Ramona Fernandez

Professor Fernandez joined the Stuart H. Smith Law Clinic as part of its support staff in 1981. After obtaining her law degree, she became deputy director of the law clinic and later joined the clinic faculty. Professor Fernandez has spent a large part of her career representing individuals in the areas of family law, succession, immigration, criminal and juvenile law.

Professor Fernandez is very involved in the community by serving on various organizational boards. She is past president for the Alliance for Good Government (Jefferson Chapter) and member of its Board of Directors. She serves as a volunteer judge for High School Moot Court Competition - Second Parish Court. She is also a member of the Loyola University Alumni Association Board of Directors, the Recreational Sport & Intercollegiate Athletics Advisory Council, and the Campus Ministry Policy Advisory Committee.