Ergio I. Fernandez is the firm’s founder. Mr. Fernandez attended and graduated with honors from Florida International University in 1995 with dual Bachelor’s degrees in Political Science and International Relations, and a concentration certificate in Latin American Studies. After graduation from Florida International University, Mr. Fernandez attended law school at Nova Southeastern University, where he graduated with honors in 1999.
Upon his graduation from law school, Mr. Fernandez was selected, from amongst thousands of applicants nationwide, to serve as an Assistant State Attorney at the Miami-Dade State Attorney’s Office, which is one of the four largest prosecuting offices in the United States. As a prosecutor, Mr. Fernandez was responsible for prosecuting various criminal offenses, from Driving Under the Influence to Homicides, and was quickly promoted as Assistant Chief of the Misdemeanor Division, where he performed important administrative functions, as well as supervised and trained incoming prosecutors. Mr. Fernandez’s career as a prosecutor was served with the utmost honor and distinction, which allowed him to be selected to be part of the specialized Economic Crimes Unit, where he investigated, charged and prosecuted individuals accused of committing a myriad of financial offenses, ranging from Embezzlement to Racketeering.
In 2005, Mr. Fernandez culminated his stellar career as a public servant and went into private practice. Since then, Mr. Fernandez has represented countless individuals and corporations throughout the United States and abroad. Mr. Fernandez's practice primarily focuses on litigation and trial work. He has tried in excess of 50 jury trials and has successfully represented clients in a wide range of cases in the areas of family law, commercial litigation, criminal defense, and law enforcement, administrative and regulatory investigations. Mr. Fernandez has also counseled corporate clients and individuals in a wide range of transactional, administrative and regulatory matters.
Mr. Fernandez is the proud recipient of numerous accolades. He is an AV Preeminent rated attorney with Martindale-Hubbell, which is an honor only bestowed upon a select group of lawyers nationwide who have received the highest peer reviews in the areas of legal knowledge, communication and analytical skills, judgment, ethical standards, and overall legal experience. He has also been named Daily Business Review’s Florida's Top Rated Lawyers.; has been recognized by the National Trial Lawyers organization as one of Florida's Top 100 criminal defense lawyers; and, has been bestowed the American Institute of Family Lawyers amongst the "10 Best" family law attorneys in Florida.
Mr. Fernandez is fluent in written and conversational Spanish and is a current or former member of various courts and organizations, including the Florida Bar; the United States District Courts for the Southern and Middle Districts of Florida; the United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit; the Association of Federal Defense Attorneys, the Cuban American Bar Association, the American Bar Association, the National Trial Lawyers Organization, the Florida Bar Grievance Committee for the Eleventh Circuit, the Eleventh Circuit Criminal Division Screening Committee, and the Dade County Bar Association.
