Rachel Rene Hernandez
Rachel Rene Hernandez
Ms. Hernandez is from the small town of Port Lavaca, Texas. She graduated Cum Laude from St. Edward's University in Austin, where she was part of the varsity tennis team. She then received her law degree from the University of Texas School of Law and began her career prosecuting domestic violence cases as a prosecutor with the Travis County Attorney's Office. After working for Senator Juan "Chuy" Hinojosa as a Policy Analyst, she began focusing her career on family law in 2006. As an associate attorney, she has gained invaluable experience working with Rick Kennon and Kelly Capps. She received collaborative law training to complement her litigation background. She is competitive yet compassionate.
She is married and has two children and two Jack Russell terriers.
Areas of Practice
- Custody & Visitation
- Family or Domestic Violence
- Protective Orders
Bar Admissions
- Texas, 1999
- U.S. District Court Western District of Texas, 2006
Education
- The University of Texas School of Law, Austin, Texas
- J.D. - 1999
- St. Edward's University, Austin, Texas
- B.A. - 1994
- Honors: Dean's List
- Major: Political Science
Professional Associations and Memberships
- Texas Bar Association: Family Law
- Texas Hispanic Criminal Defense Association
Past Employment Positions
- Senator Juan Hinojosa's Office, Policy Analyst/Assistant General Counsel
- Travis County Attorney's Office, Assistant County Attorney
- Slater & Kennon, Associate Attorney
- Hernandez Blair Law office, Owner
