Keri Pflieger

Keri Pflieger (they/she) is a lawyer and human rights advocate based out of Seattle, WA.

They are passionate about advancing the rights and protections of communities affected by limited resources, abuse of power, armed conflict, and climate emergencies through legal redress and policy development and reform.

In joining the Emerging Leaders Advisory Board, Keri is excited to promote awareness of pressing human rights issues and expand opportunities for involvement to young leaders.

Most recently, Keri has worked with public defender’s offices in both Oregon and Alaska serving indigent clients through client-driven representation. Keri also volunteered as a mentor with Minds Matter Portland to help high school students with college planning and academic advising. Prior to that, they volunteered with SPLC’s Southeast Immigrant Freedom Initiative by assisting pro bono legal representation of clients facing deportation along the United States’ southern border.

Keri earned a Juris Doctor from Lewis and Clark Law School with dual certificates in International Law and Criminal Law and Reform in Spring 2022. There, they served on the Lewis and Clark Law Review, Public Interest Law Project, and Lewis and Clark OutLaw. Keri graduated from the University of California, Davis in Spring 2017 with a Bachelor of Arts in International Relations and English.