Rebecca is an Associate attorney in Garcia Hernández Sawhney, LLP’s Los Angeles Area office, located in Glendale, California. Rebecca is a member of the Firm’s Education Law and Workplace Investigations practice groups.

While in law school, Rebecca focused on education law and juvenile justice. She completed the David J. Epstein Public Interest Law and Policy Program and won Masin Family Excellence Silver Awards for her academic achievements in Contracts and Legal Research and Writing. In addition to her academic achievements, Rebecca gained diverse legal and policy experience working for the Public Counsel’s Opportunity Under Law Project, focusing on education rights impact litigation, and for the Los Angeles County Public Defender’s Office, Juvenile Division. She also joined Columbia Law’s Center for Public Research and Leadership, where she worked as a Graduate Student Consultant for a public school district client undergoing significant policy changes, and participated in Street Law clinic, teaching criminal law, criminal procedure and education law to high school students.

Prior to attending law school, Rebecca was an educator serving students from kindergarten through college as a teacher or tutor. Rebecca’s prior work experience, educational background and volunteer activities underscore her academic rigor, leadership abilities, and unwavering commitment to social justice and public interest law.