Adrian Hernandez is the youngest son of a Mexican mother born in Guadalajara and a Chicano father born in East LA.  He attended Wesleyan University, where he earned a B.A. in English Literature and served as Co-Chair of the Student Judicial Board.  After graduating from Wesleyan, Adrian spent four years working as an investigator for the Brooklyn public defender’s office, providing zealous advocacy for indigent clients.  This experience reaffirmed his desire to attend law school and continue advocating for others.

At the UCLA School of Law, Adrian was a member of the David J. Epstein Program in Public Interest Law and Policy and the Critical Race Studies program.  During his 1L and 2L summers, Adrian served as a judicial extern for the Honorable Harry Pregerson and an intern with the ACLU’s Police Practices team, respectively.  After law school, Adrian intends to work in civil rights litigation for a non-profit organization in his hometown of Los Angeles.

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