The Lucky Lawyer

Miguel A. Hernandez was born into a life of poverty, grew up as a child working in agriculture fields, and learned English while immersed in the California education system. He learned Mandarin Chinese in the United States Air Force, returned to finish a college education at UC Fresno, and serendipitously wound up in law school. Graduating law school, he eschewed a career in tax law to become a deputy public defender with no previous interest in criminal law or defending people accused of committing crimes. In the ensuing years (almost fifty), he raised of family of two sons with his wife and conducted hundreds of jury trials with incredible luck and remarkable surprise endings.