Professor Garcia-Perez is a licensed practicing attorney in Florida since 1991. She graduated from FIU in 1987 with a Bachelor of the Arts degree in Political Science and minors in Language Arts and International Relations. In 1991, she Graduated from the University of Miami School of Law with a Doctor of Jurisprudence degree. She is also a member of the Federal Bar for the Southern District of Florida. She has litigated cases at both the State and Federal level in the areas of Labor and Employment including Federal Title VII actions, Federal, State, and County EEOC proceedings, Administrative Actions before the Florida Department of Economic Opportunities and the Florida Department of Education. Professor Perez has also tried cases involving insurance matters, personal injury, contractual disputes and probate matters. In her appellate practice, she has argued cases before State and Federal Appellate Panels.
