Raizel Marie Hernandez

Raizel Hernandez-Ferderer is an experienced litigator focusing her practice in Real Estate, Title, HOA/Condo Disputes, Insurance, Landlord/Tenant Disputes, Business Law & Business Litigation. Raizel handles a variety of cases, including but not limited to business and legal matters, ranging from start-up to continued counseling in the regular course of business and corporate growth. Raizel assists clients with the formation and structure of their business entities, including partnerships, corporations, and limited liability companies. Raizel also negotiates and drafts employment agreements, non-compete agreements, non-disclosure agreements, purchase agreements, business-sale agreements, vendor agreements, management contracts, commercial leases and the assumption of commercial leases, including guaranty clauses, general business contracts and handles a wide variety of business and contract litigation. Raizel also has experience with non-profit businesses, the formalities of creating one and its required filings. She can also work with a business to raise business capital and the generate the documentation required for this. Raizel also handles all types of first party and third party claims, as well as managing and directing trial, bad faith, and general litigation strategies for the firm.

Raizel was born and raised in Miami-Dade County, Florida and is fully bilingual in English and Spanish. Raizel received her Juris Doctorate from St. Thomas University School of Law in 2012, cum laude, and her Bachelor of Science in Political Science and Business Law from the University of Miami in 2008, magna cum laude.

Raizel began her legal career as an Assistant State Attorney for the Eleventh Judicial Circuit in Miami-Dade County. During her time as a prosecutor, Raizel gained invaluable trial experience, which has proven instrumental in her private practice including her extensive knowledge and success in the trial process.

Before working for the State Attorney, she clerked for the Honorable Spencer Eig, where she evaluated cases, provided legal research memoranda, recommended dispositions on various legal issues and motions, and drafted orders and rulings.

Prior to becoming an attorney, Raizel worked as a paralegal for 9 years in multiple areas of law including family law, criminal defense, medical malpractice, PIP and BI.

While court intervention is necessary at times, Raizel encourages her clients to decide what is right for their business or issue through mediation and other dispute resolution avenues. To her clients, Raizel serves as an advocate, as well as, a voice of reason and a lawyer for all their family needs. She believes in full disclosure and in candidly advising her clients of their legal strengths and weakness, so that her clients could make a well-informed decision regarding the direction of their case.