[1] Garcia has served as an adjunct professor at California Western School of Law and on the faculty at the Shechmeister Death Penalty College at Santa Clara University.
[2] García was born in Los Angeles to immigrant parents from Mexico, and is the oldest of seven children and the first generation college graduate.
[5] The case gained international exposure through its feature on "48 Hours Mystery" and ABC's Driven to Kill tv show, significantly enhancing Garcia's visibility on a global scale.
Garcia represented Jorge Rojas Lopez an alleged member of Los Palillos, a group operating within San Diego with ties to Tijuana Cartel.
From 2004 to 2006, Garcia served as the Criminal Justice Director for the American Civil Liberties Union of Southern California, where he was responsible for monitoring the consent decree with the Los Angeles Police Department as well as conditions within the L.A. County jails.