Jessica Hernandez is a litigator and skilled trial lawyer with over 22 years of legal experience. Her practice focuses on criminal defense, white collar and administrative investigations, personal injury, and immigration matters. She graduated with honors from the Sandra Day O’Connor College of Law at Arizona State University. In addition to over two decades of trial work, Jessica’s legal experience includes two prestigious federal clerkships with judges in both the U.S. District Court and the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals, as well as experience working as a prosecutor.
Jessica’s extensive and varied legal background means that she understands the system from every perspective, and she puts this experience to work for her clients. Throughout her career she has handled thousands of felony and misdemeanor cases of all types, she has done hundreds of trials, and she has consistently obtained positive results for her clients.
She has a passion for defending the rights of individuals and communities whose voices too often go unheard. Jessica believes strongly that effective representation requires not only a strong grasp of the law but also a deep understanding of her clients. Your story matters to her.
The core of Jessica’s advocacy is fighting for her clients with courage and compassion. She knows that the circumstances that bring our clients to us are often difficult, and fraught with uncertainty and fear. With Jessica as your lawyer, you will not only have a fierce and highly skilled advocate but one who sees your humanity and treats you with compassion. She believes in the power of community and the value of service.
Jessica serves her community in a variety of ways including as a founding member of the Arizona LGBT Bar Association, as a board member and officer of the National LGBTQ+ Bar Association, and as a board member for Community Comadres, a non-profit focused on serving and empowering the Latine/Latinx community. Jessica is a member of Los Abogados, the Arizona Latine/Latinx bar association. She is also a regular CLE presenter and organizer, instructing other legal professionals in a variety of subjects including LGBTQ+ related issues, same-sex marriage law, diversity, equity and inclusion, intersectionality, cultural competence, and professional development.
Outside of work, Jessica is an avid reader, a collector and teller of stories, an amateur baker, and an enthusiastic but mostly unsuccessful gardener. Jessica most enjoys spending time with her family.