Attorney Profile

G. Michael Garcia II

Shareholder
Garcia_Michael

Areas of Practice

General Liability
Automobile Liability
Public Entity and Civil Rights Litigation

Contact Info

(814) 480-7807
gmgarcia@mdwcg.com

Michael Garcia is a shareholder in the Casualty Department. His practice includes a wide variety of casualty cases including, premises liability, motor vehicle personal injury, and municipal liability matters. With his criminal law background, Michael also handles civil rights defense.

Prior to joining Marshall Dennehey, Michael served as an Erie County Assistant District Attorney for four years. In that role he tried over 40 criminal cases, including high-profile homicide and felony drug and gun cases.

Michael is a graduate of Gannon University in Erie, Pennsylvania where he attended on an athletic scholarship for Men's Golf and earned Academic All-American Honors. Michael attended the University of Dayton School of Law where he achieved his juris doctor in 2011. 

Michael served as law clerk to the Honorable Michael E. Dunlavey in the Erie County Court of Common Pleas from November 2011 until the judge's retirement in August 2012. Thereafter, Michael continued to work as law clerk to Senior Judges John A. Bozza and Fred P. Anthony. 

Dismissal of claims against a Pennsylvania city and a police officer.

Public Entity and Civil Rights Litigation

In this civil rights litigation, we obtained summary judgment and the dismissal of all claims against a Pennsylvania City and one of its police officers. The court found that the traffic stop of the plaintiff was proper and did not violate his constitutional rights. The plaintiff filed a federal civil rights action against the police officer and the City, alleging that his Fourth Amendment rights were violated because of unlawful search and seizure as well as a malicious prosecution.

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Defense Sends Personal Injury Lawsuit Down Amusement Park’s Lazy River

Amusements, Sports and Recreation Liability

Our attorneys obtained summary judgment relief on behalf of an amusements park in a lawsuit for alleged personal injury sustained at the park’s lazy river attraction. The plaintiff and his family were business invitees at our client’s amusement and water park. The plaintiff alleged he sustained injury when he attempted to board an inner tube on the lazy river attraction, which was staffed by certified lifeguards.

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Published Works

“Is a Jury Free to Find Negligence Did Not Cause Injury?,” Defense Digest, Vol. 25, No. 2, June 2019

Admissions
Pennsylvania
2011
U.S. District Court Western District of Pennsylvania
2011
U.S. Court of Appeals 3rd Circuit
2017
Education
University of Dayton School of Law (J.D., 2011)
Gannon University (B.S., 2006)
Associations & memberships
Erie County Bar Association
Pennsylvania Bar Association
Year joined
2018