Romina Hallan

Romina Hallan, Hons. BA, JD/JD, is an associate lawyer at AKM Law. She completed a dual law degree program at the University of Windsor (Faculty of Law), and the University of Detroit Mercy (School of Law).

While completing her undergraduate degree in Criminology, Romina was an active student council and community member of her respective college at York University. During this time, she held the roles of Vice-President of Academic Affairs, and Speaker. Romina took the lead on implementing positive change to the academic and extra-curricular life on campus, by initiating student club funding programs and furthering the development of peer mentorship programs. She was also involved in the facilitation of orientation week and the amendment of the college’s constitution. 

During her legal education, Romina continued her student community involvement by developing the first human rights student club at the University of Windsor. She was also voted as Co-President for the “Women and the Law” club for the 2021-2022 academic year. At Detroit Mercy, Romina took part in the Family Law Clinic, where she assisted clients with file preparation, pertaining to issues such as child support, divorce, and child custody. Romina holds both a Canadian and American law degree.

Romina first joined AKM Law in 2021 as a summer law student, where she gained hands-on experience in a variety of immigration matters, such as spousal sponsorships, criminal rehabilitation, and labour market impact assessments (“LMIA”). After graduating law school, Romina returned to AKM Law as an articling student, where she furthered her knowledge in immigration by compiling complex post-graduate work permit (“PGWP”) applications, pre-removal risk assessments (“PRRA”), authorizations to return to Canada (“ARC”), and temporary resident permits (“TRP”), helping clients overcome inadmissibility issues in Canada. As an associate lawyer, Romina continues to work in the aforementioned areas of immigration, along with humanitarian and compassionate claims (“H&C”), refugee claims, and more.

Romina’s education in criminology and law, passion for gender equality, and thorough understanding of the immigrant experience encourages her to represent clients with the utmost care. Outside of AKM Law, Romina enjoys vinyl collection, reading, and experimenting with photography.