Amanda R. Garcia
Amanda R. Garcia joined Shute, Mihaly, & Weinberger LLP in 2007 after clerking for the Honorable Alicemarie H. Stotler, Chief Judge of the United States District Court for the Central District of California. Ms. Garcia is an associate with the firm. Her practice areas include endangered species protection, CEQA and NEPA.
Ms. Garcia participates in litigation in tribal, state and federal court. She advises and represents public interest clients in matters relating to the federal Endangered Species Act, NEPA and the Federal Power Act. She has also represented an Indian tribe in an eviction proceeding against a non-tribal member defendant in tribal court, at both the trial and appellate levels. In addition, she advises local government agencies on a range of land use and environmental issues, including compliance with the California Environmental Quality Act.
During law school, Ms. Garcia worked as a summer law clerk at Shute, Mihaly & Weinberger LLP and the Sierra Club Environmental Law Program. She received her J.D. magna cum laude from New York University School of Law and her B.A. from Stanford University.
Ms. Garcia is a member of the Bars of the State of California and U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California.