Chair AILA Central Florida Student Committee Chair (2017 - Present) AILA Central Florida Pro bono Committee Member (2010 - Present) North East Florida Human Trafficking Task Force Executive Committee member (2015 - Present) Member of the North East Florida Human Trafficking Task Force (2006 - Present) Member of the Refugee Task Force AILA Central Florida Board of Directors (2012-15) AILA Central Florida Advocacy Committee Co-Chair, (2016, 2017, 2018) Public Interest Law Section of the Florida Bar Association (2013 - Present) Jacksonville Bar Association, Human Rights Committee (2015 - Present) AILA Central Florida Pro bono Committee (2008-10) 2
Pro bono Projects Citizenship day (2007 Present) (Each Spring) (Serving over 150 immigrants per year) DACA Community Legal Clinic and Presentation (Spring 2014 and Spring 2015) Know Your Rights at the Baker Detention Center (Bi-monthly, 2010 - Present) Personal Pro bono Work over 300 hours per year with Jacksonville Area Legal Aid and St. Johns County Legal Aid (Recognized by both the Jacksonville Area Legal Aid and St. Johns Legal Aid) Current case load 222 Clients in both Family Law and Immigration CLE and other Presentations AILA Central Florida Chapter Speaker: Asylum in The Dark Ages (October 2018) AILA National Conference Panelist: Representing Immigrant Trauma Survivors (June 2018, San Francisco) AILA National Conference Speaker: Non-immigrant Visa Overview (June 2017) Florida Coastal School of Law, Florida Bar Association CLE: Intro to Asylum Law (November 2017) Florida Coastal School of Law, Florida Bar Association CLE: Immigration 101 (October 2017) AILA Central Florida Conference Speaker: U visas and T visa Updates (October 2017) AILA National Conference Louisiana Speaker: ABC s of Immigration Law Nonimmigrant Visas (June 2017) AILA National Conference Speaker: Advanced Topics in VAWA Cancellation (June 2016) AILA Central Florida Conference Speaker: Immigrant Victims of Crime Speaker (October 2016) AALS Clinical Conference Panelist: #DOYOURJOB: Exploring Community Engagement and the Public Citizen Role of Lawyers through In-House Clinics and Externships Baltimore Maryland (April 2016) Southern Clinical Conference Speaker with Dr. Tammy Hodo: Diversity in Clinical Education (2016) Southern Clinical Conference: Citizenship Day in a Box (2015) AILA Central Florida Conference Speaker: Crime Victims, Human Trafficking and U visas (October 2015) AILA National Conference Speaker: National Harbor MD Introduction to Removal Proceedings (June 2015) American Immigration Lawyers Association: CLE on Human Trafficking (October 2014) Florida Coastal School of Law: Spanish Law Day Event (September 2014) Presentation on Clinic/ Pro bono collaborations at Williams and Mary Law School (October 2014) 3
CLE on Human Trafficking American Immigration Lawyers Association (October 2014) Spanish Law Day Event (September 2014) Florida Bar Family Law Section Immigration and Family Law CLE (October 2013) Florida Bar Family Law Section Immigration and Family Law CLE (October 2013) CLE for Area Attorneys who have agreed to take immigration cases pro bono (2009-2013) CLE for Legal Services attorneys on the Child Status Protection Act and implications for vulnerable immigrants. (October 2008) Presented at the ACLU Know your Rights all day bi-lingual seminar for immigrants in NE Florida (October 2008) Radio and Television Appearances I appear on local radio and television shows several times a semester to speak on matters related to immigration law. Prior Experience 2005 07. Jacksonville Area Legal Aid. Jacksonville, FL Staff Attorney Refugee Immigration Project Direct representation of Immigrant clients (High volume Spanish Language case load) 2004. Center for the Study of Violence and Reconciliation. Johannesburg, South Africa Gender Unit Legal Researcher Legal Research and Reporting on Gender Related Legislative Issues Focus on Forced Migration and Human trafficking Human Trafficking white papers and legislative positioning of organization Ericka Curran & Elsje Bonthuys, Report: Customary Law and Domestic Violence in Rural South African Communities pp 1-33 (October 20014). Available at: http://www.csvr.org.za/docs/gender/customarylawand.pdf 2002 03. Northwest Immigrant Rights Project. Seattle, WA Staff Attorney/Advocacy Direct representation of immigrant clients Presentations, coordination of pro bono and student trainings Advocacy for immigrant victims of crime and those with disabilities 1998 2001. Consejo counseling and Referral. Seattle, WA Legal Advocate Domestic Violence Bi-lingual Immigrant Victims Advocate/Mi Casa Transitional Shelter Director Training and coordination with Seattle University Law Clinic 4
1997 98. Catholic Charities. Chelan/Wenatchee Washington Mental Health/Migrant Bi-lingual child and family case manager 1996 97. Americorps Volunteer. Lake Chelan Washington Bi-lingual Education Program Education Languages License J.D. 2002. Seattle University. Seattle, WA B.A. 1996. The Evergreen State College. Olympia, WA Spanish Florida Bar Active - AVO Rating of 10/10 Awards Named Jacksonville s Number 1 Immigration Attorney for 2018 by Folio Magazine Named one of Jacksonville s Top Pro Bono Lawyers for 2018 by The Jacksonville Business Journal Named one of Jacksonville s Top Pro Bono Lawyers for 2017 by The Jacksonville Business Journal Named one of Jacksonville s Top Immigration Attorneys by 904 Magazine, November 2014 Recognition by American Immigration Lawyers Association for Outstanding Leadership and Dedication to the Organization 2013-2014 Outstanding Victim Advocate Award 2013 by City of Jacksonville Mayor s Victim Assistance Advisory Council Recognition by American Immigration Lawyers Association for Excellence in the Practice of Immigration Law 2011-2012 CLE for American Immigration Lawyers Association on Crime Victims Visas (article forthcoming) Publications E Curran & E Bonthuys, Customary Law and Domestic Violence in Rural South African Communities 21 S. AFR. J. HUM. RTS. 607-635 (2005) 5