Katrina is a Staff Attorney in Tzedek DC’s Returning Citizens Project. The Project seeks to support DC residents impacted by the criminal legal system through direct representation, outreach and education, and policy advocacy.

Katrina has over a decade of public service experience addressing economic injustice and inequity for system-involved youth and adults. She began her legal career with the DC Affordable Law Firm in 2016, where she represented DC residents in family law, housing, and immigration matters. She earned her J.D. and L.L.M. in Advocacy from Georgetown University Law Center. During her time in law school, she interned with the DC Public Defender Service, ABA Death Penalty Moratorium Implementation Project, and ABA Racial Justice Improvement Project. She received her B.A. in Political Science from Seattle University. Prior to law school, she served as a mentor with the King County Juvenile Detention Center and tutored students in low-income Seattle Public Schools.

Katrina is licensed to practice law in the District of Columbia and Maryland and is admitted to practice before the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia and the U.S. Supreme Court. She spends her free time watching reality television and exploring the DMV with her adorable dog Lavender.