Hernando Bernal Jr.

Hernando Bernal Jr.

3.4
Rating: 7.6

Licensed for 25 years

Immigration Lawyer at Tampa, FL
Practice Areas: Immigration

400 N Tampa St Ste 2600, Tampa, FL

About Hernando

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21 years

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Licenses

Licensed in Florida for 25 years

State: Florida

Acquired: 2001

Member in Good Standing

No misconduct found

Location

Law Offices of Hernando Bernal Jr.

400 N Tampa St Ste 2600, Tampa, FL, 336024710

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Hernando Bernal Jr.'s Reviews

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3.4 /5.0

5 Client Reviews

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Posted by The Georges | February 26, 2018 | Hired Attorney | Immigration

Excellent immigration experience

Today is a wonderful day for my family thanks in part to the efforts of Mr. Bernal. We have had a long journey and throughout that journey Mr. Bernal was informative, accommodating, patient, understanding, and has warm approachable manner. It was very pleasant to work with him and his staff it was ne...ver cold or rigid. Honestly, he made the process easy for us because the firm filed the necessary paperwork and he kept us informed about the process and the documents we needed to provide. When we encounter any issues he and his friendly staff helped us navigate through from beginning to end. Knowledgeable & delightful staff, first-class meeting ambiance, & desired results. We are exceedingly pleased all around. We found Mr. Bernal via a referral and we are certainly pleased with his work and the outcome and we would recommend him for your immigration needs. Forever grateful, Thank you Hernando

Posted by Estefany | August 20, 2017 | Hired Attorney

Immigration lawyer

I've had a very positive experience with Mr. Hernando he makes everything simple and easy to understand for me.I've been with him for serval years now and never had an issue.

Posted by FAM. VAZQUEZ | July 14, 2017 | Hired Attorney | Immigration

WE ARE SO THANKFUL

FINALLY, MY FAMILY IS TOGETHER IN THE UNITED STATES, MY HUSBAND IMMIGRATION CASE WAS SO DIFFICULT, AFTER WAITING 1O YEARS TO FINALLY BE ABLE TO RETURN, I HIRE MR. BERNAL TO FILE THE RIGHT PAPERWORK, HE HELP ME AT EVERY STEP ! HE WAS VERY FAIR AND LET ME KNOW EXACTLY WHAT WE NEEDED TO DO AND HOW WE N...EEDED TO PUT TOGETHER ALL THE PROOF AND REQUIREMENTS NEEDED FOR THE IMMIGRATION APPOIMENT, HE AND HIS STAFF WAS IN CONSTANT COMMUNICATION INCLUDING WHILE I WAS IN MEXICO WITH MY HUSBAND. HE EXPLAINED THE PROCESS AND EVEN HE HELPED FIXING MISTAKES ON PAPERWORK WITH IMMIGRATION FROM PREVIOUS LAWYERS. HE MADE A VERY STRONG CASE AND THE OUTCOME WAS A VERY HAPPY UNITED FAMILY.. WE WILL ALWAYS BE SO GRAFEFUL TO MR. HERNALDO BERNAL

Posted by anonymous | November 25, 2015 | Hired Attorney | Immigration

Avoid at all cost!

Hernando Bernal should be avoided at all cost, he has caused so many problems and pain for our family, it’s beyond shocking. He took over 1 year to file our E2 which was extremely expensive and very poorly done. Because it took such a long time after it should have been done, we received a request fo...r evidence which no other attorney will touch, because there are so many fundamental errors in the first filing that it’s impossible to get it approved. We think Hernando knew that the filing was well below standard and opted to abandon the case, as soon as he had taken substantial payment. The business plan company was horrible to work with, and all of their work had to be checked and changed for grammatical and spelling mistakes. Our advice for anyone who has dealings or thinking of hiring Hernando, don’t! If you have signed up already, cut your losses and get a better attorney fast.

Posted by anonymous | July 08, 2012

Ignores our calls - after we paid him in full

Why aren't we recieving phone calls back, after paying a lump sum amount and promised paperwork to be handled, this attorney ignores our phone calls and does not acknowledge us as clients...We have been using him for 2 months and the first 2 weeks he responded and after that no returned calls, and no...thing completed.

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Hernando Bernal Jr.'s Lawyer Endorsements

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Neil Lewis

Immigration lawyer | May 25

Relationship: Fellow lawyer in community

"My man Hernando is a lion when it comes to defending his clients. You can trust him."

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Michael Misa

Workers compensation lawyer | Feb 23

Relationship: Fellow lawyer in community

"Fernando is very diligent in his representation of clients. Always hands on, the client feels connected with his lawyer which is becoming a rarity. I endorse this lawyer."

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Juana Rojas

Immigration lawyer | Feb 02

Relationship: Fellow lawyer in community

"I endorse this lawyer."

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Dina Sheridan

Immigration lawyer | Dec 28

Relationship: Fellow lawyer in community

"Hernando is not only very knowledgeable about his area of practice, but he genuinely cares about his clients and he makes all efforts to protect them in the long term."

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Stephen Barbas

Immigration lawyer | Jun 15

Relationship: Supervised lawyer

"I endorse this lawyer. He is very hard working and conscientious."

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Nilo Sanchez

Immigration lawyer | Mar 29

Relationship: Fellow lawyer in community

"I endorse this lawyer's work. Hernando is an outstanding and ethical attorney who takes a great deal of pride in his work product for his clients."

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Jose Gonzalez

Immigration lawyer | Oct 06

Relationship: Fellow lawyer in community

"Excellent Lawyer"

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Nilo Sanchez

Family lawyer

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Jose Gonzalez

Family lawyer

Experience

Rating:  7.6 (Very Good)

Work Experience

2001 - 2008

Attorney, Barbas Koenig Nunez Sanders & Butler

Associations

2001 - Present

American Immigration Lawyers Association

Member

Education

2000

Loyola University New Orleans School of Law

Law

1995

University of Florida

Bachelor of Arts

1990

Jesuit High School, Tampa

Languages

Spanish

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