David J. Hernandez

Overcome possible claims of equitable estoppel.

Structured payout with guaranteed payment of $5,600,000.00 over 30 years with expected benefits in excess of $10,000,000.00, for sole infant heir on settlement of $2,400,000.00 for death of a 37 year old Security guard.

$1,800,000.00 verdict for negligent maintenance of traffic control device with 80% liability against municipality.

$330,000.00 settlement from landlord for dog bite from uninsured tenant's pit bull.

$265,000.00 settlement on behalf of 73 year old retired church board member where defendant argued client was walking as a volunteer.

Favorable settlement at trial on behalf of homeowner sued by construction contractor for non-payment for service and material valued in excess of three times the settlement amount; vacate default judgment 21 months after entry.

Numerous cases compelling insurance companies to defend and indemnify insured clients in accordance with premises and automobile policy terms and provisions.

Affirmed judgment in favor of defendant/respondent in ejectment action on counterclaim for adverse possession where client put possession under fraudulent contract of sale and subject to eviction proceedings before satisfying requisite ten year term

Multinational Corproation's million dollar plus claim against individual resulting in preventing summary judgment after client and extremely favorable settlement for client.

Case dismissed on summary judgment after completion of extensive discovery.

Successfully had father succeed as guardian when it was presented to the Court that mother had institutionalized disabled child without permission yet was still collecting monthly incomef or her support.

Successfully defended client- father in an order to protection matter.

Plaintiff closed on contract and is in possession.

Successfully litigated issue of Paternity and DNA of respondent who signed acknowledgement of paternity 12 years prior.

Order was upheld.

Vacated registration of out state support order that was improperly served upon client- father for children that had been emancipated for over 10 years.

After several days of trial, negotiated a favorable settlement as to educational expenses and waiver of arrears.

Successfully negotiated terms of visitation where mother refused to allow client- father any access to the children.

Successfully litigated grandparent custody petitions in two separate acrimonious proceedings (Queens and Kings County) where father was manipulative and emotionally abusive to his custodial daughters.

In subsequent litigation between the parties regarding visitation of surviving child, negotiated a settlement in keeping with client- father's concern of surviving child's emotional needs.

Negotiated terms to remove ex-wife from husband's property after failed attempts to overturn the previous stipulations of settlements.

Negotiated new terms of prenuptial agreement during divorce proceeding resulting in a substantial increase in amount client- wife received.

Vacated a default after client's prior attorney failed to appear at trial. Negotiated settlement and division of martial residence that wife attempted to sell and keep proceeds to herself because the house was solely in her name.

Negotiated divorce settlement as issues of wife's educational expenses, custody, child support and equitable distribution.

Vacate judgment of sale after drop of the hammer, case dismissed, defended second case and settled on favorable terms to client.