Grace E. Paek

Grace Paek provides advice and counsel to K-12 school districts and community college districts in the areas of labor relations, personnel matters, wage and hour class actions, discrimination, harassment, retaliation, and other civil rights issues. Ms. Paek also provides legal counsel for public entities in litigation matters including but not limited to employment, school board governance, and representing clients in labor disputes before the Public Employment Relations Board.

Previously, Ms. Paek has had experience in employment litigation and worked with the Impact Litigation team at the non-profit Asian Americans Advancing Justice, Los Angeles. She was also a Policy Fellow with Microsoft's U.S. Government Affairs Group in Washington, D.C.

Honors & Recognitions

• University of Chicago Law School
  • Honors
    • Pro Bono Honors
    • Keystone Professionalism & Leadership Program
  • Activities
    • Kapnick Leadership Development Initiative Facilitator
    • Chicago Law Foundation Treasurer
• University of Southern California
  • Honors
    • Graduated Summa Cum Laude
    • 2013 Dana Chudacoff Levin Award

Practice Areas

Community & Professional

Korean American Bar Association, Board Member and Pro Bono Chair (2021 – 2023)