On Thursday, December 18, 2025, the New York Supreme Court, Appellate Division, First Judicial Department granted the Attorney Grievance Committee’s motion to disbar attorney Alejandro R. Hernandez Jr. The disbarment stems from reciprocal disciplinary action following Hernandez’s disbarment and suspension in Texas.
The case is entitled “In the Matter of Alejandro R. Hernandez Jr.,” with case number 2025-05578.
The Attorney Grievance Committee (AGC) initiated the proceedings based on Hernandez’s failure to report his disciplinary actions in Texas, as well as reciprocal disbarments imposed by the U.S. Department of Justice’s Board of Immigration Appeals (BIA) and the Supreme Court of the State of New Mexico.
The disciplinary actions in Texas arose from multiple client complaints between April and July 2024. The Texas Commission for Lawyer Discipline brought proceedings against Hernandez based on nine client complaints, which were referred to an Evidentiary Panel of the Grievance Committee of the State Bar of Texas for hearings. Hernandez was served, appeared, defended himself against the charges and testified at the hearings while being represented by counsel.
The Evidentiary Panel found that Hernandez violated Texas Disciplinary Rules of Professional Conduct, including neglect of client matters, failure to keep clients reasonably informed, improper division of legal fees, improperly settling a legal malpractice claim without independent representation for the client, and failure to properly supervise subordinate lawyers.
Specifically, the complaints involved Hernandez’s operation of The Law Offices of Alex R. Hernandez, Jr. PLLC, where he associated with outside attorneys as a “virtual law office.” He was found to have direct supervisory authority over these attorneys. The panel found that the retainer agreements did not properly disclose the association with other attorneys or outline the division of legal fees, and that the division of fees was not proportionate to the services rendered, nor did the associated attorneys assume joint responsibility for the representation. Clients did not consent in writing to the fee division.
Further findings indicated that Hernandez failed to keep clients informed, neglected their matters, and failed to protect their interests upon termination of representation, including surrendering papers and refunding unearned fees.
As a result of these findings, Hernandez was initially suspended from practicing law in Texas for five years, beginning September 1, 2024. Subsequently, the Evidentiary Panel disbarred him, effective nunc pro tunc to July 10, 2024. The U.S. Department of Justice’s Board of Immigration Appeals (BIA) and the Supreme Court of the State of New Mexico followed suit, imposing reciprocal disbarments.
In its decision, the New York Supreme Court noted that Hernandez could not successfully claim any defenses against reciprocal discipline, as he had notice and opportunity to be heard in the Texas proceedings, the findings of misconduct were sufficiently supported, and the misconduct in Texas would constitute misconduct in New York. The court cited specific New York Rules of Professional Conduct that Hernandez’s actions would violate.
The court rejected Hernandez’s mitigating arguments, including his claim that he acted promptly upon discovering misconduct by an associated attorney, Gary Magnuson, and that Magnuson absconded with law firm money. The AGC argued that Hernandez was responsible for the misconduct and failed to self-report the disciplinary actions in Texas, the BIA, and New Mexico.
The New York Supreme Court deferred to the sanction imposed by Texas, stating that disbarment was the appropriate action and commensurate with the discipline in Texas. The court ordered that Hernandez’s name be stricken from the roll of attorneys and counselors-at-law in New York, effective immediately. Hernandez is further commanded to refrain from the practice of law in any form and comply with the rules governing the conduct of disbarred attorneys.
According to Avvo, Mr. Hernandez is a lawyer in Miami, Florida. He acquired his law license in New York in 2021.
A copy of the original filing can be found here.
