San Diego, California - Garcia Hernández Sawhney, LLP is proud to announce the promotion of Laura Berzins to join the ranks of the firm’s partners. San Francisco Bay Area Office Laura Berzins, Partner Laura Berzins joined the firm’s San Francisco Bay Area office in February 2020. She joined the firm’s Education Law [...]
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 [...]
We are excited to share that GHS’s Founder Bonny Garcia and Partner Janet Ly have recently been appointed to serve as South Baylo University’s President and Vice President/General Counsel, respectively.Bonny and Janet have extensive experience in providing general counsel and executive services to educational institutions, including K-12 districts and post-secondary institutions. On May [...]
September 29, 2021: At the Hispanic National Bar Association’s Annual 2021 Conference, HNBA President Elia Diaz-Yaeger announced that the HNBA President’s Award would be given “to two amazing women and past HNBA presidents, Dolores Atencio and Mary Hernández,” who were instrumental in the implementation and overwhelming success of the HNBA's Department of [...]
Garcia Hernández Sawhney, LLP is pleased to share the news that Conor Kennedy has been recognized as a Northern California Super Lawyers Rising Star in the area of Schools & Education Law. According to Super Lawyers, a Thomson Reuters business, annual Rising Stars selections factor in a survey of lawyers, an independent research [...]
May 27, 2020 In light of the significant proposed cuts to LCFF under the Governor’s May Revise, every aspect of school services, school operations and district fiscal services will be impacted. As a result, school districts will also likely have the unique option under the Education Code to lay off certificated teachers and [...]
Authors: Leah Smith; Martin Vigodnier As schools continue to be closed due to the COVID-19 pandemic, many teachers have relied on online learning environments to educate students. However, some students have resorted to trolling behaviors, including “zoombombing” online classes. “Zoombombing” refers to the unwanted intrusion of an online environment that causes disruption. [...]
Garcia Hernández Sawhney, LLP welcomes Laura Berzins as the newest member of our Education Law practice. Ms. Berzins joins us with substantial experience assisting clients with transactional matters, including facility acquisition, mergers and governance matters. With a Masters Degree in Education from Teachers College at Columbia University, she also has substantial experience [...]
Garcia Hernández Sawhney, LLP welcomes KATIE RIGGS as Of Counsel. Ms. Riggs comes to GHS after a long and distinguished career that includes over 30 years with the US Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights in San Francisco, California. Katie’s experience at OCR includes handling complex civil rights compliance reviews and [...]
Mr. Geoffrey Tong joined the litigation team at GHS and will lead the Firm’s new insurance litigation team. Mr. Tong has substantial experience in “Bad Faith” litigation as well as various other complex litigation, including handling contract and business disputes, marketing and sales, unfair competition, compliance, coverage under life, disability, property, commercial, [...]
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