Melinda Garcia

Melinda Garcia

Garcia & Gurney
Mergers & AcquisitionsCorporate LawReal Estate Law

Melinda Garcia leads the transactional practice group at Garcia & Gurney, ALC. From a young age, she developed an interest in the organization and growth of private companies. 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. Ms. Garcia is also a Spanish speaking workplace investigator. 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. Ms. Garcia has also 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. She teaches continuing legal education courses on the formation, taxation, corporate sale and operation of corporations, limited liability companies and limited liability partnerships in California, as well employment law compliance in California and Texas. Ms. Garcia prides herself on helping employers make workplaces compliant but still profitable. She is an AV rated attorney and enjoys a perfect 10 peer rating from AVVO, and was selected as part of the Top 10% of Lawyers practicing Employment Law by the Lawyers of Distinction for 2015-2019. In 2022 Ms. Garcia was selected as an Elite Lawyer and in 2016, she won the WRMSDC Guardian Award. In 2011, the Women’s Initiative named her Entrepreneur of the Year in the Professional category. Ms. Garcia is a member of the Association of Workplace Investigators, California business and employment law sections, the employment law section of the Texas State Bar Association, and the U.C. Berkeley Alumni Association.

Melinda Garcia's Courses

  • Business Contract Law and Management: Advanced Tactics for Paralegals

    Business & Corporate

    Credits Available
    Credit Status Total
    California MCLE Paralegal Approved 6 Total
    Delaware Certified Paralegal Program Approved 6 Total
    Florida Registered Paralegal Approved 6 Total
    Indiana Paralegal CLE Approved 6 Total
    NALA Approved 6 Total
    Montana CLE Credit for Paralegals Approved 6 Total
    North Carolina Continuing Paralegal Education Approved 6 Total
    New Mexico Paralegal Division, State Bar of Approved 6 Total
    Ohio Certified Paralegals Approved 6 Total
    NFPA Approved 6 Total
    Texas State Bar of Paralegal Division Approved 6 Total
    Washington Paralegal Association Approved 6 Total
    OnDemand
    6 Paralegal_California MCLE Paralegal