Keith Hernandez is a partner in the Deerfield Beach office of Roig Lawyers.
He concentrates his practice in the areas of examinations under oath and fraud (SIU) investigations. He also defends clients in cases involving bodily injury and uninsured motorists.
Prior to joining the firm, Keith was the Personal Injury Protection Manager for the Fort Lauderdale office of Allen, Kopet and Associates, where he oversaw several attorneys handling the firm’s personal injury protection cases.
Keith began his legal career as an associate at Green, Murphy, and Murphy, P.A., where he concentrated on the practice of personal injury, uninsured motorist, and personal injury protection (PIP) law. Keith has handled and tried numerous insurance defense cases.
After completing law school, Keith entered active duty in the U.S. Army where he served as a 1st Lieutenant stationed at Fort Leonard Wood, Missouri. He also served as a Military Police officer at Fort Drum, NY, where he attained the rank of Captain. Keith trained and deployed several units to Afghanistan and Iraq as well as trained cadets at the United States Military Academy, West Point, NY.
Keith was born at Mather Air Force Base in California and raised in New Jersey, Virginia, and South Florida.
Awards & Rankings
- Florida Super Lawyers: Rising Stars (2018)
Memberships
- The Florida Bar, Member
- Florida Defense Lawyers Association, Member
- DiveBar, Underwater Bar Association, Member
- Broward County Bar Association, Member
- Dade County Bar Association, Member
- Greater Boca Raton Chamber of Commerce, Member
Speaking Engagements
- Presenter, “Will You Have Coverage If You Cross The Line,” February 2019
- Presenter, “The Subtleties and Technicalities of IME Reports in Insurance Defense Litigation,” February 2019
- Presenter, “Using Data Analytics to Reveal the True Story Behind Insurance Claims,” February 2019
- Presenter, “Siri, Where’s My Car? The Emergence of Autonomous Vehicle Technologies,” Roig Lawyers Lunch & Learn CLE Series, March 2018
- Presenter, “Analysis of Emergency Medical Condition Examinations Performed Pursuant to Advanced Registered Nurse Practitioner Protocols,” Medical Claims Defense Network (MCDN), October 2017
- Presenter, “Siri, Where’s My Car? The Emergence of Autonomous Vehicle Technologies,” 25th Annual Florida Insurance Fraud Education Committee (FIFEC), June 2017
- Presenter, “Out of State Policy Handling and Defense Strategies,” Safeco, June 2016.
- Presenter, “Out of State Policy-Handling and Defense Strategies,” Liberty Mutual, April 2016.
Admitted to Practice
- Florida, 2003
Languages
- Spanish