Mr. Erik Rodriguez is a member of Garcia Hernández Sawhney, LLP’s Litigation, Education, and Municipal practice groups and is primarily based at the Firm’s Los Angeles area office. Prior to law school, Erik spent 5 years working as a litigation legal assistant and worked as a judicial extern for a federal judge. His work experience includes advocacy for immigrant and workers’ rights.
Erik is bilingual, speaking both English and Spanish fluently and holds both a Bachelor’s and a Master’s degree in Communication Studies, in addition to his Juris Doctor degree.
Mr. Erik Rodriguez is a member of Garcia Hernández Sawhney, LLP’s Litigation, Education, and Municipal practice groups and is primarily based at the Firm’s Los Angeles area office. Prior to law school, Erik spent 5 years working as a litigation legal assistant and worked as a judicial extern for a federal judge. His work experience includes advocacy for immigrant and workers’ rights.
Erik is bilingual, speaking both English and Spanish fluently and holds both a Bachelor’s and a Master’s degree in Communication Studies, in addition to his Juris Doctor degree.
- 2015 Top Rated Lawyer by Corporate Counsel Magazine, The American Lawyer, and The National Law Journal
- 2013 Top Rated Lawyer by Corporate Counsel Magazine, The American Lawyer, and The National Law Journal
- San Diego Daily Transcript’s Top Attorneys, Government
- Author of “The Uses of History in Law: Some Aspects of the Process,” 92/93 Law and Justice 127, Hilary/Easter.
- Served as adjunct professor of legal history at Loyola Marymount University and on the board of advisors of the Skirball Institute on American Values.
- Martindale-Hubbel AV-Rated Attorney
- President, Board of Directors Latino Film Institute Youth Cinema Project, Los Angeles, CA
- Member, Board of Trustees, Catholic Charities of Los Angeles Inc., Los Angeles, CA
- President Board of Trustees, Opus Caritatis, Los Angeles, CA

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Mr. Erik Rodriguez is a member of Garcia Hernández Sawhney, LLP’s Litigation, Education, and Municipal practice groups and is primarily based at the Firm’s Los Angeles area office. Prior to law school, Erik spent 5 years working as a litigation legal assistant and worked as a judicial extern for a federal judge. His work experience includes advocacy for immigrant and workers’ rights.
Erik is bilingual, speaking both English and Spanish fluently and holds both a Bachelor’s and a Master’s degree in Communication Studies, in addition to his Juris Doctor degree.
EDUCATION
- University of California, Irvine School of Law, (JD 2021)
- California State University, Los Angeles, M.A., Communication Studies
- California State University, Los Angeles, B.A., Communication Studies and Sociology; Minor in Management

