Karen Berkeley graduated from University College Cork in 2002 with a Bachelor of Law degree. Following her legal traineeship and completing the Law Society Final Examinations, she was admitted to the Roll of Solicitors in February 2009. Karen was employed with Brophy Solicitors between June 2006 and September 2016. At Brophy Solicitors she ran a very busy immigration team over a ten year period, and she earned a great reputation as a leading immigration solicitor.
Karen has acquired substantial experience in taking rights-based cases against the State and public bodies on a range of issues such as immigration, asylum, housing and welfare matters. She has specialized in immigration law, which is her principal area of interest. She has always maintained a passion for her work within the immigration sector and enthusiastically works in the best interests of each of her clients.
Karen has acted on numerous immigration Judicial Review cases before the High Court, some of which have set important precedents within Irish immigration law. Karen is past member of the Board of Directors in Spirasi, a leading Irish NGO which supports the victims of torture. She is a long-standing volunteer with FLAC and previously developed her interests in the field of human rights while completing legal internships with the Irish Refugee Council.
Founded in 2009
10 people in their team
We are a niche firm specialising in immigration law, both within the context Irish and EU Law.
We are very experienced dealing in all aspects of immigration cases. Our clients can always be assured that we have the specialised knowledge and practical experience to help them reach a positive resolution in respect of their immigration concerns.
We’re happy to delve into any case, whether it’s a straight forward application for naturalisation, or many of the more complicated cases.
We are aware that our clients can be very concerned about their immigration case, and often the cases are urgent as our clients are separated from family members while the application is pending. We try our best to provide regular updates and contact with our clients so they are assured that everything possible is being done on their behalf.
We work towards making the process of applying for the various immigration applications more straight forward, and less stressful for our clients.
We refer you to the list of most common immigration services we provide, where you can find a little summary of each topic. If your immigration concern does not fall into one of these categories, please do not hesitate to contact us anyway and we’ll help you figure it out.
Berkeley Solicitors
