Grabiela D. Hernandez, JD

Grabiela D. Hernandez, J.D., is an advocate and movement lawyer committed to using the power of law to advance human rights and drive social transformation. Through legal action and policy reform, Grabiela advances social movements that are led by those most directly impacted,  focuses on building and exercising collective power, and engages in advocacy within the legal system while simultaneously reimagining it. 

Grabiela leads the Justice, Law, and Policy Project (JLPP) at SisterLove, Inc., where she uses the law as a tool to challenge systemic oppression and advocate for the rights of underserved and vulnerable populations. In her role as Lead Movement Lawyer, Grabiela mobilizes the law to challenge injustice - conducting legal research and analysis, drafting comprehensive policies that reflect the needs of underserved communities, builds strategic legal partnerships for collective power, and empowers communities with rights-based education on intersecting civil and human rights. 

As the founding lawyer of the JLPP at SisterLove, Inc., Grabiela is laying the groundwork for a dynamic legal program that combines direct community-based legal services with strategic impact litigation aimed at advancing systemic change. With a deep commitment to justice, Grabiela is developing a legal model rooted in movement lawyering—where legal tools are used in partnership with grassroots organizers to challenge entrenched power structures and uphold the rights and dignity of those most impacted by injustice. Grabiela brings both legal expertise and a deep belief in community power to her role. Through her work, Grabiela is helping to redefine what it means to harness the law in service of justice and liberation.

Grabiela earned her B.A. in Political Science with honors from Florida International University and received her Juris Doctorate from Emory University School of Law in 2023. During law school, she clerked for the Honorable Judge Rachel Krause at the Fulton County Superior Court and worked with Mosaic Georgia, where she supported civil litigation for families of survivors of sexual assault. She joined SisterLove through the If/When/How Lawyering for Reproductive Justice Fellowship before assuming her current role as Lead Movement Lawyer.