Ms. Garcia also provides clients with advice and counsel on international employment issues, including the application of United States legislation abroad, the transfer, assignment and separation of employees on foreign assignment, the transfer of employees between subsidiaries and related entities, and on conflicts between U.S. and foreign legislation.

Additionally, Ms. Garcia provides clients with comprehensive legal guidance regarding business immigration matters, including (i) obtaining non-immigrant and immigrant visas for foreign employees, (ii) responding to inquiries, investigations and mismatch letters from the Department of Homeland Security, the Internal Revenue Service, the Social Security Administration and Department of Labor, and (iii) complying with U.S. immigration laws in the hiring, retention and management of domestic workforces.  Ms. Garcia is fluent in Spanish.

Publications and Speeches

"Social Security Mismatch Letters and Workplace Enforcement After to September 2005" The Texas General Counsel Forum.

"Social Security Mismatches and Other Homeland Security Pitfalls" New Braunfels Conference.

"Employment Issues in the United States, " Free Trade Alliance San Antonio, International Business Development Center.

"The I-9 Form and Social Security 'Mismatch' Letters," Sysco Corporation.

"International Commercial Arbitration," Associacion Nacional de Abogados de Empresa and the University of Monterrey.

"Private Commercial Dispute Resolution," St. Marys University, Conference on Mexican Law and Legal Research.

Mexican-U.S. Commercial Dispute Resolution, Mexico Trade Letter.

"Employment Contracts," Matthews & Branscomb Labor and Employment Law Seminar.

"Resolving Employment Disputes and Civil Rights Claims Without Litigation," University of Texas School of Law Seminar.

"Enforcement of Foreign Judgments and Arbitral Awards in Mexico and the United States," St. Marys University/University of Monterrey Joint Venture Program.

"Current U.S.-Cuba Relations," San Antonio World Trade Associations Latin America Group.

"Workers Compensation: The System and Suggestions for Those Who Opt Out," 5th Annual Advanced Real Estate Drafting Course.

"Labor Law, Immigration and Alternative Dispute Resolution in Mexico," Austin Chamber of Commerce.

"Current Trade Opportunities With Cuba," The Journal of the Free Trade Alliance-San Antonio, Joint Spring/Summer Edition.

"Structure of the NAFTA Secretariat and Committees," Free Trade Alliance-San Antonio NAFTA Update Series.

"The Structure of the NADBANK," International Business Committee/Greater San Antonio Chamber of Commerce.

"The NAFTA Labor Secretariat," U.S./Canada Chamber of Commerce.

"Sexual Harassment," Conopus Club.

"Labor and Employment Law in the United States," Texas-Mexico Bar Association, Saltillo, Mexico.

"Labor and Employment Law: An Overview," St. Marys University/University of Monterrey Joint Venture Program, Monterrey, Nuevo Leon, Mexico.

"The NAFTA Labor Side Agreement," San Antonio Bar Association, International Law Section.

"Preserving an Employers Prerogatives," Texas Labor Letter.

"Labor and Immigration Issues in Mexico," U.S./Mexican Trade Seminar Series, Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi Business Alliance Small Business Development Center.

"The NAFTA Labor Side Agreement: What Is It Really About?," Texas Labor Letter.

"Cuba: The Changing Political/Legal System," San Antonio Bar Association, International Law Section.

"Implications of the NAFTA Labor Side Agreement in the United States," University of Monterrey, Mexico International Law Conference.

"Personnel and Legal Issues," Texas Association of Community Action Agencies Inc., Winter Conference.

"Privacy in the Workplace (E-Mail, Voice Mail & New Technology)," Managing a Workforce Conference, Texas Labor Letter; Advertising Agency Owners Association.

ADA and FMLA, Credit Union National Associations (CUNA) Regulatory Compliance School.

"Comparative Labor and Employment Law Issues (Mexico/U.S./Puerto Rico)," San Antonio Bar Association, International Labor Law Section.

"Dealing With Hidden Disabilities in the Workplace," Texas Labor Letter, Managing A Workforce Conference.

"Avoiding the 'Web' of Employer Liability," Client Conference on Developments in Labor & Employment Law.

"ADA Update," University of Houston Advanced Employment Law Seminar.

"Employment Issues in a Global Marketplace," Texas Employment Law Council Educational Conference and Annual Meeting.

"Americans With Disabilities Act Update: Is There Anyone Who Isn't 'Disabled?'," Texas Labor Letter, Managing a Workforce.

"Preventing Intermittent Leave and other FMLA Absences from Wrecking Your Organization's Attendance Levels," Council on Education Management.

"The Workplace After September 11th," Client Seminars, Bracewell & Patterson Security Law Practice Group, Austin, San Antonio, Houston and Dallas, Texas.

"Privacy Issues in Today's Workplace: Background Checks, Security Concerns, Electronic Monitoring," TELC Educational Conference, Austin, Texas.

"Americans with Disabilities Act: Recent Developments," University of Houston Law Center Employment and Labor Law Conference.

"Employer's Rights and Risks: Hiring, Supervising and Firing," Certified Automotive Financial Manager Conference.

"Americans with Disabilities Act: Current Issues," University of Houston Law Foundation.