Cuban-American attorney Luis Fernández dies in Miami

Luis Fernández, a prominent Cuban-American attorney and advocate for Cuban human rights, passed away on October 31, 2026, at Mercy Hospital in Miami. He was 75 years old.

Fernández was a specialist in criminal, civil, and constitutional law with over four decades of experience in South Florida. His legal practice was a third-generation family firm, originally founded in Cuba in 1949 and relocated to Miami in 1976 following his family's exile.

Colleagues and friends described him as a dedicated patriot and a vital defender of political prisoners and human rights. He earned his law degree from the University of Florida's Fredric G. Levin College of Law and was admitted to the Florida Bar in 1979.