Karen Esperanza Solis-Murphy

Karen Solis-Murphy is a New York immigration attorney and the founder of Solis & Murphy Law Group, PLLC. She specializes in Immigration and Nationality Law and is a passionate advocate for immigrants’ rights. Karen also has experience handling family and matrimonial matters.

As a Peruvian American, Karen understands firsthand the challenges immigrants face in the U.S. She immigrated from Peru when she was a child and witnessed her family’s struggles as immigrants. Inspired by these experiences, she pursued a legal career to give a voice to those who often feel unheard.

After graduating from law school in 2016, Karen was hired through the prestigious Attorney General Honors Program as a judicial law clerk for the U.S. Department of Justice. During her clerkship, she assisted Immigration Judges in New York Immigration Courts with deportation and removal proceedings. This experience provided her with unique insight into how immigration judges evaluate and decide removal cases, which has greatly informed her legal strategies and approach to advocacy.

In 2018, Karen served as an Asylum Officer at the New York Asylum Office after successfully completing the U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s Asylum and International Operations Directorate Training Program. Working as an Asylum Officer and undergoing extensive training provided her with valuable insight into how the Department of Homeland Security evaluates and decides whether an asylum case should be approved or denied. This unique perspective has further strengthened her ability to craft compelling cases and strategic arguments on behalf of her clients.

Following her time as an Asylum Officer, Karen worked as a supervisory litigation immigration attorney at a private law firm in New York City for four years. She successfully represented hundreds of clients before Immigration Courts and USCIS, winning cases involving asylum, cancellation of removal, waivers of inadmissibility, VAWA petitions, U-Visas, withholding of removal, adjustment of status, Special Immigrant Juvenile (SIJ) petitions, and appeals before the Board of Immigration Appeals (BIA). Karen has represented clients from Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, Colombia, Peru, Brazil, Mexico, Cuba, Venezuela, Bolivia, Chile, Bangladesh, Belarus, and more.

With a high success rate and a reputation for taking on complex and “unwinnable” cases, Karen prides herself on delivering strategic and results-driven legal representation.

In April 2023, Karen launched Solis & Murphy Law Group, PLLC to provide personalized, competent, and diligent services. Unlike larger firms, we prioritize quality over quantity. At Solis & Murphy Law Group, your case will not be handed off to an unfamiliar associate or paralegal—you will work directly with Attorney Karen Solis-Murphy, ensuring your case receives the attention and care it deserves.

We recognize that hiring an attorney is often one of the most significant financial decisions in a person’s life. For this reason, Attorney Karen Solis-Murphy is deeply committed to advocating for immigrants and protecting their rights with the care and dedication they deserve.