Carmen Hernandez represents persons accused of federal crimes at trial and on appeal. An expert on federal sentencing, she has chaired NACDL’s Federal Sentencing Committee and has been a member of the U.S. Sentencing Commission’s Practitioner’s Advisory Group. In 2001, she was honored with the Robert C. Heeney Award, NACDL’s most prestigious award. In 2004, she was honored with the Champion of the Constitution Award by the National Association of Federal Defenders.