ATTORNEY PROFILES
Elizabeth Hernandez
Associate
Los Angeles, California
Phone: (310) 444-1200
Toll Free: (800) 639-1400
Fax: (310) 444-1211
Summary
Associate attorney Elizabeth A. Hernandez specializes in medical malpractice, catastrophic personal injury, and wage and hour class action litigation. Her practice areas also include complex business litigation, mass torts and insurance bad faith. She is admitted to practice law in California.
Active in the legal community, Ms. Hernandez serves as Co-Chair of the Membership Committee for the Consumer Attorneys Association of Los Angeles, as well as serving as an Emeritus Board member. She also serves on the Forum Editorial Board for the Consumer Attorneys of California. Additionally, Ms. Hernandez is a member of the Los Angeles County Bar Association and the Mexican American Bar Association. Being active in the general community is also important to Ms. Hernandez. She is a Board member of the Evelyn Grace Foundation, a foundation which was created to support the fight against pediatric cancer, to raise more awareness and to raise money for research and assistance to families with children who are battling cancer. Ms. Hernandez is a past recipient of the American Jurisprudence Award in both Legal Research and Writing and also Civil Pretrial Litigation Writing Seminar.
Education
Southwestern University School of Law, Los Angeles, California
J.D.
University of California, Los Angeles, California
B.A.
Major: History
Published Works
Do Not Let Defendants Exclude Your Medical Experts' Opinions on Causation, Consumer Attorneys of California - Forum, September 2004
Referral Fees: What You Need to Know, Consumer Attorneys of California - Forum, December 2003
Turning the Tables Around on the Defendants: Shifting the Burden of Proof to the Defendant and Imposing Evidentiary Sanctions, Consumer Attorneys Association of Los Angeles – Advocate, November 2003
Associations & Memberships
- Consumer Attorneys Association of Los Angeles - Emeritus Member of the Board of Governors
- Consumer Attorneys of California - Member
- Consumer Attorneys of California, At-Large Board of Governors Member, 2000-2007
- Evelyn Grace Foundation - Board Member
- Los Angeles County Bar Association
- Mexican American Bar Association
Honors & Awards
- Consumer Attorneys Association of Los Angeles, Co-Chair of the Membership Committee
- Consumer Attorneys of California, Forum Editorial Board
- Recipient of the American Jurisprudence Award in Legal Research and Writing
- Recipient of the American Jurisprudence Award in Civil Pretrial Litigation Writing Seminar
- Moot Court Honors Program
Speaking
Pre-litigation Client Preparation - Handling Your Client's Expectations, Consumer
Attorneys Association of Los Angeles, Las Vegas Convention, September 2012
Anatomy of a Case After Filing: From Complaint Through Discovery, Consumer
Attorneys Association of Los Angeles, Las Vegas Convention, August 2009
Trends in Product Liability: From Medical Devices to Mold to Motor Vehicles, Consumer
Attorneys of California Annual Convention, April 2003
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