Claudia Hernandez,
667498
2714 Middle St
Orlando, FL 32807-6414
United States
Office: 321-202-0328
is our senior Associate Attorney. Ms. Hernandez is a Mexican-American who relocated to Florida in 1999. She is a member of the Florida Bar and was most recently employed by the Department of Children and Families (DCF), Children’s Legal Services, as a Senior Attorney. In this capacity, Ms. Hernandez handled a busy docket advocating on behalf of Florida’s children. She has been the lead attorney in hundreds of child welfare hearings before the Dependency Court.
Representing the State of Florida and prosecuting dependency matters before the Florida Circuit Court, Ms. Hernandez handled the direct and cross examination of expert witnesses, law enforcement and medical professionals, the preparation of witnesses for trial and advocacy before judges in an adversarial process. This work required due consideration be given to the health and well being of the children, the health and well being of their parents and a general assessment of what would be in the “best interest” of the children for which Ms. Hernandez advocated for in the Circuit Court. Ms. Hernandez’s work also involved the provision of legal advice and counsel to the employees and service contract providers working with DCF.
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