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Joanna Garcia focuses her practice on commercial litigation, real property litigation, and class action defense matters. She has substantial experience handling matters involving business torts, the Interstate Land Sales Act, and the Florida Condominium Act. In addition, Ms. Garcia has particular experience defending class actions involving insurance-related issues. She also has an interest in emerging issues in litigation relating to social media and cyberspace law.
Joanna Garcia is AV rated by Martindale-Hubbell. She was selected by Florida Super Lawyers as a 2010-2013 Rising Star, was listed in Florida Trend's Florida Legal Elite 2010 and 2011 edition, and was recognized for distinction as an Attorney of Color Joining the Partnership Ranks in 2009 in the March/April 2010 edition of Diversity and the Bar.
Ms. Garcia was the recipient of the 13th Judicial Circuit Pro Bono Award for Outstanding Pro Bono Service by a Lawyer in 2011, and is an American Bar Association Business Law Section Ambassador (2011-2012). She is a former Federal Judicial Law Clerk.
Florida
U.S. District Court Middle District of Florida
U.S. District Court Southern District of Florida
American Bar Association (Antitrust and Business Law Section)
The Florida Bar
Hillsborough County Bar Association, Diversity Committee
Federal Bar Association
Tampa Connection Class of 2005
Tampa Bay Hispanic Bar Association (President)
American International College, 1996 B.A.
Honors: Highest Honors
Stetson University College of Law, St. Petersburg, Florida, May, 2000 J.D.
Honors: cum laude, Barney Masterson Inn of Court (Fall 1999), Florida Association for Women Lawyers at Stetson (1999-2000), Member, Florida Association for Women Lawyers at Stetson (1999-2000), Hispanic Bar Association, Stetson Chapter (1998-2000), Oralist, Florida Workers Compensation Moot Court Competition (Fall 2000), Southeast Regional Semifinalist, Oralist, Jessup International Moot Court, Runner-up Best Oralist, Annis Mitchell Appellate Advocacy Competition
Stetson University, 2000 M.B.A.