Hernandez currently works as a Staff Attorney with the Domestic Violence/Family Law Unit at Ayuda, a local non-profit dedicated to providing both legal and social services to immigrants in the tri-state area. She provides legal representation to survivors of domestic violence, sexual assault, and stalking who seek Civil Protection Orders and resolution in family law matters (e.g. divorce, legal separation, custody, and child support) at D.C. Superior Court. Additionally, she works with the D.C. and U.S. governments to ensure her clients' interests are conveyed and honored in criminal cases.
Prior to working at Ayuda, Hernandez was a law fellow at the D.C. Volunteer Lawyers project, a law clerk at the Law Offices of Cohen & Hertz, PC, and participated in CCLS's The Families and the Law Clinic (FALC) as a student.