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Rafael Bernardino, Jr. was appointed to the Los Angeles Board of Police Commissioners by Mayor Antonio R. Villaraigosa in August of 2012. Commissioner Bernardino is a Partner with the law firm of Hobson, Bernardino & Davis, LLP. He has practiced as a trial lawyer in the areas of criminal law, securities law, professional liability, intellectual property and environmental law.
Commissioner Bernardino graduated from the University of Southern California in 1981 and from the University of Southern California School of Law in 1984 and was a member of the Law Review. Upon graduation, Commissioner Bernardino clerked for The Honorable Manuel L. Real, then Chief Judge of the United States District Court for the Central District of California.
After completion of his judicial clerkship, Commissioner Bernardino joined the well-respected law firm of Adams, Duque & Hazeltine, and later was associated with the Wyman, Bautzer law firm. After completing several high-profile cases at Wyman, Bautzer law firm (and its successor), Commissioner Bernardino left private practice and became an Attorney Advisor in the United States Department of Justice Office of Intelligence Policy in Washington, D.C. During his tenure there, he advised two United States Attorneys General, Edwin Meese and Richard Thornburgh.
Thereafter, Commissioner Bernardino founded the Los Angeles office of Hornblower, Manning, Ward & Bernardino, P.C. The Hornblower law firm, headquartered in Texas, was a good match for Commissioner Bernardino’s burgeoning practice because Hornblower represented large energy companies, such as Koch Industries, Inc., and through his own efforts, had become one of the most significant outside legal vendors to ARCO. Now a Partner with the law firm of Hobson, Bernardino & Davis, LLP, Commissioner Bernardino has practiced as a trial lawyer in the areas of criminal law, securities law, professional liability, intellectual property and environmental law. The bulk of Commissioner Bernardino’s trial practice was in the area of complex business litigation and environmental law, representing both individuals and entities being investigated for, or charged with, violation of federal, state and local civil and criminal laws. As an attorney in private practice, Commissioner Bernardino has assembled an impressive client list, including BP America, Inc., The Walt Disney Company, World Oil, Inc., J-M Manufacturing Company, Pacific Convenience & Fuels, LLC, Pacific Gas & Electric Company, the Los Angeles Department of Water & Power, the Christian Broadcasting Network, Inc., and the Presbyterian Synod of California and Hawaii.
Commissioner Bernardino is admitted to practice before all Courts in the State of California, including the United States District Courts for Central, Southern, Eastern and Northern Districts and the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals. Additionally, in the course of his practice, Mr. Bernardino has been admitted to practice, pro hac vice, in state and federal courts in Texas, Michigan, Nevada and Kansas.
In addition to practicing law, Commissioner Bernardino has been an Adjunct Professor and Guest Lecturer at Loyola Law School, Glendale College of Law, American Intercontinental University and Westwood College. Commissioner Bernardino is also active in a variety of civic and local charitable organizations and was a Member of the Proposition “Q” Citizen Oversight Committee and a Commissioner on the Los Angeles Fire and Police Pension Board.
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