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Dolly Hernandez Partner
Background
Dolly Hernandez represents high-net-worth individuals in complex marital and family law matters. She assists individuals in the dissolution of marriage, equitable distribution, alimony, child support, parenting and time-share issues, paternity, prenuptial agreements and postnuptial agreements.
Admissions, Education & Affiliations
ADMISSIONS
State of Florida
U.S. District Court, Southern District of Florida
EDUCATION
University of Miami School of Law, J.D., International Moot Court Board
University of Miami, B.B.A., cum laude
AFFILIATIONS
American Academy of Certified Financial Litigators, Founding Member
American Bar Association
- Section of Litigation, Member, 2008-Present
- Co-Chair, 2022 Section Annual Conference (2020-2022)
- Membership & Marketing Committee, Co-Chair, 2020-2021; Member, 2018-Present
- Family Law Litigation Committee, Co-Chair, 2011-2018
- Section of International Law, Member, 2008-Present
- International Family Law Committee, Former Vice Chair, Steering Group
- Section of Family Law, Member, 2008-Present
American Bar Foundation, Fellow
Hispanic National Bar Association
- Section of Family Law, Former Chair
- Latina Commissioner, 2018-2020
- Divisions, Sections, and Committees, Deputy Vice President, 2019-2020
The Florida Bar, Family Law Section
- Rules & Forms Committee, Former Member
Dade County Bar Association
- Board of Directors, Former Member
- Family Court Committee, Former Chair
First Family Law Inns of Court
Miami-Dade Florida Association of Women Lawyers
Cuban American Bar Association
The Collaborative Family Law Institute
Legal Services of Greater Miami, Board of Directors, Former Member
Kidside, Board of Directors, Former Member
Insights & News
PUBLICATIONS
Speaker, “Protecting an Inheritance from Divorce,” Ellevate Network, October 2020
Speaker, “The Impact of COVID-19 on Family Law Practices, Running a Firm and Handling a Trial,” Hispanic National Bar Association, Corporate Counsel Conference, September 2020
Speaker, “Business Development on a Daily Basis: Tips to Maximize Your Return on Investment,” Hispanic National Bar Association, Corporate Counsel Conference, September 2020
Speaker, “The Intersection of Family Law and Insurance Claims in the Age of Covid-19,”
American Bar Association Roundtable, July 16, 2020
Co-author of PROTECTING AN INHERITANCE IN THE EVENT OF DIVORCE, Vol. 94, No. 4, July/August 2020
THE INTERSECTION OF FAMILY LAW AND INSURANCE CLAIMS IN THE AGE OF COVID-19, By: Katherine Coba, Esq. and Dolly Hernandez, Esq., May 2020
Co-author of Chapter 4, Modification of Property Rights, Florida Proceedings After Dissolution of Marriage, The Florida Bar, Florida Bar Continuing Legal Education, February 2020
Author of Chapter 3, Jurisdiction, Venue, and Service of Process, Florida Dissolution of Marriage, The Florida Bar, Florida Bar Continuing Legal Education, March 2018
Co-author of Chapter 4, Modification of Property Rights, Florida Proceedings After Dissolution of Marriage, The Florida Bar, Florida Bar Continuing Legal Education, February 2018
Author of Marital Settlement Agreements, Lexis Nexis Practice Advisor, 2016-Present
Co-author of Chapter 3, Jurisdiction, Venue, and Service of Process, Florida Dissolution of Marriage, The Florida Bar, Florida Bar Continuing Legal Education, March 2015
Co-author of Chapter 4, Modification of Property Rights, Florida Proceedings After Dissolution of Marriage, The Florida Bar, Florida Bar Continuing Legal Education, February 2015
EVENT MODERATOR
Family Law with the Legends, American Inns of Court, Spellman-Hoeveler Chapter, March 2019
Damages Claims in Divorce Proceedings, Hispanic National Bar Association Roundtable, August 2018
The Basics on Business Tax Returns, American Bar Association Roundtable, July 2018
Damages Claims in Divorce Proceedings, American Bar Association Roundtable, March 2018
Mining for Financial Information in a Divorce Using Personal Tax Returns, American Bar Association Roundtable, December 2017
Family Law Panel, Dade County Bar Association, Bench & Bar Conference, February 2015
How to Litigate a Family Case, Dade County Bar Association, December 2013
Family Law Panel, Dade County Bar Association, Bench & Bar Conference, February 2013
SPEAKING ENGAGEMENTS
The Intersection of Family Law and Insurance Claims in the Age of Covid-19, American Bar Association Roundtable, July 2020
The Intersection of Family Law and Insurance Claims in the Age of Covid-19, Hispanic National Bar Association, April 2, 2020
CARE Court Pro Bono Initiative, Federal Bar Association, October 15, 2019
Assisting with Child Custody and Visitation Issues, Florida Family Law Practice for Paralegals, Half Moon Seminars, Ft. Lauderdale, FL, April 17, 2019
Planning for Marital Property Rights During Marriage and Upon Divorce and Death, Bilzin Sumberg’s Second Annual International Tax & Wealth Planning Conference, November 2018
Addressing the Financial Elephant in the Room with your Significant Other, Ellevate Network, September 2018
Super Stars in Trial, Dade County Bar Association, July 2017
Modern Families and Estate Planning, STEP Miami, July 2016
Hot Topics in Alimony, Miami-Dade Legal Support Association, September 2015
Hot Topics in Family Law, Miami-Dade Legal Support Association, June 2014
NEWS
Featured, “Las Finanzas y Los Acuerdos Prenupciales (Finances and Prenuptial Agreements),”Un Nuevo Dia, Telemundo, March 27, 2018
Quoted, “Five Strategies to Get a Better Deal in Mediation,” Wall Street Journal, March 5, 2015
Recognition & Community
RECOGNITION
Chosen for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America (Woodward/White, Inc.), Family Law, 2019-2021
Selected to the list of Florida Super Lawyers (Thomson Reuters), Family Law, 2014-2020
Selected to the list of Florida Super Lawyers Top 50 Women Attorneys in Florida (Thomson Reuters), 2015 & 2018
Selected to the list of Miami Super Lawyers Top 100 Attorneys in Miami (Thomson Reuters), 2018, 2020
Selected to the list of Florida Super Lawyers Rising Stars (Thomson Reuters), Family Law, 2010-2012
Selected to the list of South Florida’s Top Lawyers by the South Florida Legal Guide, 2017-2020
Chosen for inclusion on the list Florida Legal Elite by Florida Trend (Trend Magazines Inc.), 2017
Selected to the list of Super Stars in the South Florida Edition of Attorney at Law Magazine, 2017
Selected to the list of Top Up and Comers by South Florida Legal Guide, 2015-2016
Selected to the list of Attorneys to Watch by Attorney at Law Magazine, 2015
Named a Rising Star by the Daily Business Review (ALM Media Properties, LLC), 2014
Named to the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation’s list of 40 Under 40 Outstanding Lawyers in Miami-Dade County, 2013
AV Preeminent rated by Martindale-Hubbell (LexisNexis)
Recipient of the Women Extraordinaire Award from Business Leader Media, 2012
COMMUNITY
American Red Cross, Greater Miami and the Keys Chapter, Board of Directors
- Spectrum Awards Committee, Member