Hermes Hernandez

In October of 1989, Mr. Hernández opened his law office after having spent 10 years with the U.S. Department of Justice as a Trial Attorney in Washington, D.C., and an Assistant United States Attorney in various locations, including Orlando, Florida, San Juan, Puerto Rico and Denver, Colorado. His practice involves all aspects of litigation including criminal trials, appellate litigation, civil litigation, business law and administrative proceedings. For the past 30 years, Mr. Hernández has represented individuals and corporations in major federal and state white collar investigations, prosecutions, forfeitures and appeals. He has handled all types of criminal litigation in state and federal courts, from DUI cases to cases where clients have been charged with first degree capital murder, vehicular homicide, federal and state drug trafficking, bank fraud, securities fraud, tax fraud, telemarketing fraud, and money laundering. He has represented civil litigants in cases involving such diverse areas as civil RICO, civil fraud, quiet title matters, specific performance of real estate contracts, and child pornography. As a result of his many years with the U.S. Department of Justice as a federal prosecutor and his extensive litigation experience, Mr. Hernández also represents many litigants in federal and state forfeiture cases, administrative proceedings before the Securities and Exchange Commission and other federal regulatory agencies, and state administrative Agencies such as the Florida Bar and the Board of Medical licensing. Specialties: Board Certified by the Florida Bar in Criminal Trial and Criminal Appellate Law 1993-2013 Board Certified by the National Board of Trial Advocacy 1994-2009