Adarsh N. Parthasarathy

Adarsh N. Parthasarathy is the recipient of the 2024-2026 Alec Bayless Civil Rights Litigation Fellowship. Adarsh is a graduate of the of The University of Texas School of Law. He comes to MacDonald, Hoague & Bayless after spending one year as the Manne Family Legal Fellow at the Texas Defender Service, representing people facing extreme punishment in Texas. He brings with him 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 of the United States. At MHB, Adarsh practices primarily in the areas of police misconduct, employment, and civil rights.

During law school, Adarsh was a Public Service Scholar, a Chris Marshall Scholar, an Executive Editor of both the Texas Journal of International Law and the American Journal of Criminal Law, and elected President of the Public Interest Law Association. He chaired the law school'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. Adarsh participated in the law school's Supreme Court Clinic, helping 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 was also a repeat participant in the law school's Capital Punishment Clinic. During law school, Adarsh spent summers interning for Disability Rights Texas and Sidley Austin LLP, as well as three semesters with the Federal Public Defender representing individuals on Texas' death row. 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. That passion for service continues to inspire his work as a practicing attorney.

Adarsh is licensed to practice in both Washington State and Texas.