Dree K. Collopy is a managing partner of Benach Collopy LLP in Washington, D.C. A recognized expert on U.S. asylum law and policy, Ms. Collopy serves as chair of the American Immigration Lawyers Association’s (AILA) National Asylum and Refugee Committee. She is the author of AILA’s Asylum Primer, a practical guide to U.S. asylum law and procedure that is widely recognized as the “go to” manual for advocates representing asylum seekers in the United States. Ms. Collopy frequently lectures and publishes on cutting edge asylum and other immigration issues and is deeply committed to the pro bono representation of indigent clients and securing their access to counsel. She mentors pro bono attorneys, develops case materials and strategies for the representation of detained women and children refugees, and serves on working groups developing nationwide policy advocacy and litigation strategies on behalf of refugees and asylum seekers. Ms. Collopy also is a member of the adjunct faculty at American University's Washington College of Law, where she teaches Asylum and Refugee Law. She has been recognized for her contributions to the field of immigration law and for her work in advancing and defending the cause of refugees, receiving the AILA President’s Commendation Award in both 2013 and 2016 and the Joseph Minsky Award in 2014, one of AILA’s highest honors. She earned her J.D. and Certificate in Law and Public Policy from The Catholic University of America Columbus School of Law and her B.A. from Grinnell College.