Chalia Stallings-Ala’ilima is an Assistant Attorney General in the Civil Rights Division of the Washington State Attorney General’s Office (AGO), enforcing state and federal anti-discrimination laws. Ms. Stallings-Ala’ilima litigates Attorney General-initiated matters—including as co-counsel for Washington State, Plaintiff-Intervenor in Karnoski v. Trump; prosecutes cases for the Washington State Human Rights Commission; works on AGO amicus briefs—including G.G. v. Gloucester Cty. School Board (4th Cir. and U.S. Supreme Court) and Texas v. United States (N.D. Tex.); and enforces Fair Chance Act and Pregnancy Accommodation state laws. Ms. Stallings-Ala’ilima co-chaired the AGO’s Diversity Advisory Committee and authored the Affirmative Civil Rights Enforcement chapter, in National Association of Attorneys General State Attorneys General Powers and Responsibilities, 4 th edition. Ms. Stallings-Ala’ilima received the AGO’s William V. Tanner and Excellence awards, and Washington State Bar Association’s Achieving Professional EXcellence (APEX) in Diversity award. Ms. Stallings-Ala’ilima graduated from the University of Washington School of Law.