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R. Rose Hernandez

Saev Hernandez Immigration Practice, PLLC • Nashville, TN
ImmigrationEmployment LawPersonal Injury

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Contact

Email
Phone
(901) 763-8588
Address
1212 7th Ave N., Nashville, TN, 37208-2606, US

Professional

About

R. Rose Hernandez is a partner at Saev Hernandez Immigration Practice, PLLC, based in Nashville, Tennessee, where she specializes in employment law, immigration, and personal injury. With a particular emphasis on securing permanent residency through employment, she expertly navigates the labor certification process. Her practice also encompasses family-based immigration and humanitarian cases, including U visas, waivers, Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA), and various pathways to citizenship. Fluent in Spanish, Rose is passionate about advocating for immigrant rights and frequently speaks and writes on the immigration regulatory landscape in Tennessee, citizenship options for children, and comprehensive immigration reform. She serves as the supervising attorney for the Welcoming Tennessee Naturalization Clinics, a role she fulfills through her volunteer work with the Tennessee Immigrant and Refugee Rights Coalition (TIRRC). Rose's personal journey as the spouse of an immigrant from Mexico has profoundly shaped her approach to immigration law. She understands the complexities of the immigration system firsthand, having navigated the permanent residency process, including provisional waivers and consular processing. Her advocacy work began in 1999-2000 as an AmeriCorps*VISTA volunteer at the Political Asylum Project of Austin, where she supported volunteers and conducted human rights presentations. Following her tenure as an immigration paralegal, Rose practiced as an attorney at Rose Immigration Law Firm for seven years before joining Saev Hernandez Immigration Practice.

About Immigration Law

Immigration attorneys help individuals and families navigate the complex immigration system. They assist with visas, green cards, citizenship, and deportation defense. Common matters include visa applications, green cards, citizenship, deportation defense.

Credentials

Education
2007 Vanderbilt University Law School JD - Juris Doctor 1999 Oberlin College BA - Bachelor of Arts 1995 Hume Fogg Academic Magnet High School High school diploma
Languages
Spanish | English

Recognition & Involvement

Awards
2015 Finalist, Mary Catherine Strobel Direct Service Volunteer Award, Hands on Nashville 2005 Scholastic Award in Immigration Law and Policy, Vanderbilt University Law School 2005 Public Interest Service Award, Vanderbilt University Law School 2004 Chancellor’s Law Scholarship, Vanderbilt University Law School
Publications
2014 The Removal Book, 2014 edition, ILW.com “Naturalization as a Defense to Removal,” Ch. 11 re-write 2014 Nashville Bar Journal Welcoming New Americans - Taking a Pro Bono Naturalization Case 2012 Nashville Bar Journal A Dream Come True 2008 Tennessee Bar Journal Business License Revocation: Is This What Tennessee Needs?
Associations
2015 - Present American Immigration Lawyers Association VAWA/U National Committee Committee Member 2015 - Present ALPFA Nashville Board member 2015 - Present American Immigration Lawyers Association SSA/SAVE/DMV National Task Force Member 2015 - Present AILA Citizenship Day Nashville Chairperson 2014 - Present Nashville Bar Association Member
Speaking
2015 Immigration Monday Radio Show Expansion Provisional Unlawful Presence Waiver of Inadmissibility 2013 TN Dept of Children's Services Immigration Options for Children 2012 Parent University Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals
Updated: Mar 25, 2026