As a founding partner of Avila Rodriguez Hernandez Mena & Ferri, LLP (ARHM&F) and former practice group leader of the Immigration Practice Group for an AmLaw 20 national law firm, Eugenio "Gene" Hernandez brings extensive experience in the area of immigration law. Mr. Hernandez specializes exclusively in the field of immigration, nationality and consular law principally in business-related matters with an emphasis on corporate transfers, professionals, entrepreneurs and investors.

A native of Cuba, Mr. Hernandez attended the University of Florida where he earned a Bachelor of Arts degree graduating magna cum laude. He then went on to earn a Juris Doctorate degree from the University of Florida School of Law and a Master of Arts degree, cum laude, from Georgetown University. Mr. Hernandez also studied at the Paris Institute of International and Comparative Law in Paris, France.

PRACTICE AREAS/SPECIALTIES

• Immigration, Nationality and Consular Law

BAR ADMISSIONS

• Florida
• U.S. Supreme Court 
• U.S. District Courts for the Southern and Middle Districts of Florida 
• U.S. Court of Appeals for the 11th Circuit

PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS

• Cuban American Bar Association (CABA) – Board of Directors and Past President (2002) 
• Member of the Fellows of the American Bar Foundation Dade County Bar Association
• South Florida Chapter of the American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA) - Past President (1992-1993)
• Executive Council of the International Law Section of The Florida Bar and former co chairperson of the Immigration Committee 
• Camillus House – Board of Directors (2007 – Present) 
• Catholic Charities of the Archdiocese of Miami – Board of Directors (2011 – Present)
• Kiwanis Club of Little Havana (KCLH) – Board of Directors and Past President (2003-2005)
• Kiwanis of Little Havana Foundation (KLHF) – Board of Directors and Chairman (2010-Present)

PUBLICATIONS

• Author of articles published by The Florida Bar 
• Articles in the International Law Quarterly 
• Frequently lectures on the topic of immigration law
• Served for a number of years as Program Co-Chair and Coordinator of the Annual Immigration Law Update, sponsored by the Florida Bar CLE Committee, the International Law Section and the American Immigration Lawyers Association

AWARDS, RECOGNITIONS

• Hold highest rating assigned by Martindale-Hubbell (AV) Preeminent
• Selected by his peers as one of the Best Lawyers in America
• Recognized by Chambers & Partners USA as one of America's Leading Immigration Lawyers
• Selected by Law & Politics as a Florida Super Lawyer
• Named among South Florida's Top Lawyers by the South Florida Legal Guide Florida Legal Elite by Florida Trend Magazine
• Recognized in The International Who's Who of Corporate Immigration Lawyers, published by Law Business Research in the UK

EDUCATION

• University of Florida (Bachelor of Arts – magna cum laude - 1978)
• Georgetown University (Master of Arts – cum laude - 1980)
• University of Florida (Juris Doctorate - 1983)