Arnulfo D. Hernández

Colorado Criminal Defense Attorney Arnulfo D. Hernández has dedicated his career to protecting the rights of others. For a decade, he has served his community through the legal representation of accused individuals. His law practice is broad and includes the defense of misdemeanors, felonies, and white-collar crimes. He is a courtroom attorney that regularly appears before Colorado state and federal judges. As he is a highly experienced criminal lawyer, Arnulfo D. Hernández provides defense strategies and tactics that other attorneys cannot. Through negotiation, persuasive argument, or jury trial, he always secures the best resolution possible for his client. Colorado Immigration and Crimmigration Arnulfo also protects the rights and liberties of others through immigration and crimmigration defense. Immigration law is a highly complex practice area that serves one of the most vulnerable populations in our country—those with immigrant or temporary status. Arnulfo D. Hernández has many years of experience guiding his clients through the sensitive, and sometimes lengthy process, of obtaining American citizenship. He regularly represents individuals in immigration proceedings before federal agencies including the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, the Executive Office for Immigration Review, and the Board of Immigration Appeals. In situations where his client has been accused of a crime and faces immigration removal proceedings, a practice area known as “crimmigration,” Arnulfo has the hybrid knowledge to provide the most successful defense on all fronts. Background Arnulfo D. Hernández is a leader in the Colorado legal community. He is the current President of Region XIII of the Hispanic National Bar Association (2017-Present) covering Colorado, Kansas, Nebraska, and Wyoming. He is also a past President of the Colorado Hispanic Bar Association (2016) and former Chair of the National Hispanic Bar Association's Immigration Committee (2014-2018). He stays active in volunteer activities sponsored locally by the Colorado Lawyers Committee and Metro Volunteer Lawyers. For its dedication to the community, Hernandez & Associates was presented with the Inclusiveness@Work award in the Law Firm category by the Center for Legal Inclusiveness in 2019. Awards and Honors Super Lawyers® Selectees Arnulfo D. Hernández included in a Super Lawyers® list Honors Top Latino Lawyers, Latino Leaders Magazine, 2016-2019 Colorado Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers Magazine, 2019-2023 Chris Miranda Outstanding Hispanic Lawyer, Colorado Hispanic Bar Association, 2019 Adult Male Athlete of the Year, Denver Athletic Club, 2019 Barrister's Best “Best Immigration Lawyer,” Law Week Colorado, 2018-2019 Denver's Top Lawyers (Immigration Law), 5280 Magazine, 2017, 2018, 2019 10/10 Superb, AVVO, 2016 – Present Top Litigators, Law Week Colorado, 2018 Elected, Colorado Governor John Hickenlooper’s Board of Ethics, 2017 - 2018 Rising Star, Colorado Super Lawyers, 2014-2016 Arnulfo D. Hernández was included in the 2021 Edition of The Best Lawyers in America© for Criminal Defense Best Lawyers Recognition, 2024 Other Sources of Feedback About Arnulfo D. Hernández Included on the 2026Colorado Super Lawyers list Past Lists 2025 Colorado Super Lawyers list 2024 Colorado Super Lawyers list 2023 Colorado Super Lawyers list 2022 Colorado Super Lawyers list 2021 Colorado Super Lawyers list 2020 Colorado Super Lawyers list 2019 Colorado Super Lawyers list 2016 Colorado Super Lawyers list 2015 Colorado Super Lawyers list 2014 Colorado Super Lawyers list

• Shareholder, Managing Partner

• Law Firm of Joseph C. Cohen, Associate Attorney, 2005 - 2007
• Attorney General’s Office of Colorado , Foreign Prosecutions Unit, 2003 - 2004
• Procuraduría General de Justicia del Estado de Guanajuato, Clerkship, 2002 - 2003
• Languages
• Spanish
• English

• Immigration 101: Immigration Defense Under the New Administration, Hispanic National Bar Association - 2017
• CLE: Ethical Considerations in Addressing Diversity & Inclusiveness in the Workplace, Speaker, Colorado Hispanic Bar Association, 2016
• Stitches or Surgery? What Will It Take to Fix Our Broken Immigration System?, Moderator, Hispanic National Bar Association, 2016
• Legal Developments in US Immigration Law, Speaker, Hispanic National Bar Association, 2015
• Private Practice Law, Public Interest Heart, Speaker, University of Denver Sturm College of Law, 2014
• Becoming a Lawyer 101, Speaker, Hispanic National Bar Association, Annual Convention, 2013
• A Primer on Immigration, Speaker, The University Club of Denver, 2012
• Ethics, Criminal Pleas and Immigration Law (Doing the Right Thing for the Alien Criminal Defendant), Speaker, Colorado Bar Association, 2012
• Immigration Consequences of Criminal Convictions, Speaker, City of Aurora Public Defender’s Office, 2011
• When Should I Consult an Immigration Attorney, Speaker, American Inns of Court Rhone-Brackett Chapter, 2011

• Colorado Lawyers Committee Legal Night, 2016 - Present
• Denver Bar Association, Metro Volunteer Lawyers, 2007 - 2010
• Legal Night at Centro San Juan Diego, 2005 - Present
• Legal Night at Centro Mi Casa, 2005 - Present

• U.S. Supreme Court, 2019
• U.S. Court of Appeals 9th Circuit, 2012
• U.S. District Court District of Colorado, 2007
• U.S. Court of Appeals 10th Circuit, 2007
• U.S. Tax Court, 2007
• Colorado, 2006

• Hispanic National Bar Association (Regional President, Region XIII - 2017-Present; Chair, Immigration Law Section, 2014-2017; Immigration Committee, 2012-2017; General Member, 2012-Present)
• Colorado Bar Association (General Member, 2002 – Present; Colorado Bar Association Leadership Training (COBALT), Sessions Committee, 2017; Colorado Bar Association Leadership Training (COBALT), 2016; Nominating Committee, 2016 – Present)
• Colorado Hispanic Bar Association (President, 2016 - 2017; President Elect, 2015 - 2016; Elected Board Member; Judicial Nominations and Endorsements Committee, 2013 - 2014)
• Colorado Women’s Bar Association, 2016 - Present (General Member)
• National College for DUI Defense, 2014 - Present (General Member)
• National Lawyers Guild, National Immigration Project, 2014 - Present (General Member)
• Faculty of Federal Advocates, 2011 - Present (General Member)
• American Bar Association (General Member, 2008 - Present; Immigration Committee, 2008– Present; Criminal Justice Section, 2008 – Present)
• Colorado Criminal Defense Bar Association, 2008 - Present (Lifetime Member)
• American Immigration Lawyers Association, 2008 - Present (General Member)
• National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, 2006 - Present (General Member)
• Denver Bar Association, 2002 - Present (General Member)
• Rhone-Brackett Chapter of the American Inns of Court, 2002 - Present (General Member)