WARNING - I feel it is my civic responsibility (and 1st amendment right) to share MY experience as a WARNING to my FELLOW CITIZENS so they DO NOT suffer, as I have, FINANCIAL LOSSES & EMOTIONAL DISTRESS at the of the law office of - David J. Hernandez. Since June of 2015 I have been represented by Andrea Hoyos, previously employed as an attorney with Mr. Hernandez, in a case that has affected me physically, emotionally, and financially. In December 2015 (my 4th time to appear since June), 1 hour before a scheduled “mediation conference”, I fainted from pre-court anxiety, slamming my face into a table as I fell, leaving a 1” gash on my face, leaving a permanent scar. I arrived late to court as a result, but luckily I arrived to find that the judge had set 2 TRIAL DATES to ENSURE my case would BE HEARD. 7 months later (July 13th),
THE DAY BEFORE COURT
I texted Ms. Hoyos “See you in court tomorrow.” That’s when I learned she was no longer with Mr. Hernandez’s firm and Mr. Hernandez had barred my attorney from contacting me!
HERE I WAS, THE DAY BEFORE COURT & THE PERSON I TRUSTED TO HELP ME WASN’T GOING TO BE THERE!?
I asked Ms. Hoyos if she could represent me. She said yes, but she could not be in court the next day due to other client obligations. She even suggested I stay with whomever had been assigned to my case. I didn’t even know yet
MR. HERNANDEZ HAD NOT ASSIGNED ANYONE TO MY CASE!
She knew how long I had waited to see the judge, and knew how much it mattered to me that this case be over with, and that my life go back to normal again which is why she was even willing to make the suggestion! But I needed Ms. Hoyos. She knew my case and had seen first-hand my suffering. And she, like I, wants to see justice prevail! But to hire her, I would have to terminate my contract with Mr. Hernandez’s firm and go to court THE NEXT DAY and
ASK THE JUDGE, ON MY OWN, FOR AN ADJOURNMENT!
The judge was not pleased at my request, but she granted what’s called a “conference.” This is where both attorneys meet at the courthouse to set and agree to A NEW TRIAL DATE. (Already I’ve spent over $500 for this 1 meeting!)
AND JUST LIKE THAT, THE LAW OFFICE OF DAVID J. HERNANDEZ
COST ME my 2 LONG-AWAITED TRIAL DATES!
MY CASE COULD HAVE BEEN HEARD THAT DAY!
Now COSTING me UNFORSEEABLE ADDITIONAL legal fees!
After A MONTH OF CALLING Mr. Hernandez’s office to request partial refund, to help cover some of these additional legal fees, I got ZERO CALL BACKS. Frustrated, I typed up a version of this flyer to share my story and faxed it to them. THAT’S WHEN HE CALLED and FINALLY agreed to meet with me on August 23rd… MORE THAN A MONTH LATER!
THIS IS WHEN I LEARNED THE FOLLOWING: In Mr. Hernandez’s own words
“ [I] was lucky [I] called [his] office on the 13th or else [my] whole case would have went totally under [their] radar”
No one had been assigned my case and I would have gone to court that day clueless and alone! – His excuse was he mistakenly filed my case under “criminal” thereby preventing Ms. Hoyos from contacting me. Still doesn’t explain why
NO ONE AT HIS FIRM CONTACTED ME IN THE 6 MONTHS THEY HAD TO DO SO
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