On February 5, 2026, we lost a truly one-of-a-kind civil rights champion. Deborah Escobedo dedicated her entire career to advancing educational equity for California’s most vulnerable children, including immigrant students, English Learners, foster youth, and young people involved in the juvenile justice system. We are honored to have called her a [...]
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 [...]
By: Lise Ström and Kattie Riggs They’re here! On Friday, April 19, 2024, the Department of Education (“Department”) released the final version of the Title IX regulations.[1] With an effective date of August 1, 2024, educational institutions will have only a short time to revise their Board policies and codes of conduct, and [...]
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, [...]
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 [...]
Garcia Hernández Sawhney, LLP is proud to announce its newest equity partner, Janet Ly! Los Angeles Office Janet Ly, Equity Partner Janet Ly joined the firm’s Los Angeles area office in July 2016. Janet is an experienced litigator who provides general counsel services to both public and private sector employers. Her practice [...]
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 [...]
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