Adarsh N. Parthasarathy

Adarsh N. Parthasarathy joined MH&B in 2024 from legal practice in Texas, and now practices in the areas of employment and civil rights law. He is a graduate of The University of Texas School of Law, where he was a Chris Marshall Scholar, a Pro Bono Scholar, the Executive Editor of both the Texas Journal of International Law and the American Journal of Criminal Law, and President of the Public Interest Law Association.

Adarsh has significant experience working opposite some of Seattle’s largest employers, including Amazon, Boeing, the State of Washington, and the University of Washington, in causes of action ranging from wrongful termination to discrimination in employment to workplace sexual harassment. In addition to representing employees in litigation against employers in both state and federal court, Adarsh has worked to recover nearly $1 million dollars in the last year on behalf of Washington-based employees in pre-litigation severance negotiations alone, and maintains an active pre-litigation practice, resulting in significant cost and time savings for clients.

Adarsh also a deep bench of civil rights experience, having litigated cases including jail abuse, police misconduct, First Amendment, and national origin, religious, and disability discrimination at every stage of litigation, including at the Supreme Court of the United States, where he helped to litigate Salazar v. Molina on behalf of the petitioner and United States v. Hansen on behalf of free speech organizations in support of the respondent.

He previously worked for the Federal Public Defender, Disability Rights Texas, the Texas Defender Service, and Sidley Austin LLP, and came to MH&B with experience from nearly twenty Texas death penalty cases litigated in both state and federal court, disability-related civil rights claims litigated in federal court, state parole hearings, and two civil rights cases litigated before the Supreme Court. While in law school, he chaired the university’s Supported Decision-Making Project as a Pro Bono Scholar, helping adults with developmental disabilities avoid restrictive guardianships in favor of supportive legal arrangements that would empower them to live sustainably-independent lives. Upon graduating law school, Adarsh had performed nearly 1500 hours of pro bono legal casework for underserved populations, more than any other student in the law school's history.

Adarsh is also actively involved in local service, serving as a member of the Federal Bar Association’s Pro Bono Committee. He is licensed to practice in Texas and Washington State.