01 July

Elizabeth A. Hernandez, Esq.

Associate Attorney

Elizabeth A. Hernandez

Attorney Elizabeth A. Hernandez primarily handles catastrophic personal injury, wrongful death and premises liability cases. She is admitted to practice law in California.

Email: elizabeth@dordicklaw.com

BIO

EDUCATION

Southwestern University School of Law, Los Angeles, California, J.D.
University of California, Los Angeles, B.A. History

HONORS AND AWARDS

The Best Lawyers in America list – Personal Injury Litigation – Plaintiffs, 2016 to present
2020 Southern California Super Lawyers
Avvo Rating: 10.0 Superb
Graduate of the renowned Gerry Spence’s Trial Lawyers College
2017 & 2019 CAALA Presidential Award Recipient

PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS

Consumer Attorneys Association of Los Angeles (CAALA)

- - 2021 CAALA Secretary on the Executive Committee
  - Emeritus Member of the Board of Governors
  - Chair of the Political Affairs Committee, 2020
- CAALA Mentorship Program, Mentor
- Investment Committee member – 2020
- Attorney Advertising Committee member – 2020
- Diversity & Inclusion Committee member – 2019 and 2020
- Women in Law Committee member 2017 to the present
  - Chair of the Education Committee, 2018 and 2019
  - Co-Chair: CAALA’s Inaugural Women’s Trial Skills Conference – 2017
  - Vice-Chair of the Education Committee, 2016 and 2017
  - Vice-Chair of the Membership Committee, 2013

Consumer Attorneys of California (CAOC)
- CAOC Board Member, 2021
- CAOC Officer: Women’s Caucus Representative, 2020
- CAOC Women’s Caucus
Chair of Women’s Caucus: 2018-2019
Political Chair: 2017-2018
Legislative Chair: 2016-2017
Membership and Communications Co-Chair: 2015-2016
Education Co-Chair: 2014-2015
- CAOC Board of Directors
2017-2018
2001-2007

Mexican American Bar Association (MABA)

- Executive Board: Vice-President, 2021-2022
- Executive Board: Membership Director, 2019-2020
- Board Member: Trustee, 2018-2019
- Chair: Political Endorsement Committee – 2019
- Member of the Judicial Endorsement Committee
- Member of the Political Endorsement Committee
- Speaker and Moderator at MABA webinars

Los Angeles County Bar Association (LACBA)

- - Trial Advocacy Project (TAP) certification

American Association for Justice (AAJ)

- Women Trial Lawyers Caucus
- Minority Caucus

ADMISSIONS

The United States Supreme Court
California State Courts
Central District of California

Northern District of California
Southern District of California
Eastern District of California

PUBLISHED WORKS

Effective Storytelling and Your Discovery Plan, CAALA’s Advocate Journal, October 2019 Read Article
Preparing Your Retained Expert Witness for Deposition, CAALA’s Advocate Journal, October 2017 Read Article
Working with your Expert During the Discovery Process and Preparing your Expert for Deposition, CAALA’s Advocate Journal, October 2014
Motions in Limine, CAALA’s Advocate Journal, February 2014
Motions in Limine – The critical role they play in pretrial and trial strategies, Plaintiff magazine, February 2014
Do Not Let Defendants Exclude Your Medical Experts’ Opinions on Causation, Consumer Attorneys of California’s Forum Magazine, September 2004
Referral Fees: What You Need to Know, Consumer Attorneys of California’s Forum Magazine, December 2003
Turning the Tables Around on the Defendants: Shifting the Burden of Proof to the Defendant and Imposing Evidentiary Sanctions, CAALA’s Advocate Journal, November 2003

SPEAKING ENGAGEMENTS

Direct Examination, CAALA Women in Law, Trial Skills, October 2020
Higher Level Medicine For Lawyers Panel – The Most Common Avoidable Catastrophes in the E.R. and How to Find Them, Consumer Attorneys of California, 59th Annual Convention, November 2019
Discovery & Depos Panel – Creating Your Discovery Plan, Consumer Attorneys Association of Los Angeles (CAALA), Las Vegas Convention, August 2019
Oral Discovery, Trial Lawyer Skills for the New Attorney Seminar, CAALA, March 2019
Discovery & Evidence Panel – Creating an Effective Discovery Plan, Consumer Attorneys Association of Los Angeles, Las Vegas Convention, August 2018
Written Discovery & Related Issues, Trial Lawyer Skills for the New Attorney Seminar, Consumer Attorneys Association of Los Angeles, March 2018
CAALA Women Trial Skills Conference: Empowering Each Other, Co-chaired inaugural event, Consumer Attorneys Association of Los Angeles, Marina Del Rey, October 20-21, 2017
Law & Motion Panel – Motions to Compel and Protective Orders, Consumer Attorneys Association of Los Angeles, Las Vegas Convention, August, 2017
Written Discovery & Related Issues, Trial Lawyer Skills for the New Attorney Seminar, Consumer Attorneys Association of Los Angeles, March 2017
Aging Population Panel – Pre-existing Conditions, Consumer Attorneys Association of Los Angeles, Las Vegas Convention, August 2016
Written Discovery & Related Issues, Trial Lawyer Skills for the New Attorney Seminar, Consumer Attorneys Association of Los Angeles, March 2016
“Violations that Trigger Elder Abuse Cases,” Consumer Attorneys Association of Los Angeles, Las Vegas Convention, September 2015
Basic Trial Skills Panel – Your Final Status Conference Documents and Motions in Limine: The Outline of Your Trial, Consumer Attorneys Association of Los Angeles, Las Vegas Convention, August 2014
Law and Motion, Trial Lawyer Skills for the New Attorney Seminar, Consumer Attorneys Association of Los Angeles, March 2014
Evidence Panel – Motions in Limine: Substance & Procedure, Consumer Attorneys Association of Los Angeles, Las Vegas Convention, August 2013
Pre-litigation Client Preparation – Handling Your Client’s Expectations, Consumer Attorneys Association of Los Angeles, Las Vegas Convention, September 2012
Anatomy of a Case After Filing: From Complaint Through Discovery, Consumer Attorneys Association of Los Angeles, Las Vegas Convention, August 2009
Trends in Product Liability: From Medical Devices to Mold to Motor Vehicles, Consumer Attorneys of California Annual Convention, April 2003

VOLUNTEER PARTICIPATION

Los Angeles Trial Lawyers Charities (LATLC) events
Speaker at Career Days for high school and junior high school students

SPEAKING ENGAGEMENTS

• Trial Skills Sessions: Direct Examination, Consumer Attorneys Association of Los Angeles (CAALA) Women in Law, October 28, 2020

• Higher Level Medicine For Lawyers Panel – The Most Common Avoidable Catastrophes in the E.R. and How to Find Them, Consumer Attorneys of California, 59th Annual Convention, November 2019

• Discovery & Depos Panel – Creating Your Discovery Plan, Consumer Attorneys Association of Los Angeles (CAALA), Las Vegas Convention, August 2019

• Oral Discovery, Trial Lawyer Skills for the New Attorney Seminar, CAALA, March 2019

• Discovery & Evidence Panel – Creating an Effective Discovery Plan, Consumer Attorneys Association of Los Angeles, Las Vegas Convention, August 2018

• Written Discovery & Related Issues, Trial Lawyer Skills for the New Attorney Seminar, Consumer Attorneys Association of Los Angeles, March 2018

Email: elizabeth@dordicklaw.com