IRIS G. HERNANDEZ, ESQ.
**************@******.***
Tel. 305-***-****
LEGAL EMPLOYMENT:
Weissman Nowack Curry & Wilco, PC
Attorney
February 2013 - November 2013
Assisted with the creation of policies, compliance documents, and
implementing procedures in order to obtain no objection letters from Fannie
Mae for the firm's offices in Florida and Georgia for the first time.
Oversee the client directives to ensure compliance. Create and distribute
weekly eblast with highlights of the law and/or court's procedures.
Participate in investor/client conferences and lead onsite training
sessions. Create and edit the firm's forms as necessary. Review workflow
processes; monitor workloads, sales, hearing and trial calendars.
Supervise the title department, examine complex title searches, prepare
title opinions and sign title commitments
Spear and Hoffman, P.A., Miami, FL (a member of the Fannie Mae
Retained Network) July 1990-Feb. 2013
Managing Attorney
2008 - Feb. 2013
Prepare the 2001 application for the Fannie Mae Retained Network (RANT) and
its renewal in 2009. Participate in the RANT training sessions. Create
flow charts, policies and procedures related to firm's structure, business
continuity, information security, document management and fraud prevention,
etc. Interact with the servicers and vendors as necessary throughout the
course of the proceedings. Conduct on-site training for servicers.
Create, review and provide reports, as required by the servicers, for
audits and compliance reviews. Conduct firm training to assure compliance
with servicer's and investor's requirements and the appropriate laws
affecting the mortgage default industry (Fair Debt Collection Practices
Act; Soldiers and Sailors Civil Relief Act -SSCRA-, Protecting Tenants at
Foreclosure Act of 2009, etc.).
Default Related Legal Services- supervise end-to-end default related legal
services (foreclosure, bankruptcy, loss mitigation, evictions, REO
closings) for mortgage loans owned or securitized by Fannie Mae, FHA, VA
and other investors. Experienced dealing with loss mitigation, pre-suit
mediations, conciliations, and mediations. Prepare motions and discovery
requests, attend hearings, and conduct non-jury trials. Review
ATIDS/abstracts for title examinations and prepare title opinions for
mortgage foreclosures. Substantial experience with title curative issues.
Review and issue Owner's and Mortgagee's Policies. Negotiate and prepare
residential/commercial purchase/sales contracts. Monitor closings and
trust account reconciliations.
Law Offices of Cesar R. Camacho, Miami, FL
March 1988-July 1990
Associate Attorney
Sept. 1988-July 1990
Experience - Represent commercial banking institution, Continental National
Bank of Miami. Review accuracy and requirements of approved loans. Review
commitment letters and loan construction documents. Supervise paralegal's
closing documents and title searches. Prepare Title Opinions and attend
Closings. General Lender's litigation including foreclosures, actions on
Note and IRS levies.
Law Clerk and Paralegal
March 1988-Aug. 1988
Managed all phases of Real Estate law: Conduct abstract search, review
Abstracts, and prepare Title opinions, Commitments, Owner's and Mortgagee's
Title Policies, preparation of closing documents.
Office of the Public Defenders/8th Judicial Circuit, Gainesville, FL
May 1987-Aug. 1987
Student Intern. Represent individuals in all phases of pretrial and trial
practice under supervision of Assistant Public Defenders.
William A. Ingraham, P.A., Miami, FL
August 1979-Jan. 1988
Law Clerk and Legal Assistant. Perform legal research and prepare
memorandums. Extensive knowledge of preparing collections related documents
such as demand letters, notices of depositions in aid-of-execution, writs
of garnishments, execution and levies.
STATE COURT JURISDICTIONS
FL, 1988; NJ, 1993; PA, 1993; CT, 1995
FEDERAL COURTS: U.S.
District Court for the Southern and Middle Districts of Florida
LEGAL EDUCATION:
University of Florida College of Law Juris Doctor 1987
PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS: Approved agent of Old Republic Nat'l Title Ins.
Co./ Attorney's Title Fund Services, LLC, FL Bar Real Property Section,
Miami-Dade Attorney's Real Estate Council (past president), Colombian
American Bar Association (past president), Southern Union Attorneys (past
president), and VENAMBAR (Venezuelan-American Bar Association).
COMMUNITY: Wish Granter at the Make-a-Wish Foundation. Pastoral Care
Volunteer at W. Kendall Baptist Hospital
LANGUAGES: Fluent in Spanish.