Tina Herrero
Associate
Tina is an Associate at Marshall Diel & Myers Limited. She was raised in Bermuda and returned home in 2017 after living in the United States. She had four years post-qualification experience as an attorney in the United States and was admitted to the Bermuda Bar in 2017.
Expertise
Tina has experience in diverse practice areas covering general civil litigation, personal injury, employment law, debt collection, landlord-tenant disputes, contractual disputes and human rights. She also appears as Defence Counsel in the Mental Health Treatment Court. In 2020 she completed her Arbitration training and became a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Arbitration (FCIArb).
Before returning to Bermuda and while living in Texas, she practiced as an attorney in the areas of civil rights and mental health law. She represented youth with disabilities in foster care proceedings state-wide and represented children with disabilities in administrative hearings to advocate for medically necessary equipment. She also represented individuals with mental illness and/or intellectual disabilities who were institutionalised in hospitals, jails and long-term residence facilities in civil rights proceedings, namely claims of abuse, neglect and exploitation. Her work included representing clients in initial proceedings, appellate proceedings, and class action lawsuits.
Education
Qualified Lawyers Transfers Scheme 2017
University of Texas School of Law (J.D.), 2013
Brown University (B.A), 2010
Bar Admissions
Bermuda Bar 2017
England and Wales 2017 (non-practicing)
State Bar of Texas 2013 (non-practicing)
Western District of Texas 2015 (non-practicing)
Industry Associations
Member, Bermuda Bar Association
Former Member and Former Chair, Disability Advisory Council
Chartered Institute of Arbitration, Bermuda Branch (CIArb)
Commissioner for Oaths
Sub-Committee for the Advancement of Privacy Law and Appropriate Regulation of the Legal Industry (former member)
Member of the Bermuda Psychologists Council.