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 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