Carla Vall - Attorney, Criminologist, and Trainer

Legal advocacy for women and children

Carla Vall is a Barcelona law firm founded and led by attorney Carla Vall. The practice focuses on defending the rights of women and children. It specializes in representing survivors of gender-based violence, sexual violence, and vicarious violence, and works alongside specialized psychological teams to support clients through the legal process and recovery.

Legal and professional services

• Gender-based violence: representation of women and children affected by vicarious, physical, sexual, psychological, and economic violence by a partner or former partner; sexual assault; discrimination based on gender, sexual orientation, or gender identity; and homicide.
• Criminal law: cases involving homicide and murder, assisted suicide, offenses against sexual freedom, criminal offenses concerning the right to abortion, freedom of expression, assault, coercion, torture and inhuman treatment, public-order offenses, defamation, and slander.
• Family law: divorce, separation and modifications to court orders, civil claims for child support, and disputes over parental authority.
• Equality plans, protocols, and training: gender-informed local policies; prevention and safety plans addressing gender-based violence; municipal and workplace equality plans; and protocols for preventing, identifying, and responding to sexual assault and harassment in workplaces and politics. Training is available for nonlawyers, court staff, police, emergency responders, health care staff, and municipal agencies.
• Film and media consulting: advising screenwriters and directors on incorporating a gender perspective into movies, documentaries, TV series, theater, and podcasts.

Legal and support team

The team includes founder and director Carla Vall; senior attorney Montserrat Solé; attorneys Clàudia Sánchez Fernández, Laura Just Casanovas, Helena Piera Mestre, and Mireia Ràfols i Miquel; paralegal Violeta Serra Carmona; and office manager Laia Pons Párraga.

Experience and reported outcomes

The firm says it has spent more than 15 years defending the rights of women and children. It reports 32,000 training hours, 1,749 cases handled, an 81% success rate, and protective measures granted in 66% of cases. It also says it has secured the removal of 23,211 photos and videos from social media. Payment plans are available to make services more accessible.

Books and public education

Carla Vall has written several books, including Sansa sin secretos (Sansa Without Secrets), about preventing child abuse and also available in Catalan; Red Flags, about recognizing abusive relationships; A la foguera! (To the Stake!), a feminist review of witch trials; No mentiràs (You Shall Not Lie); and Trenqueu en cas d’emergència (Break in Case of Emergency), a guide for survivors of gender-based violence. The firm collaborates with organizations and businesses including patriciabosch.com and deborahmurcia.com. Carla Vall is also on Instagram as @carlavalld and on YouTube.