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Rossana P. Fernandez
Rossana P. Fernandez
Partner
rfernandez@sanchezdh.com

Born: Chicago, IL, 1970

Education:
  • University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, B.A. With Honors (1993)
  • Illinois Institute of Technology Chicago-Kent College of Law, J.D. (1996)

    Admitted:
  • Illinois
  • U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois

    Practice Areas:
  • Transportation liability, including railroad liability (FELA)
  • Automobile liability
  • Construction liability
  • Premises liability
  • General insurance defense litigation
  • General trial litigation

    Ms. Fernandez's trial experience includes over 20 jury trials to verdict. Her trial experience has earned her a position as Chair Qualified Arbitrator for the Cook County Mandatory Arbitration program.

    While in law school, Ms. Fernandez served as committee chair for Latina Lawyers Committee of HLAI, elected President of the Hispanic Law Student Association and served as the Regional President for the Hispanic National Bar Association, Law Student chapter.

    Member:
  • Illinois Association of Defense Trial Counsel
  • National Association of Railroad Trial Counsel
  • Hispanic Lawyers Association of Illinois
  • Justinian Society of Lawyers and Chicago Bar Association

    Language:
  • Spanish