May 29, 2025
Kyra Perrigo Joins Pacifica Public Law and Finance Practice Group
"Kyra’s significant experience and passion for housing makes her a tremendous asset to our clients as they work to improve livability in the region.”
Pacifica Law Group is pleased to announce that Kyra Perrigo has joined the firm as an of counsel in its Public Law and Finance Practice Group. Perrigo brings to Pacifica more than 15 years of experience as an attorney for the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), further strengthening the firm’s affordable housing finance practice.
While at HUD, Perrigo served as the Associate Regional Counsel for Housing Finance and Programs in Seattle, where she led a team of real estate attorneys who worked on public housing repositioning, asset management transactions, 202 capital advance grants, and Federal Housing Administration (FHA) closings. In that role, she also advised on HUD housing programs, community development grants, HUD’s National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) review process, and compliance with federal regulations. She was also the lead attorney to the Alaska and Northwest Offices of Native American Programs.
“We are excited to add Kyra to our team,” said Public Law and Finance Practice Group Leader Stacey Crawshaw-Lewis. “Our affordable housing practice is at the core of our firm’s commitment to serving Pacific Northwest communities, and Kyra’s significant experience and passion for housing makes her a tremendous asset to our clients as they work to improve livability in the region.”
Perrigo developed her interest in affordable housing during her time in AmeriCorps, which included working with Twin Cities Habitat for Humanity and with the King County Housing Authority. Perrigo earned her J.D. from University of Wisconsin Law School, where she served as Editor-in-Chief of the Wisconsin International Law Journal, and earned her B.A. from Macalester College.
Perrigo is one of four attorneys who have recently joined Pacifica following federal government service. Sarah Du previously worked as a trial attorney in at the U.S. Department of Justice, Galen Knowles worked as an attorney for the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, and Craig Peters worked as a neutral staff attorney with the U.S. Department of Education, Office for Civil Rights.
