Oscar Andrew Fernandez

Research Attorney & Practice Area Consultant

LexisNexis, a RELX corporation

2018 - Current

Immigration Staff Attorney

Catholic Charities Diocese of Palm Beach, Inc.

2017 - 2018

Instructor

Huntington Learning Center

2011 - 2018

Legal Fellow

Equal Justice Works AmeriCorps

2015 - 2017

Legal Intern

Department of Homeland Security - Immigration and Customs Enforcement

2014 - 2014

Summer Law Clerk

Benson, Mucci & Weiss, PL

2013 - 2013

Partnership Specialist/Online Instructor

Kaplan Virtual Education

2010 - 2010

Florida International University College of Law

J.D. (2014)

Honors: Dean’s List scholar (Spring 2014, Fall 2014); Excellence in Service Award – Carlos A. Costa Immigration and Human Rights Clinic (2014)

Activities: H.T. Smith Trial Advocacy Program (Fall 2014); President of the Student Animal Legal Defense Fund (2013-2014); Student Representative for LexisNexis (2013-2014) and Themis Bar Prep (2012-2014).

University of Florida

B.A. (2009) | English

Honors: Florida Academic Scholar (Bright Futures); Dade County Police Benevolent Association scholarship recipient (2005).

Activities: Research assistant for Sidney Homan, PhD (2009); Delta Epsilon Iota; National Society of Collegiate Scholars; National Scholars Honor Society.

Florida Bar

Member

Current

Equal Justice Works Alumni Advisory Counci

Member of Outreach Committee

2022 - Current

Activities: Incoming Chairperson of Programming Committee for 2023-2024.