John F. Hernández
John F. Hernández has been a Senior Attorney in the Chief Counsel’s Office in the Miami District Counsel’s Office, a Special Assistant U.S. Attorney in the Southern District of Florida, an Attorney in the Public Defender’s Office in the Sixteenth Judicial District, and an attorney in private practice in South Florida. He was previously a Visiting Professor of Law at the Emory University School of Law and an Adjunct Professor at the Florida International University; he also has lectured at the Washburn University School of Law and presented at an American Association of Law Schools Annual Meeting. His publications include articles in the Arkansas, John Marshall, Memphis State, St. Thomas, and University of Florida law reviews. At St. Thomas University College of Law, Professor Hernández has served for many years in a number of different capacities, both as an educator and administrator; currently, he teaches Torts and bar preparation courses.
Scholarship & Research
Scholarship Articles:
John F. Hernandez, Essay: A Search for Reason in Fairy Tales, 18 St. Thomas L. Rev. 259 (2005). HeinOnline
John F. Hernandez, Michael Closen, Mary Anne Bobinski, Donald H.J. Hermann, Gene P. Shultz and J. Kelly Strader, Criminalization of an epidemic: HIV-AIDS and criminal exposure laws, 46 Ark. L. Rev. 921 (1993). HeinOnline
John F. Hernandez, Outing in the Time of AIDS: Legal And Ethical Considerations, 5 St. Thomas L. Rev. 493 (1993). HeinOnline
John F. Hernandez, Prenatal Transmission of HIV: Causes for the Resurrection of Wrongful Life, 27 J. Marshall L. Rev. 393 (1990). HeinOnline
John F. Hernandez, Using Shareholder Notes to Eliminate Section 357(c) Gain: Lessinger v. Commissioner, 872 F.2d 519 (2d Cir. 1989), Correct Result, Wrong Reason, 20 Mem. St. U. L.Rev 355 (1990).
John F. Hernandez, The Federal Tax Lien: Beyond United States vs. Rodgers, 36 Fla. L. Rev. 1081 (1984). HeinOnline
Courses
Bar Prep Skills
Torts