Ignacio Garcia

Management-side Labor and Employment Attorney-shareholder at Ogletree Deakins @Ogletree Deakins

Tampa/St. Petersburg, FL, US

Ignacio focuses his practice exclusively on representing employers with their labor and employment needs. He has extensive experience in both federal and state courts representing employers. He has defended both individual and collective actions under numerous state and federal employment laws, including Title VII, the ADEA, the ADA, FMLA, FLSA, Florida’s private whistle blower statute, and all manner of retaliation claims. Ignacio has also defended employment related torts such as defamation, negligent retention, negligent hiring, assault, battery and fraud, as well as all manner of breach of contract claims. Ignacio has handled numerous trials and administrative hearings.Ignacio Garcia has been featured as a speaker at numerous human resources and legal conferences throughout Florida.Ignacio also represents employers in front of numerous administrative agencies such as the EEOC and the Florida Commission On Human Relations.Ignacio also regularly advises employers on numerous day to day matters related to their employees both domestically and internationally. He emphasizes a practical approach to problem solving while decreasing an employer’s exposure to potential liabilities. Mr. Garcia’s fluency in Spanish further allows him to address employee issues where language barriers would otherwise prevent such.Litigates employment law cases in state and federal courts and before administrative agencies throughout the stateRecognized by Best LawyersLexology Client Choice Award Recipient for excellence in client service Recognized in The Tampa Tribune\'s Top Rated Lawyers, Tampa\'s Legal LeadersRecognized by Florida Trend magazine\'s \"Florida Legal Elite\"Recognized as Florida \"Super Lawyer\"Featured in Hispanic Executive MagazineReceived AV Preeminent Rating by Martindale-HubbellRecognized as one of the top Latino lawyers in the country by Latino Leaders Magazine

Florida State University

Bachelor of Science - BS