Michael Garcia

Michael Garcia is a founding attorney and litigator serving Fort Lauderdale and West Palm Beach, Florida. He represents businesses, government bodies, and individuals in construction, commercial, municipal, and real estate disputes. His clients work in construction, health care, textiles, real estate, and local government. With more than 29 years of combined attorney and paralegal experience, he builds litigation strategies around each case’s facts and needs.

Michael earned a Bachelor of Science in Paralegal Studies from St. John’s University in May 1997. He received his Juris Doctor from Nova Southeastern University Shepard Broad Law Center in Fort Lauderdale in December 2010. He joined The Florida Bar in 2011 and gained admission to the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida in 2012. He later taught construction law at Broward College.

Michael handles construction litigation involving Chapter 713 lien foreclosures, defect claims, unlicensed contractors, wrongful termination, fraudulent inducement, and contract breaches. His real estate work covers partition, specific performance, slander of title, title disputes, evictions, unlawful detainers, and foreclosure. He also advises corporations on shareholder disputes, employment agreements, non-compete terms, and non-disclosure agreements, and drafts commercial, construction, and municipal contracts for clients.

Michael currently works on a legal team representing the City of North Lauderdale and has handled matters involving the Broward County Sheriff’s Department, City of Miramar, and City of Lauderdale Lakes. His municipal work includes code enforcement hearings, appeals, lien reductions, and foreclosures. He has also handled successful bid protests for contractors, vendors, and government entities dealing with public procurement across Florida.

Michael Garcia serves as Special Magistrate for the Town of Southwest Ranches. He is a graduate of Leadership Broward, Class #35, and a past chairperson of The Hispanic Vote PAC. His service includes the Hispanic Heritage Chamber of Commerce board, the City of Plantation Education Advisory Board, and Broward County School Board supplier diversity outreach. He has served on the American Lung Association’s Turquoise Takeover Task Force and speaks English and Spanish.

Law Office Affiliations

• Attorney & Founder, Michael Garcia, P.A.
• Member, The Florida Bar
• Past Chairperson, The Hispanic Vote Pac
• Past Board Member, Hispanic Heritage Chamber Of Commerce, Inc.
• Past Education Advisory Board, City Of Plantation
• Special Magistrate, Town of Southwest Ranches
• Committee Member, Ambassador, American Lung Assoc.-Turquoise Takeover Task Force
• Graduate, Class #35, Leadership Broward
• Past Advisory Committee, Broward County Sch. Bd. Supplier Diversity Outreach
• Past Volunteer Coach, Cooper City Optimist

Licensed State

• Florida

Education

• Nova Southeastern University Shepard Broad Law Center
  Juris Doctor (JD)
• St. John’s University
  Bachelor of Science (BS) in Paralegal Studies

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