Karla Davis

Karla Davis is a Senior Staff Attorney with the U.S. Legal Services department at IRAP. She provides direct representation to people who are no longer safe in their home countries and who seek pathways into the United States. 

Prior to joining IRAP, Karla provided eviction defense support to tenants across Washington State at the King County Bar Association’s Housing Justice Project. Karla has also served as a BIA Accredited Representative with the Northwest Immigrant Rights Project (VAWA Unit) in Seattle, WA. Karla is a first generation immigrant, born in Tijuana, Mexico, and believes in a reimagining of the law and dismantling of harmful institutions for the goal of collective liberation of all oppressed peoples. 

Karla holds a J.D. from the University of Washington School of Law, where she was William H. Gates Public Service Law Scholar. Karla is a member of the Washington State bar and Tulalip Tribal Court bar.