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Luis Fernandez

  • Criminal Law, Entertainment & Sports Law, Civil Rights ...
  • Florida
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Our firm originated in 1949 Cuba and 1976 Miami, FL USA. We are a third generation law firm that hopes to serve our community for many more years. Our firm has been AV-Rated Preeminent for over 20 consecutive years. Attorney Luis Fernandez is the son of the late Luis Fernandez-Caubi, attorney in Cuba and in the United States until 1997, and founder of the law firm. Our law firm has added Anna Fernandez (St. Thomas, 2011). Fernandez-Caubi taught law at Santo Tomas de Villanueva in Cuba, and Luis Fernandez taught at FIU in the Criminal Justice Program for many years. The firm appeared at the United Nations in Geneva, Switzerland in 1988 and assisted in the Human Rights Campaign that led to the freedom of political prisoners in Cuba. The firm has continued to represent the oppressed and with the assistance of Wilfredo Allen, has appeared in cases in Great Britain and assisted refugees in Peru and Nicaragua. Recently, the firm has played a part in identifying violators of Human Rights in Cuba, including attackers of the Ladies in White (Damas en Blanco) through Repression, ID program in which the firm was a founding member. The firm, with the late Jean Camper Kahn (founder of Antioch Law School in Washington DC), the law firm of Steptoe & Johnson, Legal Aid and others, successfully tried the Meek v. Martinez landmark case, which resulted in the elderly minority receiving their proper share of government funds in the Miami-Dade County area. The firm has represented El Movimiento Democracia in cases dealing with the interception of rafters at sea, and matters dealing with the Neutrality Act. The firm has received recognition from groups such as La Brigada 2506, Miami-Dade County Bar Association, Movimiento Democracia, Hermanos de Rescate, Mayoral Proclamations and has twice received the CABA Pro Bono Award. Anna Fernandez leads the Civil and Family sections of the practice. Luis Fernandez heads the Criminal, Entertainment, and Election sections of the firm.

Practice Areas
Criminal Law
Criminal Appeals, Drug Crimes, Expungement, Fraud, Gun Crimes, Internet Crimes, Sex Crimes, Theft, Violent Crimes
Entertainment & Sports Law
Civil Rights
Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), Discrimination, Employment, Fair Housing, Police Misconduct, Privacy Law
DUI & DWI
Additional Practice Area
  • Election Law
Jurisdictions Admitted to Practice
Florida
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Languages
  • English: Spoken, Written
  • Spanish: Spoken, Written
Awards
AV Preeminent 5.0 out of 5 Peer Review Rated
Martindale-Hubbell
Brigada de Asalto 2506 Award of Recognition
Brigada de Asalto 2506
AV Rated for the 20th Consecutive Year
Martindale-Hubbell
Freedom of Speech and the Universal Declaration of Human Rights
Movimiento Democracia
Pro Bono Legal Services Project Award
Cuban American Bar Assoc. Pro Bono Project
Pro Bono Legal Services Project Award
Cuban American Bar Assoc. Pro Bono Project
Pro Bono Legal Services Project Award
Cuban American Bar Assoc. Pro Bono Project
Pro Bono Legal Services Project Award
Cuban American Bar Assoc. Pro Bono Project
Services to the Cuban Nation
Movimiento Insurreccional Martiano
Professional Associations
Florida State Bar  # 271578
Member
- Current
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August 21, 2014-Ahora con Oscar Haza ¿Hubo exceso policial en Ferguson?

August 21, 2014-Ahora con Oscar Haza

Maria Elvira: Pena de Muerte - Clayton Lockett vivió durante 43 minutos después de que se le inyectase el primer fármaco de los tres que componen el protocolo para acabar con la vida de alguien mediante la inyección letal. Maria Elvira: Pena de Muerte

Maria Elvira: Pena de Muerte - Clayton Lockett vivió durante 43 minutos después de que se le inyectase el primer fármaco de los tres que componen el protocolo para acabar con la vida de alguien mediante la inyección letal.

Luis Fernandez is the host of WLRN, Public Television Show-Ante Usted.   In this episode, Dr. Omar Mejia is interviewed regarding addictions and suicide. Ante Usted: Adicciones y suicidio

Luis Fernandez is the host of WLRN, Public Television Show-Ante Usted. In this episode, Dr. Omar Mejia is interviewed regarding addictions and suicide.

Ahora con Oscar Haza (Mega TV) 11 de julio del 2013: Guillermo Fariñas y los abogados de Cuba, Represion ID, Luis Fernandez, Wilfredo Allen, Santiago Alpizar, y Ricardo Martinez-Cid son entrevistados. Crescencio Marino Rivero Represor castrista regresa a Estados Unidos

Ahora con Oscar Haza (Mega TV) 11 de julio del 2013: Guillermo Fariñas y los abogados de Cuba, Represion ID, Luis Fernandez, Wilfredo Allen, Santiago Alpizar, y Ricardo Martinez-Cid son entrevistados.

Luis Fernandez on América TeVe's show "Sevcec a Fondo" discussing the murder of Itzel Jacqueline Fontes Ortiz in Mexico  www.luisfernandezlaw.com  Luis Fernández fue invitado en el programa de América TeVe de "Sevcec a Fondo" discutiendo el asesinato de Itzel Jacqueline Fontes Ortiz en México.  Fontes fue reportado como desaparecido por su familia el pasado viernes. Henry José Puentes, un músico que se mudó a Tijuana después de su deportación de los Estados Unidos, confesó haber matado a Fontes, que era sorda y incapaz de hablar, después de que ella rechazó sus avances sexuales. La policía encontró su cuerpo descuartizado el martes en un desagüe en el barrio donde ella y Puentes vivido, Baja California, el fiscal Abel Galván, dijo. Asesinato de Itzel Jacqueline Fontes Ortiz

Luis Fernandez on América TeVe's show "Sevcec a Fondo" discussing the murder of Itzel Jacqueline Fontes Ortiz in Mexico www.luisfernandezlaw.com Luis Fernández fue invitado en el programa de América TeVe de "Sevcec a Fondo" discutiendo el asesinato de Itzel Jacqueline Fontes Ortiz en México. Fontes fue reportado como desaparecido por su familia el pasado viernes. Henry José Puentes, un músico que se mudó a Tijuana después de su deportación de los Estados Unidos, confesó haber matado a Fontes, que era sorda y incapaz de hablar, después de que ella rechazó sus avances sexuales. La policía encontró su cuerpo descuartizado el martes en un desagüe en el barrio donde ella y Puentes vivido, Baja California, el fiscal Abel Galván, dijo.

Luis Fernandez was recently invited as a quest speaker for the II Conferencia "Espías Cubanos en EE.UU." hosted by Instituto de la Memoria Histórica Cubana contra el Totalitarismo (IMHCT) and the Instituto de Estudios Cubanos y Cubano-Americano. Luis Fernandez - Espias Cubanos en EE.UU. (II Conferencia)

Luis Fernandez was recently invited as a quest speaker for the II Conferencia "Espías Cubanos en EE.UU." hosted by Instituto de la Memoria Histórica Cubana contra el Totalitarismo (IMHCT) and the Instituto de Estudios Cubanos y Cubano-Americano.

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2250 SW 3rd Ave
Miami, FL 33129
Telephone: (305) 854-5955
Fax: (305) 854-5324