Cara Compesi

Cara Compesi currently serves as the Director of Practice Management at Best Best & Krieger LLP since October 2025. Prior roles include Senior Manager of Firm Strategy & Practice Development and other managerial positions at Hanson Bridgett LLP from January 2018 to October 2025. Cara was a Law Clerk at Rhodes & Co. and Stahancyk, Kent & Hook P.C., and completed a Judicial Externship with Hon. Catherine Shaffer at King County Superior Court. Earlier experience includes teaching fourth and fifth grades at Aptitúd Community Academy and service as a 2011 Corps Member with Teach For America, where recognition was received through a nomination for the Sue Lehman Excellence in Teaching Award. Educational qualifications include a Juris Doctor from the University of Washington School of Law, a Bachelor of Arts in Psychology and Social Behavior from UC Irvine, and a teaching certificate from UCLA Extension.