Arnulfo D. Hernández - Statewide Colorado Representation, CO

Overview

Awards and Honors

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Education

• Legal Education

  • University of Denver College of Law, Denver, Colorado, 2005
    J.D.
  • University of Denver College of Law, Denver, Colorado, 2007
    LL.M.
    Major: Taxation

• Non Legal Education

  • University of the Incarnate Word, San Antonio, Texas, 2001
    B.A.
    Honors: cum laude
    Honors: With Honors
    Honors: Dean's List
    Honors: Pi Sigma Alpha (Founding Member)
    Major: Political Science
    Major: Psychology
  • Universidad del Noreste, Tampico, Mexico, 1997
    Major: General Latin American Studies

Current Employment Position(s)

• Shareholder, Managing Partner

Past Positions

• Law Firm of Joseph C. Cohen, Associate Attorney, 2005 - 2007
• Attorney General’s Office of Colorado , Foreign Prosecutions Unit, 2003 - 2004
• Procuraduría General de Justicia del Estado de Guanajuato, Clerkship, 2002 - 2003

Languages

• Spanish

• English

Classes and Seminars

• Immigration 101: Immigration Defense Under the New Administration, Hispanic National Bar Association - 2017
  
• CLE: Ethical Considerations in Addressing Diversity & Inclusiveness in the Workplace, Speaker, Colorado Hispanic Bar Association, 2016
  
• Stitches or Surgery? What Will It Take to Fix Our Broken Immigration System?, Moderator, Hispanic National Bar Association, 2016
  
• Legal Developments in US Immigration Law, Speaker, Hispanic National Bar Association, 2015
  
• Private Practice Law, Public Interest Heart, Speaker, University of Denver Sturm College of Law, 2014
  
• Becoming a Lawyer 101, Speaker, Hispanic National Bar Association, Annual Convention, 2013
  
• A Primer on Immigration, Speaker, The University Club of Denver, 2012
  
• Ethics, Criminal Pleas and Immigration Law (Doing the Right Thing for the Alien Criminal Defendant), Speaker, Colorado Bar Association, 2012
  
• Immigration Consequences of Criminal Convictions, Speaker, City of Aurora Public Defender’s Office, 2011
  
• When Should I Consult an Immigration Attorney, Speaker, American Inns of Court Rhone-Brackett Chapter, 2011

Pro Bono Activities

• Colorado Lawyers Committee Legal Night, 2016 - Present
• Denver Bar Association, Metro Volunteer Lawyers, 2007 - 2010
• Legal Night at Centro San Juan Diego, 2005 - Present
• Legal Night at Centro Mi Casa, 2005 - Present

Published Works

Articles

• Interview, Top Litigators, Law Week Colorado, 2018
  
• Interview, A Partnership in Every Sense, Law Week Colorado, 2018
  
• Author, Update to Immigration Law for the Colorado Practitioner, Colorado Bar Association, Continuing Legal Education in Colorado, Inc., 2016
  
• Interview, Practicing Crimmigration is in the Details, Law Week Colorado, 2016
  

Bar Admissions

• U.S. Supreme Court, 2019
• U.S. Court of Appeals 9th Circuit, 2012
• U.S. District Court District of Colorado, 2007
• U.S. Court of Appeals 10th Circuit, 2007
• U.S. Tax Court, 2007
• Colorado, 2006

Other Affiliations

• Hispanic National Bar Association (Regional President, Region XIII - 2017-Present; Chair, Immigration Law Section, 2014-2017; Immigration Committee, 2012-2017; General Member, 2012-Present)
• Colorado Bar Association (General Member, 2002 – Present; Colorado Bar Association Leadership Training (COBALT), Sessions Committee, 2017; Colorado Bar Association Leadership Training (COBALT), 2016; Nominating Committee, 2016 – Present)
• Colorado Hispanic Bar Association (President, 2016 - 2017; President Elect, 2015 - 2016; Elected Board Member; Judicial Nominations and Endorsements Committee, 2013 - 2014)
• Colorado Women’s Bar Association, 2016 - Present (General Member)
• National College for DUI Defense, 2014 - Present (General Member)
• National Lawyers Guild, National Immigration Project, 2014 - Present (General Member)
• Faculty of Federal Advocates, 2011 - Present (General Member)
• American Bar Association (General Member, 2008 - Present; Immigration Committee, 2008– Present; Criminal Justice Section, 2008 – Present)
• Colorado Criminal Defense Bar Association, 2008 - Present (Lifetime Member)
• American Immigration Lawyers Association, 2008 - Present (General Member)
• National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, 2006 - Present (General Member)
• Denver Bar Association, 2002 - Present (General Member)
• Rhone-Brackett Chapter of the American Inns of Court, 2002 - Present (General Member)