Shandyn Pierce

Shandyn Pierce

September 22, 2023 | The Recorder

Blum's Attack on Diversity: Forcing BIPOC Attorneys to 'Show Their Papers'

"Blum's efforts make the unfounded yet persistent whispers of white displacement equal to the actual lived reality of millions of BIPOC," says Shandyn Pierce, an associate at Hanson Bridgett.

By Shandyn Pierce

5 minute read

January 12, 2021 | The Recorder

Overcoming a Historic Bar: Victory for Applicants, Not High Court

"Although the full consequences of the October bar exam remain to be seen, two things are clear: The Court chose to exercise force over decency. In so doing, it emphasized how readily the slow creep of justice succumbs to the swift exercise of power," says Shandyn Pierce, a 2020 graduate of UC Hastings College of Law.

By Shandyn Pierce

4 minute read

September 08, 2020 | The Recorder

2020 Bar Applicants Held Hostage by Hubris

"With just five weeks before the exam, the Bar hasn't even attempted to provide accommodations for students struggling to acquire the basic resources needed to take it," says Shandyn Pierce, a 2020 graduate of UC Hastings College of the Law.

By Shandyn Pierce

5 minute read

July 22, 2020 | The Recorder

Law School Grad: California Bar Exam Decision Is a 'Hurtful Half-Measure'

"Let's be clear, the court and the California Bar have set us up for failure," says Shandyn Pierce, a 2020 graduate of the University of California Hastings College of the Law.

By Shandyn Pierce

7 minute read