Kelly Hernández represents clients in all facets of commercial litigation. Prior to joining Keker, Van Nest & Peters, Kelly served as a law clerk for Judge Dale E. Ho of the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York.
Kelly earned her law degree from Yale Law School, where she participated in the San Francisco Affirmative Litigation Project and Worker and Immigrant Rights Advocacy Clinic. During law school, she served as an intern for the ACLU of Northern California and the California Attorney General’s Office. Prior to attending law school, she worked as a paralegal for the ACLU’s Voting Rights Project.
Kelly holds a master’s degree in Sociology and bachelor’s degree in Political Science, both from Stanford University.
In a win for immigrants’ rights advocates, a federal judge in Massachusetts blocked the IRS and Treasury Department from sharing taxpayer data and address information with the Department of Homeland Security and ICE, reported Bloomberg and Law360. Read more
At Keker, Van Nest & Peters, pro bono work is an integral part of our firm. From challenging illegal mass deportation tactics, to pushing for criminal justice reform, to fighting for the rights of individuals and families, our attorneys take up causes that encapsulate our belief that lawyers have a duty to protect the rule of law and ensure access to justice. Read more
Taxpayer and immigrants’ rights advocates today filed a lawsuit asking for a block of the receipt and use of tax-related data by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) from both the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) and Social Security Administration (SSA). Read more
As part of the firm’s commitment to increasing diversity and promoting inclusion in the legal profession, Keker, Van Nest & Peters has awarded a total of $100,000 in scholarship funds to four 2025 Diversity Scholar recipients. Read more