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Attorney Melinda Garcia leads the transactional practice group at Garcia & Gurney, ALC. Ms. Garcia has practiced in the areas of business and employment law since 2000. She regularly counsels companies in the areas of mergers and acquisitions, employment, executive compensation, intellectual property, international business transactions, formations, and commercial real estate transactions.

She holds degrees from U.C. Berkeley, Santa Clara University School of Law, and a Certificate in the Management Development Entrepreneurship from Anderson School of Management and UCLA. Most recently, Ms. Garcia received certificates from the Stanford Graduate School of Business Latino Entrepreneur Program and the Haas School of Business (U.C. Berkeley) Venture Capital Executive Program.

Ms. Garcia teaches continuing legal education courses on the formation, taxation, and operation of Corporations, Limited Liability Companies and Limited Liability Partnerships in California, as well Employment Law Compliance in California and Texas.

Ms. Garcia enjoys a “Superb” peer rating from AVVO and was selected as part of the Top 10% of Lawyers practicing Employment Law by the Lawyers of Distinction for 2015-2017. In 2016, Ms. Garcia won the WRMSDC Guardian Award. In 2011, the Women’s Initiative named her Entrepreneur of the Year in the Professional category. Ms. Garcia is currently a board member of the Western Regional Minority Supplier Development Council and a member of the Alliance of CEOs.

Education:

• J.D., Santa Clara University School of Law (1999)
• B.A., University of California at Berkeley (1995)
• UCLA, Anderson School of Management, Certificate in Entrepreneurial Studies (2014)
• Stanford Graduate School of Business Latino Entrepreneur Program (2016)
• Haas School of Business (U.C. Berkeley) Venture Capital Executive Program (2016)

Additional Languages:

• Spanish

Professional Associations/Memberships:

• State Bar of California (2000-Present)
• U.S. District Court, Eastern District of California
• U.S. District Court, Northern District of California
• U.S. District Court, Central District of California
• U.S. Court of Appeals, 9th Circuit
• State Bar of Texas (2015)

Publications:

• LLCs, LLPs and Partnerships Organization and Operation, Lorman (2008)
• Advanced LLC Issues, NBI (2008, 2011)
• Drafting Operating Agreements for LLCs, National Business Institute Seminar (2008)
• Essential Skills to Drafting LLC Agreements, National Business Institute Seminar (2008)
• Complications of Employment Law, The Suit Magazine (2014)

Speaking Engagements:

BASF Solo Conference/MCLE Program – Minority-Owned Firms	2018
Astra North California WBE Economic Development Summit	2017

Executive Skills and Traps for Managers (Private Client Event)

2017

Marijuana In the Work Place

2017

Managing Millennials

2017

Exit Strategies – Business Succession Workshop	2016
Managing Your Workforce	2016
Getting Ready for 2016: Employment Law Update	2015
Guide to Understanding Paid Sick Leave	2015
Managing Your Workforce in 2015	2014
Cleaning House; Getting Ready for 2014	2013
How to Stay out of Trouble in 2012 (Fashion Institute of Design & Merchandising)	2012
Management, Effective Performance & Terminations in the Workplace	2012

 

Presentation Name	Conference	Date

Joint Ventures and Strategic Partnerships	WRMSDC Annual Meeting	2016
How to Avoid Legal Problems In Your Business	How to Avoid Legal Problems In Your Business (Mt. Diablo Business Women’s Association)	2012
2012 Legal and Tax Update: Start the Year Off Right	2012 Legal and Tax Update: Start the Year Off Right (Women in Consulting)	2012
Advanced LLC Issues, NBI	Advanced LLC Issues, NBI	2011
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
Advanced LLC Issues, NBI	Advanced LLC Issues, NBI	2008