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Attorney Melinda Garcia is the Managing Shareholder at the Pleasanton law firm Garcia & Gurney, where she focuses on providing businesses with the legal advice and assistance they need to compete in today's market. As a litigator, Ms. Garcia regularly appears in California state courts and private forums such as arbitrations and mediations. As a transactional lawyer, Ms. Garcia has acquired the expertise to competently advise businesses with respect to employment issues, intellectual property, business organization, real estate acquisition, commercial leasing, mergers and acquisitions, international business transactions, and other matters.
Ms. Garcia is known for her keen business sense and her ability to provide effective legal solutions for both businesses and individuals. Ms. Garcia believes that it is extremely important to learn as much as possible about her clients' business needs and operating environment, and she is a firm believer in sharing her knowledge with her clients and others. Ms. Garcia has educated business owners all over California with her popular lecture, "The Ten Things Every Small Business Owner Should Know." She has also taught continuing legal education courses on the formation, taxation, and operation of Limited Liability Companies and Limited Liability Partnerships in California, and has been the keynote speaker for the San Francisco Chapter of the National Association of Women Business Owners and various local chambers of commerce and networking organizations.
A native of the San Francisco Bay Area, Ms. Garcia maintains a deep commitment to community service. For three years, Ms. Garcia served as a Director and Chair of the Axis Community Health Foundation, which provides health services to the indigent. She is on the advisory board of the San Jose Regional Medical Center and has coached the successful Amador Valley High School Honors Mock Trial Team for the last five years. Ms. Garcia recently joined the Board of Directors of the Las Positas College Foundation.
Ms. Garcia holds degrees from the University of California at Berkeley and the Santa Clara University School of Law. She was selected to participate in the Honors Moot Court, the Hispanic National Moot Court, the Santa Clara University Law School Trial Team, and the American Bar Association Negotiation Team. In 1999, she received a Santa Clara University Alumni Award.
| Shareholder at Garcia & Gurney, A Law Corporation | 2005-present |
| Partner at Garcia and Haskett LLP | 2003-2005 |
| Attorney at Castleman Law Firm | 2002-2003 |
| Attorney at Bowman and Brooke LLP | 2000-2002 |
| Presentation Name | Conference | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Exit Strategies for Small Business Owners | Exit Strategies for Small Business Owners | 2009 |
| LLCs, LLPs and Partnerships Organization and Operations | LLCs, LLPs and Partnerships Organization and Operations | 2008 |