Garcia Hernández Sawhney, LLP is delighted to welcome Charisma Lam as of Counsel attorney in our Education Law practice group. Charisma joins GHS after a long and distinguished career that includes serving as General Attorney with the Office of the Assistant Chief Counsel for U.S. Customs and Border Protection Agency and as Assistant Attorney General with the Office of the Attorney General in Massachusetts. She also served as Senior Assistant State’s Attorney with the Civil Division of the Champaign County State’s Attorney’s Office in Illinois. In those capacities, she has handled labor and employment negotiations, employee discipline, tort claim defense, and civil enforcement actions. She has litigated numerous cases before state and federal courts, arbitrators, and administrative agencies, including the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, the Merit Systems Protection Board, and the Federal Labor Relations Authority.
“We are very lucky to have an attorney of Charisma’s status and depth of experience join the firm” said Managing Partner Bonifacio Garcia.
Charisma brings a wealth of experience to the firm. Her career embodies our commitment to making a meaningful difference in our clients’ businesses, communities and lives.
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