Assistant Office

ELBY HERNANDEZ, ESQ.

**** * ****** **, **********, D.C. 20005

301-***-**** *************@*****.***

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Levin Papantonio July 2018-Present

Litigation Associate

• Review and summarize documents relating to a class-action lawsuit on the opioid epidemic

• Analyze files for the purpose of identifying relevance and privilege, as well as redacting privileged and/or confidential information for the purposes of document production for discovery

• Advise senior partners or conflicting issues and case status Schwartz and Kirschbaum, Miami, FL Nov. 2016-June 2018 Litigation Associate

• Drafted legal memoranda, discovery motions, and mediation statements on civil litigation matters

• Performed all phases of discovery and trial preparation

• Advised clients regarding legal issues, case progress, and settlement recommendations

• Prepared partners for mediations, evidentiary hearings, and trials

• Oversaw the selection and retention of expert witnesses to help support the defense of cases University of Miami School of Law Immigration Clinic, Coral Gables, FL Aug. 2014-May 2015 Student Attorney

• Advocated for detained immigrants during deportation proceedings

• Wrote motions to suppress and motion to terminate proceedings

• Drafted a dependency petition for an undocumented minor seeking Special Immigrant Juvenile status

• Interviewed witnesses and prepared affidavits in English and Spanish

• Directed a student-run project to inform inmates of their legal rights at Glades Detention Center Department of State, Washington, D.C. Oct. 2011-June 2013 Press Assistant for the Office of Public Affairs

• Conducted daily research on pressing foreign policy issues

• Served as a direct liaison between the Department and foreign policy media

• Performed media monitoring to track relevant press coverage of breaking international events

• Assisted in the management and coordination of media requests and event invitations

• Attended policy meetings and prepared meeting summaries for senior officials

• Supported the office’s day-to-day communications operations EDUCATION

University of Miami School of Law, Coral Gables, FL May 2016 Juris Doctor, cum laude

Honors: Dean’s Certificate of Achievement Award in U.S. Constitutional Law I Activities: Hispanic Law Students Association; American Immigration Lawyers Association-University of Miami Law Chapter; University of Miami Race & Social Justice Law Review (Staff Editor); Library- Certified Research Scholar

University of Maryland, College Park, College Park, MD May 2012 Bachelor of Science in Government and Politics; Citation in International Relations Honors: College Park Scholar

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION AND PUBLICATIONS

Bar Licenses: Florida; eligible to waive into District of Columbia Bar Publications: University of Miami Race & Social Justice Law Review, “Obama Administration Offers $9 million in Legal Aid to Represent Unaccompanied Minor Children” (2014, online article) Languages: Spanish (native speaker)

Community: Volunteer, Capital Area Immigrants’ Rights Coalition; Board Member, Advancing Latinas Into Leadership; Member, Intipuqueña-Americanas Give Back

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