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About Domingo
Biography
Attorney Domingo Garcia has led an active civic, legal and political career. He was born in Midland, Texas and grew up in Dallas, Texas. He received his B.A. in Political Science from the University of North Texas in 1980. In 1983, he obtained his Doctor of Jurisprudence degree from Texas Southern University in Houston, Texas. In 1982 he won a scholarship to study at the El Colegio de Mexico in Mexico City and obtained a Masters diploma in International Garcia is a former Mayor Pro Tem for the city of Dallas and State Representative for Texas. In addition, he has been an editorial columnist/TV commentator and a successful trial lawyer for thirty years.
LEGAL CAREER
After graduating from law school, Mr. Garcia worked as an intern in the District Attorney’s office in Houston, Texas. In 1983 he established his own law firm, The Law Office of Domingo Garcia in Dallas, Texas. He has tried numerous criminal and civil cases. Currently, he primarily focuses his practice on personal injury, wrongful death, employment law and governmental relations cases.
In 1995, Mr. Garcia won a 1.1 million dollar verdict for a man who had been hit by a drunk driver. He has won numerous settlements and verdicts in excess of millions of dollars. In 2004, he obtained a SIX MILLION DOLLARS ($6,000,) settlement, one of the largest of its kind in the country, in the case of Esperanza Alvarado, a 14 year old girl who was electrocuted in an apartment swimming pool. For more information, check out our results page. In 2014, Mr. Garcia obtained over $39,000, in verdicts and settlements for his clients. He has won multiple high profile cases (see results). In 2014 in Carroll vs. Odom he with his partner won a 5.7 million verdict for car accident.
He is a member of the American Association of Justice, State Bar of Texas, and the Northern, Southern and Western Federal Courts of Texas. In addition, ever since Mr. Garcia started practicing law, he has donated his time and talents to a legal clinics in Dallas to provide legal services to the poor.
POLITICAL CAREER
Mr. Garcia believes that public service is the duty and responsibility of every American. He has served as a precinct chairman, campaign volunteer and voter registrar.
In 1988 Mr. Garcia was elected to the National Democratic Committee where he served for eight years. He was on the executive committee and was chairperson of the Latino caucus. In 1991, he was pro-active in the political fight to create single-member districts in Dallas. He ran for the Dallas City Council, was elected, and served from 1991 to 1995. In 1993, Mr. Garcia became the first Latino ever elected Mayor Pro Tem for the city of Dallas.
In 1996, he ran for the Texas legislature and was elected. He served in the Texas Legislature from 1996 to 2002. As a representative, he served on the criminal jurisprudence and Judicial Affairs Committees. He co-authored HB 1403 which became known as the Texas Dream act which provided in-state tuition to any graduate from any Texas high school.
On April 9, 2006, Domingo was the key leader and organizer of the largest march in Texas history, when over 500,000 people gathered in downtown Dallas to support comprehensive immigration reform.
He continues to be active in community and Democratic party politics.
JOURNALISM CAREER
Mr. Garcia served as a weekly editorial writer for the Dallas Times Herald where he wrote on current events and Latino issues. He is currently an editorial writer for Al Dia, Dallas’ largest Spanish newspaper. He currently is also a weekly political commentator on “Inside Texas Politics”on ABC ch.8. He has been quoted in numerous national papers such as the New York Times, The Washington Post, the San Francisco Examiner, and the Associated Press. He has been a regular guest on local, state and national radio and television shows and has appeared on Bill O’Riley, Geraldo Rivera, Jorge Ramos amongst many others.
Mr. Garcia is a highly demanded public speaker on civic, political and Latino issues. He is a regular speaker for the U.S. State department on issues of democracy and municipal affairs.
He has spoken at numerous local, state and national events. However, his favorite audiences are students at public schools and universities. He is a speaker at several schools every year.
Mr. Garcia has traveled throughout the world on both business and pleasure. He has visited over 116 countries in Central and South America, Europe, Asia and Australia.
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Practice Areas
3
Practice Areas
Personal Injury
75%
43 years
Immigration
15%
43 years
Employment and Labor
10%
43 years
Fees and Rates
Cost
Contingency
33%-40%
Licenses
Licensed in Texas for 42 years
State: Texas
Acquired: 1983
Lawyer disciplined by state licensing authority in 2005
Location
Law Offices of Domingo Alberto Garcia
(903) 593-4545
Fax
400 S. Zang ,Suite 600, Dallas, TX, 75208
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Posted by Gordon | January 16, 2017 | Election Campaigns & Political Law
My visit to the law office of Domingo Garcia
I visited the office of Domingo Garcia to consult with him about some local political issues. While I was there I observed his staff interacting with a number of clients. The receptionists asked how I was doing and were courteous. I noticed a good number of people in the waiting room who were being a...
Posted by anonymous | February 03, 2016
Terrible reception service
Today I called and the receptionist Melinda answered. Before I could even get my question out she assumed I was calling from Tyler and that my case was from the Tyler office. She said it was closed and to call back tomorrow. I told her that was incorrect. She than asked what was my question. I told h...
Posted by anonymous | September 22, 2020 | Hired Attorney | Lawsuits & Disputes
Muy malos empleados
tengo un caso de hace 1 año y meses con la señora diana ornelas... yo tengo que llamarla ya que ella dice que me llamara y no lo hara, le envio correos electronicos y no lls responde. Llamo ala oficina y nunca contesta la linea, ni ella ni su ayudante todo el tiempo estan en la hora de comida. Cuando...
Posted by Sammy | June 04, 2018 | Hired Attorney | Lawsuits & Disputes
Will not make you a priority
Took on my case and 8 months later they still had not done anything. When I called very angry and upset, Mr Garcia personally called me and said he did not need my services and he was terminating our contract. I wasted 8 months out of a 24 month window. Don’t use this firm, they take on more cases th...
Posted by Marie Gran | December 14, 2016 | Hired Attorney | Lawsuits & Disputes
awful service
after handling my case suddenly received a call saying that there was nothing they can do with my case that it was close they the guy who called was rude when i asked him for details. the employees are rude and young i don't think they know what they are doing..
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Experience
Professional misconduct
This lawyer was disciplined by a state licensing authority in 2005.
Public Reprimand issued in TX, 2005
updated on 05/30/2013Public reprimand means an attorney did something wrong but may still practice law. The State gives the lawyer a public reprimand in hopes that he or she will not repeat the behavior. Details of the infraction are made part of the public record.
Domingo’s comment:
“This was for failing to supervise a employee ,who frankly made a mistake and hid it from me.”
Honors
2024
Super Lawyer, SuperLawyers
2023
Super Lawyer, SuperLawyers
2022
Super Lawyer, SuperLawyers
2021
Super Lawyer, SuperLawyers
N/A
Best Councilman, Dallas Observer
N/A
Citizen of the Year, Oak Cliff Tribune
N/A
One of the Most Influential Hispanics in TX, Texas Hispanic Magazine
N/A
Heroes of the 77th and 78th Legislature, Stone Wall Democrats
N/A
Community Advocate of the Year, Bilingual Association of Texas
N/A
Service Award, Texas Democratic Caucus
N/A
Attorney of the Year, Texas Southern Alumni Assn
N/A
Tammy Boston Award, Thurgood Marshall School
Work Experience
2013 - Present
Managing Partner, Law Offices of Domingo Garcia
Associations
2008 - Present
Texas Trial Lawyers AssociationBoard of Directors
1988 - Present
American Association for JusticeFormer Board of Directors
Education
1983
Texas Southern University
JD - Juris Doctor
1980
University of North Texas
BA - Bachelor of Arts
Languages
Spanish
English