About Pablo A.
Pablo A. Fernandez earned his law degree from the City University of New York School of Law in 2001. He entered the legal profession soon after and has spent his career practicing in New York. His early training combined public service and hands-on litigation work, setting the tone for a practice that moves between government roles and private firm engagements.
Fernandez began his public-sector career at the Nassau County Department of Social Services in 2008, where he served as a deputy county lawyer. He handled matters arising from agency work and gained exposure to administrative and family-related legal issues. In 2010 he continued in county government as a Deputy County Lawyer, broadening his responsibilities and deepening his experience in municipal law and government practice.
In 2017 Fernandez joined The Russell Friedman Law Group, LLP as an associate. He returned to that firm in 2021 in a senior counsel role. Between those stints in private practice he took on leadership duties in county government. In 2018 he was named Deputy Bureau Chief in the Litigation and Appeals Bureau at the Nassau County Lawyer’s Office, overseeing appellate work and supervising litigation strategies for the bureau.
Fernandez moved back to private practice in 2024 when he became Senior Counsel at Horn Wright LLP. His career path shows repeated shifts between public service and firm practice. Those moves gave him experience in courtroom litigation, appellate procedure, and counsel work for agencies and private clients alike.
He holds professional membership that dates to 2002 and continues today. Fernandez is admitted to practice in New York and has built a practice informed by years of handling government-related matters and civil litigation. Colleagues describe him as steady in court and attentive to the procedural demands of appeals.
Over the years he has balanced supervisory roles with hands-on case work. In government he managed teams and reviewed complex litigation. In private practice he advised clients on civil litigation strategy and appeared in trial and appellate proceedings. That mix of supervisory and trial experience shapes how he approaches cases now.
At Horn Wright LLP Fernandez handles municipal and civil litigation matters, drawing on his background in government law, litigation, and appeals. His current practice centers on municipal and civil litigation, including appeals and social services matters.
