Paula Hernandez is an attorney in the Firm’s Orange County office and a member of the Litigation practice group. Ms. Hernandez’s practice focuses on commercial and real property litigation. She also has experience defending clients in matters related to ADA and Unruh Civil Rights Act and mortgage lending and servicing.   Ms. Hernandez has managed and favorably resolved cases for a variant of clients, with experience in all stages of litigation, including taking a case through to bench trial. Ms. Hernandez also has extensive experience in land use, handling a wide range of cases involving legal issues related to environmental, zoning, real estate, and property law.

Professional Involvement

• Vice-President, Hispanic Bar Association
• Board Member, Adventist Attorneys Association
• Member, Riverside Bar Association

Bar Admissions

• California

• Serves as environmental and land use legal counsel to a national retailer for the acquisition, entitlement, development, operations and/or expansion of over 200 stores and warehouse facilities throughout California, in addition to numerous other Fortune 500 companies.
• Successfully worked with the California Department of Toxic Substances Control to develop a response plan for the redevelopment of a 302-acre brownfield site in coordination with multiple agencies.
• Proactively developed guidance and client compliance strategies related to recent regulations and legislation including: California’s Proposition 65 amendments; California Senate Bill 334 (2021) related to correctional facilities; Los Angeles County’s “Green Zones” Ordinance; South Coast Air Quality Management District’s Rule 2305 (Warehouse Indirect Source Rule); and a variety of local ordinances including moratoria and “big box” ordinances.
• Assisted a major beverage company with environmental due diligence for future manufacturing plant sites and operational environmental compliance matters.

• California Third District Court of Appeal Affirms State Water Board’s Authority to Regulate Unreasonable Water Use through Temporary Emergency Regulations and Curtailment Orders Without Prior Evidentiary Hearing
• California Department of Water Resources Awards $47 Million in Grants for Groundwater Sustainability Project
• Natural Resources Defense Council Files Suit Against Various Counties and Cities for Failure to Comply with California Water Regulations
• California Kicks Off Water Year 2020 with Strong Start
• California Legislators Reject Water Tax but Approve Funding for Safe and Affordable Drinking Water
• State Lawmakers Propose Several Sweeping Environmental Measures this Year on Single-Use Plastic, Wastewater Reuse, and More
• Full Reservoirs and Dense Snowpack: A Look at California’s Water Supply for the Rest of the Year
• Federal Energy Regulatory Commission Issues Notice Accepting Utah’s Application for Lake Powell Pipeline
• Prompted by the Oroville Dam Crisis, California Department of Water Resources Orders Inspection of Nearly 100 California Dams
• U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Reverses Decision to Extend Air Quality Deadline After 15 States Sue
• Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors Authorize Department of Public Works to Study Use of Parcel Tax for Funding Stormwater Capture Projects,
• Opposing Counsel: Michael H. White