Garcia Hernandez Sawhney is proud to share that Founding Partner Bonny Garcia was selected by the Board of Directors of the California Association for Bilingual Education (CABE) to receive its prestigious CABE 2026 Visionary: Forging the Path Forward Board Award presented to an individual they recognize as a special [...]
With a jury verdict delivered on January 16, 2026, Garcia Hernandez Sahwney’s trial team, led by founding partner Bonny Garcia and assisted by firm Equity Partner Janet Ly, and associates Carlos Giron and Amber Dean, secured a complete defense verdict for Napa Valley Unified School District (District) in [...]
GHS is thrilled to announce that the Hispanic National Bar Association’s Commission on the Status of Latinas in the Legal Profession has selected our founding partner, Mary T. Hernández, as the recipient of the Mari Carmen Aponte Award at the HNBA’s 2025 Annual Conference in Washington, D.C. [...]
In March 2025, the Garcia Hernández Sawhney LLP (GHS) legal team achieved a significant victory in the Third Circuit California Court of Appeal on behalf of its client Napa Valley Unified School District (NVUSD), for whom GHS founding partner Mary Hernández serves as General Counsel. The Court of Appeal, in a decision [...]
As General Counsel to a number of school districts throughout California, we are often asked for examples of good governance models and practices. A new report by the California Collaborative on District Reform highlights effective governance practices by one of our long-time clients, the Napa Valley Unified School District. In 2018, Dr. Rosanna [...]
San Diego, California - Garcia Hernández Sawhney, LLP is proud to announce the promotion of Ana Gallegos to join the ranks of the firm’s partners. Los Angeles Office Ana Gallegos, Partner Ana Gallegos joined the firm’s Los Angeles area office in September 2019. Ana is a member of the Firm’s public law, [...]
GHS Applauds Partner Thuy Nguyen for authoring a report that was recently published by the Race and Equity Center at the University of Southern California! The report provides guidance on how California community colleges (with many applicable sections for public K12 schools and other public agencies) can still make progress on racial equity [...]
Garcia Hernandez Sawhney, LLP, lead counsel for Napa Valley Unified School District, prevailed in the the landmark case of NVUSD v. California State Board of Education in Sacramento Superior Court. See details of NVUSD’s resounding victory and a link to the Court’s ruling in NVUSD’s press release below. Garcia Hernández Sawhney, LLP [...]
Congratulations to Dr. Deborah Flores on her well-deserved retirement as Superintendent of the Gilroy Unified School District. She has the longest tenure of any Superintendent in Santa Clara County and a string of recognitions, including Superintendent of the year a few years ago. Garcia Hernández Sawhney is proud of having served as [...]
Garcia Hernández Sawhney, LLP is delighted to announce that Thuy Thi Nguyen (Thúy Thị Nguyễn) joined us as a partner in our Education Law and Equity Leadership Practice Groups. In July 2016, Nguyen became the first Vietnamese American college president in the country when she was appointed President of Foothill College – [...]
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