Adrian Hernandez

Adrian Hernandez is a California employment lawyer who practices across a broad range of workplace matters. He handles wage and hour class actions, executive severance negotiations, and claims involving discrimination, harassment, retaliation, and wrongful termination. His work includes employment class actions and individual litigation, as well as advice concerning severance agreements. He helps employees and executives understand their rights, evaluate disputes, and pursue practical solutions through negotiation or litigation.

Hernandez earned his J.D. from UCLA School of Law in 2018, completing specializations through the David J. Epstein Public Interest Law and Policy Program and the Critical Race Studies Program. During law school, he served as a judicial extern to the Honorable Harry Pregerson of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit and interned with the ACLU of Southern California’s Police Practices Team. He earned a B.A. in English Literature from Wesleyan University in 2011.

Before entering his current practice, Hernandez handled a wide variety of employment disputes and qui tam lawsuits brought under the False Claims Act. He previously served as a staff attorney with a national civil rights organization, litigating immigrants’ rights cases that challenged local, state, and federal policies. He also completed compliance work and oversaw a training program for a major law enforcement agency. Before law school, he worked as an investigator for a public defender’s office in Brooklyn, New York.

Adrian Hernandez brings employment litigation experience, civil rights advocacy, and investigative work to matters affecting workers and executives. Admitted to practice in California, he draws on this background to analyze complex facts, identify legal issues, and develop practical strategies. His experience with class actions, individual workplace claims, severance negotiations, public-interest litigation, and compliance matters supports a thoughtful approach to protecting clients’ rights and addressing significant employment challenges.

Law Office Affiliations

• Attorney, The Graves Firm, A Professional Corporation
• Member, The State Bar of California

Licensed State

• California

Education

• UCLA School of Law
  Juris Doctor (JD)
• Wesleyan University
  Bachelor of Arts (BA)