George
Fernandez grew up in Miami and attended Miami Senior High
School. Mr. Fernandez went on to attend Florida State
University, where he served as the student senate president, was
president of Omicron Delta Kappa, was on the debate team, and
was a member of FSU’s Gold Key. Mr. Fernandez was recognized
for his leadership by being selected as a Seminole Award winner
and was inducted into Gold Key’s Hall of Fame.
Mr. Fernandez
received his J.D. in 1992 from the Florida State University
College of Law. As a law student, he was the student body
attorney general, vice president of the moot court team, and was
a member of Phi Delta Phi legal fraternity. He was a member of
the Mock Trial Team and finished in first place in the Kerrigan,
Estess Mock Trial Competition as well as a semi-finalist in the
Florida Bar State Competition and the Southeast Regional
Competition.
As a Board
Certified Civil Trial Lawyer and Certified Circuit Court
Mediator, Mr. Fernandez practices civil litigation with primary
emphasis on personal injury, wrongful death, product liability,
and commercial and construction litigation matters. He has
developed a sub-specialty in roadway construction litigation and
is certified in Advanced Maintenance of Traffic through the
American Traffic Safety Services Association (ATSSA). Mr.
Fernandez' cases typically involve catastrophic injury, brain
injury, paralysis, and death. He has handled and tried numerous
cases involving multi-million dollar damage claims. He has been
honored as a Florida "Super Lawyer" from 2006- 2011 and was
recognized as a "Top South Florida Lawyer" by the South Florida
Legal Guide in 2011. He has received the highest attorney rating
issued by Avvo and has been an "AV Rated" attorney by
Martindale-Hubbell since 1997. Mr. Fernandez was formerly on the
Board of Directors of the Lawyer's Credit Union in Miami,
Florida, served on the Florida Bar Civil Procedure Rules
Committee, and chaired a Florida Bar Grievance Committee. He is
a member of the Florida Bar, the Dade County Bar Association,
the Cuban American Bar Association, and the National Hispanic
Bar Association.
Education
1992, J.D., Florida State University School of Law
1990, B.S., Florida State University
Bar Admissions
1992,
Florida
Court Admissions
U.S. District Court, Southern and Middle Districts of Florida
Recognition
AV rated by Martindale-Hubbell
Florida Bar Board Certified in Civil Trial Law
Certified Circuit Court Mediator by Florida Supreme Court
Certified in Florida Advanced Work Zone Traffic Control
Recognized as a Florida Super Lawyer by Law & Politics
Named
as Top Lawyer in Insurance Litigation by South Florida Legal
Guide
Reported Cases
Cross v. Pumpco, Inc., 910 So.2d 324 (Fla. 4th DCA 2005)
Hialeah Hotel v. Talley, 790 So.2d 466 (Fla. 3rd DCA 2001)
Jordan v. Equity Properties and Development Co., 661 So.2d 1307
(Fla. 3rd DCA 1995) Martin v. Gulfstream Metal Plating, Inc.,
2008 WL 649560 (Fla. 4th DCA 2008)
Plaza v. Fisher Development, Inc., 971 So. 2d 918 (Fla. 3d DCA
2007)
Professional Memberships
Florida Bar (Past Chair of Grievance Committee, 11J)
Cuban American Bar Association
Dade County Bar Association
American Board of Trial Advocates
Community Involvement
Past Vice President of Board of Directors, Lawyer’s Credit
Union
Legal Assistant
Debbie McCarthy, ext. 126
Paralegal
Maggi Grant, ext. 120
