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Ms. Fernandez is a Certified Family Law Specialist by the Board of Legal Specialization, State Bar of California. She has been practicing law since 1998, having graduated from Western State University of Law in Fullerton, California. She began her legal career in 1989 as a receptionist for a law firm.
Ms. Fernandez obtained her undergraduate and law degrees while raising four children and working in the legal profession in support staff positions. She is well known in the Santa Barbara county and San Luis Obispo county legal communities, having served as a past president and board member of the Northern Santa Barbara County Bar Association. She is a current member of that association, as well as an active member of the Rodney S. Melville Inns of Court. Additionally, Ms. Fernandez regularly accepts court-appointed assignments to represent children in child custody cases.
For the past several years, Ms. Fernandez has supported and volunteered in many community organizations, including Santa Maria Valley Boys’ and Girls’ Club and Fighting Back. She also serves as a volunteer judge for Teen Court, a diversion program for juvenile offenders. Ms. Fernandez has been featured as a legal commentator on CourtTV and other national and local news programs.
Since 2006, Ms. Fernandez has practiced law with her oldest son, Cameron M. Fernandez. Together, they make a dynamic legal team, each with their own unique perspective and empathy for all of their family law clients.
Cameron M. Fernandez:
Mr. Fernandez graduated with high honors from Santa Barbara College of Law in 2005, having attended law school while working full-time at the Law Offices of Shannon L. Fernandez and raising his family of four young children. During law school, he completed internships with Santa Barbara County Superior Court Judge Rogelio Flores, as well as the Santa Barbara County District Attorney’s Office.
He began practicing law in 2006 and became a full partner of FERNANDEZ and FERNANDEZ in 2007. He is a current member of the Northern Santa Barbara County Bar Association and former member of the William L. Gordon American Inns of Court and Rodney S. Melville American Inns of Court.
Mr. Fernandez has developed a good reputation amongst his peers and the judiciary for being an extremely bright and talented young lawyer. He meticulously prepares for each and every court appearance and presentation, all the while extending the utmost professional courtesy and compassion for his clients.
Besides his dedication to the legal profession, Mr. Fernandez is active on the community level as a volunteer coach and guest speaker and as an active member of his church. Mr. Fernandez has also accepted court appointments to serve as minor’s counsel in complex child custody cases.
The combined service, attention, skills and experience of Cameron Fernandez and Shannon Fernandez at FERNANDEZ and FERNANDEZ are unsurpassed by any other Central Coast law firm.
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