About Andrew
Andrew Parkhurst combines technical training and courtroom experience in a career that moves between engineering, military service and civil litigation. He earned a B.S. in civil engineering from the University of California, Davis in 2003 and later returned to school for a J.D. from Santa Clara University School of Law, graduating in 2015. The combination shapes how he approaches legal problems: methodical, attentive to detail and comfortable with technical complexity.
Parkhurst began his professional life in the engineering world. He holds an Engineer in Training license dating to 2007 and served as a Civil Engineer Corps Officer beginning in 2010. That early experience put him on projects that required planning, regulatory awareness and coordination across agencies. He later transitioned to law, bringing that practical knowledge into the courtroom and client counseling.
After law school he took a clerkship in 2017 with United States Lawyers Offices. The following year he joined McManis Faulkner as a senior associate. He taught as an adjunct professor at Lincoln Law School of San Jose in 2019, introducing students to aspects of trial practice and legal procedure. In 2021 he accepted a commission as a Lieutenant Commander in the U.S. Navy Reserve and serves in the Navy JAG Corps. His military legal work has included matters that intersect with federal practice and government procurement.
Parkhurst maintains credentials that reflect a mix of engineering and government contracting expertise. Since 2011 he has been certified by the Defense Acquisition University as a Government Contract Specialist Level 1. That credential, plus his engineering background, gives him footing on disputes and compliance questions that hinge on technical specifications or procurement rules. He is admitted to practice in California, before the Ninth Circuit and in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California.
Colleagues describe him as precise in analysis and steady under pressure. His classroom work and military service suggest a comfort with both teaching and high-stakes advocacy. He has handled matters that require understanding of technical documents, contracting procedures and federal court practice.
He currently practices at McManis Faulkner, where his work involves government contract issues, federal court matters and litigation that draws on his engineering background and military legal experience.
