Nicolás Parra is an associate attorney at Garcia Hernández Sawhney, LLP and a member of the firm’s Education Law and Equity Leadership practice groups. He draws upon his prior experience as a Teach For America corps member and his deep commitment to educational equity, combining that background with legal expertise to advise and represent school districts, community college districts, and public agencies on complex matters including board governance, labor and employment matters, workplace investigations, policy drafting, conflicts of interest, and due process.
Before joining GHS, Nic honed his skills as a corporate attorney, representing startup companies through all phases of business growth and managing multi-million-dollar investment transactions. He also served as a Law Clerk for the University of California Office of the President during the coronavirus pandemic assisting in creating novel solutions for the university system.
Nic earned his J.D. from UCLA School of Law, with dual concentrations in Business Law and Critical Race Studies, where he served as Chief Managing Editor of the Chicanx-Latinx Law Review, Managing Editor of both the UCLA Law Review and the UCLA Journal of Law & Technology, Chair of the Youth & Education Justice Society, and Student Body Parliamentarian. He received his M.Ed. from Arizona State University while completing his Teach For America commitment, and his B.A. in Business Law, with a minor in Education Studies, from Arizona State University, where he also served as President of the Arizona Students’ Association.
Nicolás Parra is an associate attorney at Garcia Hernández Sawhney, LLP and a member of the firm’s Education Law and Equity Leadership practice groups. He draws upon his prior experience as a Teach For America corps member and his deep commitment to educational equity, combining that background with legal expertise to advise and represent school districts, community college districts, and public agencies on complex matters including board governance, labor and employment matters, workplace investigations, policy drafting, conflicts of interest, and due process.
Before joining GHS, Nic honed his skills as a corporate attorney, representing startup companies through all phases of business growth and managing multi-million-dollar investment transactions. He also served as a Law Clerk for the University of California Office of the President during the coronavirus pandemic assisting in creating novel solutions for the university system.
Nic earned his J.D. from UCLA School of Law, with dual concentrations in Business Law and Critical Race Studies, where he served as Chief Managing Editor of the Chicanx-Latinx Law Review, Managing Editor of both the UCLA Law Review and the UCLA Journal of Law & Technology, Chair of the Youth & Education Justice Society, and Student Body Parliamentarian. He received his M.Ed. from Arizona State University while completing his Teach For America commitment, and his B.A. in Business Law, with a minor in Education Studies, from Arizona State University, where he also served as President of the Arizona Students’ Association.
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Nicolás Parra is an associate attorney at Garcia Hernández Sawhney, LLP and a member of the firm’s Education Law and Equity Leadership practice groups. He draws upon his prior experience as a Teach For America corps member and his deep commitment to educational equity, combining that background with legal expertise to advise and represent school districts, community college districts, and public agencies on complex matters including board governance, labor and employment matters, workplace investigations, policy drafting, conflicts of interest, and due process.
Before joining GHS, Nic honed his skills as a corporate attorney, representing startup companies through all phases of business growth and managing multi-million-dollar investment transactions. He also served as a Law Clerk for the University of California Office of the President during the coronavirus pandemic assisting in creating novel solutions for the university system.
Nic earned his J.D. from UCLA School of Law, with dual concentrations in Business Law and Critical Race Studies, where he served as Chief Managing Editor of the Chicanx-Latinx Law Review, Managing Editor of both the UCLA Law Review and the UCLA Journal of Law & Technology, Chair of the Youth & Education Justice Society, and Student Body Parliamentarian. He received his M.Ed. from Arizona State University while completing his Teach For America commitment, and his B.A. in Business Law, with a minor in Education Studies, from Arizona State University, where he also served as President of the Arizona Students’ Association.
