About William Andrew
William Andrew Parry is a certified attorney licensed to practice law within the State of California. He was licensed to the California State Bar in 1999. His license is currently in active standing. Mr. Parry is the proprietor and founding father of William Parry Law, a criminal defense firm located in Hanford, California. He has been practicing law for over 26 years, serving clients across Central California, including Kings County, Fresno County, Tulare County, Kern County, Madera County, Merced County, San Luis Obispo County, and San Benito County.
Mr. Parry earned his law degree degree from San Joaquin College of Law in 1998, the place he was a member of the Law Review and a two-time winner of the Leon S. Peters Leadership Award. Prior to law school, he completed his undergraduate schooling at California State University, Fresno, graduating magna cum laude in 1995 with a Bachelor of Arts degree in English. During his time at Fresno State, he participated in the 'London Semester '94' software.
Mr. Parry concentrates his practice within the areas of criminal defense, including DUI, suspended driver's license problems, and white-collar crimes. He advocates for individuals in things involving criminal and misdemeanor charges, guiding them thru all levels of legal proceedings, which includes initial case evaluation, discovery, mediation, settlement discussions, and trial hearings in each state and federal courts. His firm has effectively litigated thousands of DUI instances throughout California, helping clients in navigating the complexities of the DMV process.
Throughout his profession, Mr. Parry has handled cases in a number of courts, which includes the Superior Court of California for the County of Kings, the Superior Court of California for the County of Fresno, and the United States District Court for the Eastern District of California. Prior to founding his personal firm, he labored as a criminal protection litigator with the Kapetan Brothers Law Firm from 1999 to 2001 and as a litigator with Kahn, Soares & Conway from 2001 to 2013. From 2013 to 2017, he served as the managing shareholder of the Hanford office of the Hammerschmidt Broughton Law Corp.
Mr. Parry is an active member of the Kings County Bar Association and the State Bar of California. He has served on the Board of Directors for the Kings County Fair since 2003, initially being appointed by California Governor Gray Davis and later reappointed by Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger. He is likewise concerned in various community organizations, which includes the Lemoore Chamber of Commerce, the place he has served as Chairman of the Board and at the Board of Directors. Additionally, he has been a member of the Advisory Board of Directors for the Arts & Humanities at California State University, Fresno, and has served at the Board of Directors for the AmeriCymru organization, the Lemoore High School Foundation, and the Kings County United Way.
