Atty. Michael Hernandez
Michael Hernandez is known in the legal community as an expert trial strategist and has a reputation for winning the most difficult cases. In law school, Michael interned for the San Diego Public Defender’s office.
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Michael Hernandez is a Partner based in San Diego, California, practicing at HHJ Trial Attorneys. They have 13+ years of legal experience, licensed to practice since 2013. Their practice focuses on car accidents, truck accidents, personal injury, motorcycle, and tbi/sci. Admitted to practice in California (2013). Educated at California Western School of Law (J.D., 2013) and California State University, Fullerton (—). Serands clients in San Diego, CA and the surrounding metropolitan area.
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- Michael Hernandez is known in the legal community as an expert trial strategist and has a reputation for winning the most difficult cases
- In law school, Michael interned for the San Diego Public Defender’s office
- Michael worked on hundreds of cases and successfully tried cases to a jury before he was a licensed attorney
- Michael’s countless hours working on high-profile murder cases landed him the prestigious award of San Diego Volunteer of the Month for the County of San Diego in December 2012
- After passing the CA Bar Exam, Michael was quickly hired as a lead criminal defense trial attorney
- In Michael’s first and second year as an attorney, Michael won the most criminal defense jury trials in the county of San Diego which resulted in not guilty or hung verdicts, including six straight trial wins
- Most notably, Michael represented a successful rap artist who was charged with driving under the influence of marijuana
- After a full acquittal, Michael’s client expressed his gratitude and gave Michael recognition in a rap song featured in his newest album
- In 2016, Michael moved to Wyoming for the summer to work at the famous Gerry Spence Trial Lawyers College
- He improved his litigation skills by working with professional actors and the best trial attorneys in the world, including Gerry Spence
- After graduating from the Trial Lawyers College, Michael was quickly promoted to handle serious and violent felonies
- Michael specialized in high-profile drug cartel smuggling cases
- Since establishing his own practice, Michael has consistently delivered substantial victories for his clients, securing multiple verdicts in the seven and eight figures
- This includes a landmark $18 million verdict in an insurance bad faith action where his clients were offered $27,000.00 before trial
- Opposing counsel stated, “The jury in this case returned one of the largest and most punishing bad faith insurance verdicts in California history.” Michael is often consulted and brought on to serious cases by other attorneys in the community to aid in trial strategy and presentation
- The Consumer Advocates of San Diego awarded Michael with the “Outstanding Trial Lawyer” award for his work on a case where he received a verdict of 2.7 million for a car accident victim who was offered $150,000.00 from the insurance company
- Michael was selected to be a “Super Lawyer,” a title in which only the top 2.5% of attorneys hold
- Michael continues his life work through his relentless advocacy fighting for underrepresented communities that have been injured in an accident or taken advantage of by large corporations
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Hurt in a car crash? Car accident lawyers fight insurance companies for fair compensation — free consult, no fee unless you win.
Michael Hernandez is one of 36,807 car accidents attorneys indexed nationally. Browse car accidents attorneys in California →
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Personal injury attorneys help accident victims recover compensation for medical bills, lost wages, and pain & suffering. Most work on contingency — no fee unless you win.
Michael Hernandez is one of 264,852 personal injury attorneys indexed nationally. Browse personal injury attorneys in California →
Michael Hernandez is one of 11,237 motorcycle attorneys indexed nationally. Browse motorcycle attorneys in California →
Michael Hernandez is one of 10,267 tbi/sci attorneys indexed nationally. Browse tbi/sci attorneys in California →
Jurisdictional Context
Why local counsel matters in California
Practicing law in California. Legal matters in California are governed by state-specific rules of civil and criminal procedure, statutes of limitations, and substantive law. Cases originating in San Diego are typically filed in the local municipal court or the appropriate California state district court, depending on subject matter and amount in controversy. An attorney licensed in California brings working knowledge of local procedural deadlines, judicial practices in this andnue, and the substantive law that applies to cases brought here. Out-of-state attorneys generally cannot represent clients in California courts without local counsel or pro hac vice admission.
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