At Hansra Cardenas we take pride assisting our clients
navigate through the legal process
With us, you can rest assured we will champion your rights.
At Hansra Cardenas we take pride assisting our clients
navigate through the legal process
With us, you can rest assured we will champion your rights.
If you have never had experience in the legal system, it is often difficult understanding the legal process.
feel abandoned or confused. We assist our clients through
thier legal process every step of the way.
Hansra Cardenas LLP’s boutique practice provides a full range of legal services to individuals and businesses in the Bay Area and the greater Northern California.
Hansra Cardenas LLP is a firm you can trust to provide the
support you need. If you are looking for a Bay Area legal
team that values excellence and will fight for you, Hansra
Cardenas LLP is your firm.
Our team brings its collective knowledge and experience to work collaboratively on each matter.
Meet the Team
Enedina Cardenas
We spend a majority of our waking time at work, and it should be a place where we can make a contribution, develop our talents and skills, and make a positive impact on our quality of life. Unfortunately, too many employees face abuse at work. Enedina fights to right those wrongs. Having worked to defend employers in employment matters, Enedina knows how to prepare to tackle the defense. She believes that her job as an attorney is to empower her clients by ensuring they understand their rights.
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We spend a majority of our waking time at work, and it should be a place where we can make a contribution, develop our talents and skills, and make a positive impact on our quality of life. Unfortunately, too many employees face abuses at work. Enedina fights to right those wrongs. Having worked to defend employers in employment matters, Enedina knows how to prepare to tackle the defense. She believes that her job as an attorney is to empower her clients by ensuring they understand their rights.
LEGAL EXPERIENCE
Before cofounding Hansra Cardenas LLP, Enedina practiced in the Labor and Employment practice group of Seyfarth Shaw providing defense to management and corporation. Enedina also practiced civil litigation with a focus on business law and products liability defense with Ropers Majeski Kohn & Bentley. Enedina now puts her experience to aggressively advocate on behalf of employees in her community who have been withheld wages or have been discriminated against in the workplace.
EDUCATION
Born and raised in San Jose, California, Enedina Cardenas received her Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of California at Berkeley in Political Science. She received her law degree from Santa Clara University School of Law.
During law school, Enedina worked as a law clerk at Ropers and was involved with researching legal issues in a civil rights action. Her prior work experience also included an internship with the Texas Rio Grande Legal Aid, where she advocated on behalf of clients in matters associated with the Fair Labor Standards Act and landlord/tenant law. In 2008, Enedina received the Robert Masur Fellowship in Civil Liberties to work with the Texas Rio Grande Legal Aid.
PERSONAL
Enedina dedicates her time to help the community. In 2018, she represented muralist Jose Meza Velasquez to attempt to save Mural de La Raza, a beloved community mural that was displayed in East San Jose for nearly 30 years. She provides pro bono representation to asylees and immigrant victims of criminal activity. Enedina is bilingual and can provide legal services in English and Spanish.
PUBLICATIONS AND SPEAKING ENGAGEMENTS
General reference as an expedient alternative to arbitration or trial, Advocate Magazine, November 2020
Good Trouble: A Candid Discussion of BLM & Diversity in the Legal Community, Santa Clara County Bar Association (October 2020) (Panel Organizer and Moderator)
Navigating Your Business During the COVID Crisis, Webinar sponsored by LB&A (March 2020) (Speaker)
Video Killed the Radio Star: Will Automation Kill the Labor Force? California Peculiarities Employment Law Blog (May 2017)
Avoid Paying The Piper: Tune Your Startup to Avoid Harassment Claims, California Peculiarities Employment Law Blog (2017) (Co-Authored)
Jagdeep Hansra
Jagdeep sees his role not just as legal counsel, but also a trusted advisor and strategist. Jagdeep developed his critical thinking and problem-solving skills well before attending law school while working as an electrical engineer and computer scientist. His ability to provide pragmatic solutions to complex issues is unparalleled.
Learn MoreJagdeep sees his role not just as legal counsel, but also a trusted advisor and strategist. Jagdeep developed his critical thinking and problem solving skills well before attending law school while working as an electrical engineer and computer scientist. His ability to provide pragmatic solutions to complex issues is unparalleled.
Jagdeep represents individuals, property owners, developers, investors, franchisee operators, and business owners in all aspects of real estate and business law. As a licensed real estate broker, Mr. Hansra is uniquely knowledgeable when it comes to real estate transactions. He has extensive experience in both transactional work and litigation.
EDUCATION
Jagdeep received his J.D. from Santa Clara University School of Law and is admitted to practice law in all California state courts, as well as the Northern District of California. He received a Bachelor of Science degree in Computer Science Electrical Engineering from the University of California, Berkeley.
Enedina Cardenas
Enedina practices civil litigation with a focus on business and employment matters. Enedina’s practice includes advising new business owners in the areas of entity formation and commercial leasing. Enedina also helps our clients with various employment-related issues, including claims of wage and hour, wrongful termination, disability discrimination, and sexual harassment. In 2016, Enedina was recognized in Sacramento Magazine’s Top Lawyers List for Labor & Employment. Enedina has successfully represented clients in state and federal court, arbitration proceedings, and administrative hearings.
Enedina strives to provide her clients with the most effective legal representation possible and works diligently for her clients. Born and raised in San Jose, California, Enedina received her Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of California at Berkeley in Political Science. She received her law degree from Santa Clara University School of Law.
Enedina is bilingual and can provide legal services in English and Spanish. Enedina dedicates her time to help the community. She provides pro bono representation to asylees and immigrant victims of criminal activity. Enedina currently serves on the board of La Raza Lawyers of Santa Clara County.
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Jagdeep Hansra
Jagdeep sees his role not just as legal counsel, but also a trusted advisor and strategist. Jagdeep developed his critical thinking and problem-solving skills well before attending law school while working as an electrical engineer and computer scientist. His ability to provide pragmatic solutions to complex issues is unparalleled.
Jagdeep represents individuals, property owners, developers, investors, franchisee operators, and business owners in all aspects of real estate and business law. As a licensed real estate broker, Mr. Hansra is uniquely knowledgeable when it comes to real estate transactions. He has extensive experience in both transactional work and litigation.
Jagdeep received his J.D. from Santa Clara University School of Law and is admitted to practice law in all California state courts, as well as the Northern District of California. He received a Bachelor of Science degree in Computer Science Electrical Engineering from the University of California, Berkeley.
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