Ariana Velez (Hernandes)

Ariana Velez (Hernandes) is an Associate Attorney at Colantoni, Collins, Marren, Phillips & Tulk, LLP, specializing in Workers’ Compensation Defense since May 2020. Prior experience includes serving as an Associate Attorney in Labor & Employment Law Defense at Liebert Cassidy Whitmore from August 2019 to May 2020. Additional roles encompass a Summer Associate position at Baker Manock & Jensen, a Summer Legal Intern at Wells Fargo, and a Litigation Assistant at Levin Simes LLP. Ariana's legal career began as a Self-Help Center Fellow at the Superior Court of Alameda County and progressed through various support roles, including a Legal Assistant position at the Law Office of M. Greg Mullanax. Educational qualifications include a Doctor of Law (JD) from the University of California, Davis, and a Bachelor of Arts with a Double Major in Legal Studies and Honors Spanish Literature from the University of California, Berkeley.