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PRACTICE AREAS
Business Litigation
Greg Garcia is Of Counsel to the Firm. He has substantial litigation experience in commercial, insurance, and personal injury matters. Mr. Garcia has obtained favorable jury verdicts and represented clients at the appellate level. He is trained in the legal and business aspects of the biosciences. He is published on the subject of genetic testing or genetic diagnostics. Mr. Garcia's practice also focuses on the environmental, regulatory and liability issues associated with the bioscences and the use of nanotechnology in manufacturing.
The Governor of Arizona appointed Mr. Garcia as a Commissioner on the Arizona Biomedical Research Commission, which supports translational medical research and the State of Arizona's investment in the biosciences. He is also a member of the Arizona BioIndustry Association and the Association of University Technology Managers. He participates in the Biotechnology Committee of the Section of Science and Technology Law of the American Bar Association. Mr. Garcia is pursing a Master of Laws (LL.M.) in Biotechnology and Genomics.
DISTINCTIONS
Mr. Garcia was selected as one of the Phoenix Business Journal's 2008 class of Forty-Under-40.
COMMUNITY AND BAR INVOLVEMENT
American Bar Association
Biotechnology Committee of the Science and Technology Section
Maricopa County Bar Association
Executive Committee for Litigation Section, Past Member
State Bar of Arizona
Civil Practice and Procedure Committee
Committee for Minorities and Women in Law (1999-2001)
Professionalism Committee (1999)
Litigation Section
Volunteer for Wills for Heroes Program
Los Abogados Hispanic Bar Association
Board of Directors Member
National Hispanic Bar Association
U.S.-Mexico Bar Association
American Association for Justice (f/k/a Association of Trial Lawyers of America)
Arizona Trial Lawyers Association
Sandra Day O'Connor Inn of Court (1997)
Executive Committee; Past President
Arizona Hispanic Chamber of Commerce, Member
Arizona Mexico Commission, Member
Arizona Biomedical Research Commission, Commissioner
Community Legal Services, Board of Directors Member
Board of Directors of Communities in Schools of Arizona, Past Member
Board of Directors of Kiwanis Club of Phoenix, Past Member
Arizona BioIndustry Association
Membership Outreach Committee
Tempe Diablos, Member
Volunteer Lawyers Program
Advisory Board
Courthouse Experience for the Superior Courts of Maricopa County
Volunteer
NOTABLE EXPERIENCE
Beaudry v. Ins. Co. of West, 203 Ariz. 86, 50 P.3d 836 (App. 2002)
Austin v. Crystaltech Web Hosting, 211 Ariz. 569, 125 P.3d 389 (App. 2005)
PUBLICATIONS AND PRESENTATIONS
January 2009
5 Questions About Biotech Law
Phoenix Business Journal
January 16, 2009 at 5.
Winter 2008
The FDA and Regulation of Genetic Tests: Building Confidence and Promoting Safety
Jurimetrics Journal (American Bar Association Section of Science and Technology)
48 Jurimetrics J. 217-239.
January 2008
Ask the Legal - Environmental Section
Phoenix Business Journal
Greg Garcia advised business owners, in a Phoenix Business Journal item in January 2008, about the legal ramifications to consider when purchasing or buying into a company that makes or sells products containing nanomaterials.
March 2007
Strong Brand Value Starts wtih a Global Perspective
Phoenix Business Journal
Gregorio M. Garcia and Aram Chavez, March 23, 2007 at 31
Spring 2007
The FDA and Genetic Testing, Biotch Briefing
Newsletter of the Biotechnology Committe of the American Bar Association's Section of Science and Technology Law
EDUCATION
J.D., Sandra Day O'Connor College of Law at Arizona State University, 1997
LL.M., Biotechnology & Genomics, Willard H. Pedrick Scholar, Arizona State University, 2009
MBA, Arizona State University, 1997
B.A., Arizona State University, 1992
BAR ADMISSIONS
Arizona, 1998
Arizona District Court, 1998
United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, 2005 | 