Erica Davis

Erica@DavisAndEgberg.com — 612.351.2155

Attorney Erica Davis is a managing attorney at Davis & Egberg, PLLC. She practices primarily criminal defense. She is licensed to practice in the State of Minnesota and the Federal District Court of Minnesota.

Prior to opening her own practice in 2016, she was an attorney at a small local law firm that focused its practice on immigration law. While at that firm, she primarily represented Spanish-speaking clients in criminal matters, many of whom also had immigration concerns which added an additional layer of complexity to their criminal cases.

While in law school at the University of Minnesota Law School, Erica served as the President of the Federal Bar Association student chapter for two years and taught LL.M. legal writing. She was also an Articles Editor of the Journal of International Law. Before law school, Erica lived and worked in Hiroshima, Japan for four years.

Erica received her Bachelor of Arts in International Relations with a minor in Mathematics from Mount Holyoke College. While at Mount Holyoke, she studied abroad in Chile and the Dominican Republic. Erica was also the recipient of the Mildred L. Sanderson Prize for Excellence in Mathematics. Before college, she was an AFS exchange student in Dieppe, France for a year. Erica has been a Big Sister with Big Brothers Big Sisters of the Twin Cities since 2012.

publications & speaking events

The Rise of Gestational Surrogacy and the Pressing Need for International Regulation, Student Note, Minnesota Journal of International Law Vol. 21-1 (p. 120, Winter 2012)

Children Coming Across the Border: How Minnesota State Court Proceedings Can Affect Their Immigration Status, MSBA – Children and the Law Section CLE (Co-Presenter, 2014)

How Immigration Status Can Affect Family Court Proceedings: The Intersection of Family and Immigration Law, MN CLE Webcast (Co-Presenter, 2014)

Unaccompanied Alien Children and State Court Proceedings: The Intersection of Juvenile Law and Immigration Law, Hennepin County CLE (Co-Presenter, 2015)

Mock Trial Coach, Latino Lawyer Camp (June 2016)

"Crimmigration” — Legal Collision of Immigration and Criminal Law, Minnesota Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers (MACDL) Duluth CLE (Presenter, 2016)

 “Say What?” Interpreter Services, Hennepin County Courts — Hennepin Lawyer (Co-Author, July/August 2016)

Crimmigration Basics: The Intersection of Criminal and Immigration Law, Criminal Justice Institute (Co-Presenter, August 2017) 

Crimmigration Basics, Dakota County Bar Association (April 2018)

“Crimmigration"- The Intersection Between Criminal Law and Federal Immigration Law (Ch. 5), Immigration Practice Deskbook, MN CLE, (Co-Author, Oct. 2020)

Keeping Your Players on the Field: Immigration Consequences, MSCJ Minnesota DWI Seminar (2022)

Co-Director, Latino Lawyer Camp (June 2023)