Joanna Garza - Kent, WA

Joanna received her Juris Doctor Degree from the University of Idaho College of Law in 2018. During law school, she served as the President of the Latino(a) Law Caucus, and Executive Editor and Symposium Editor of the Idaho Critical Legal Studies Journal. Joanna worked as a Northwest Immigrant Rights Project Intern, visiting detained individuals, providing Know-Your-Rights Presentations, hosting on Radio KNDA, and providing direct representation. During this time, she also helped organize and lead a Pro Bono initiative with lawyers across Washington state for farm workers in Othello, Washington.

After graduating from law school, Joanna moved into private practice, focusing exclusively in immigration law. She joined Hanis Irvine Prothero in January of 2020, as a law clerk and then as an immigration attorney. She is an active member of the American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA). Joanna is a native Spanish speaker.