Jessica Garcia

Serving clients across Contra Costa County from Patton Sullivan Brodehl LLP in San Ramon, California, Jessica Garcia focuses her trial practice on real estate, business and contract disputes. She skillfully represents individuals and business entities facing complex conflicts, including real estate nondisclosure litigation, title and easement issues, water law, and neighbor disputes. Additionally, she handles commercial and residential landlord-tenant disputes, options conflicts, and high-stakes corporate dissolutions involving alleged breaches of fiduciary duty.

Ms. Garcia holds a bachelor’s degree in sport sciences, sport management and business administration from the University of the Pacific. She earned her Juris Doctor from the University of Pittsburgh School of Law, concentrating in intellectual property and corporate law. Licensed in California since 2017, she began her career representing banks, lenders, and financial institutions in court and mediation, building a foundation in financial litigation that informs her current practice.

This early experience in financial litigation provides Ms. Garcia with deep insight into institutional decision-making and lender priorities. By understanding how financial entities evaluate risk, negotiate and approach courtroom disputes, she crafts highly strategic arguments for her clients. Whether navigating complex corporate dissolutions or real estate nondisclosure claims, her thorough grasp of commercial transactions and financial structures allows her to anticipate opposing arguments and secure suitable outcomes in mediation or at trial.

Demonstrating her courtroom capabilities, Ms. Garcia recently achieved a decisive victory as sole trial counsel in a complex commercial lease dispute. Representing the landlord, her persuasive advocacy led the court to rule that the tenant was in material breach. Most notably, the ruling terminated the 25-year lease and awarded her client full damages, attorney's fees and litigation costs, delivering a comprehensive win that underscores her effectiveness as a litigator.