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Mercedes Garcia-French | Attorney

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Mercedes Garcia-French

Mercedes Garcia-French

Borton Petrini LLP

Divorce & Family Law, Immigration, Child Custody, Alimony & Spousal Support, Domestic Violence & Neglect, Paternity, Child visitations, Adoptions, Guardianship

Language(s): English, Spanish, Japanese
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About Mercedes

Mercedes is an international attorney with multiple colleges and master’s degrees. She has 10-year working, studying, traveling and living experience in 50 different countries in the European, Asian, South American, The Caribbean, and North American job market and traditions. She speaks 4 different languages including English, Spanish, French, and Japanese, which has helped her develop diplomatic and tactful skills with professionals and nonprofessionals of different backgrounds and cultures.

Mercedes received her Bachelor or Art’s degree in Economics from Universidad de Especialidades Espiritu Santo (UEES) in Ecuador. Mercedes graduated cum laude from law school in Universidad de Especialidades Espiritu Santo (UEES) in 2009 in Ecuador.

Mercedes was awarded the NUFFIC scholarship to attend Utrecht University in the Netherlands where she obtained her first master’s degree in International Business Law in 2012.

Mercedes worked as a legal counselor for multinationals such as GNC and Gold’s Gym where she became familiar with public institution bureaucracy and procedures and international court systems. Mercedes was the head counsel of the biggest instant coffee manufacturer in Ecuador, EL CAFÉ C.A, supervising the legal department where she developed extensive experience in legal research and handling a wide variety of corporate legal matters, construction contracts, and labor law. During her years in the legal corporate industry, she handled contracts and all commercial transactions, such as intellectual property, mergers & acquisitions, financial/securities offerings, compliance issues, transactions, lawsuits, and patents. She also drafted and administered labor and construction contracts.

In 2015, Mercedes graduated cum laude from Florida School of Law with an LL.M in American Law.

Mercedes’s areas of practice as an American attorney are family law and immigration. As a family law attorney, Mercedes handles dissolution proceedings, child custody, child support, spousal support, property division, guardianships, termination of parental rights, and domestic violence restraining orders.

Mercedes is an active member of the California State bar, the Kern County Bar Association, The Kern County League of United Latin American Citizens, and the Multi-Cultural Bar Alliance.

In her free time, Mercedes enjoys traveling, is an avid hiker, practices bodybuilding, Spartan and obstacle races and half marathons in national parks.

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Experience

Attorney

Borton Petrini LLP

Present

Bakersfield, CA

Admission

Verified California

2020

Education

Florida Coastal School of Law

LL.M

2015

Utrecht University

LL.M.

2012

Universidad Particular de Especialides Espiritu Santo

Bachelors

2009

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Recognitions & Achievements

Associations
  • Member | State Bar of California
  • Member | LULAC
  • Member | Multi-Cultural Bar Alliance

Notable Work

Cases

https://www.utrechtlawreview.org/articles/abstract/10.18352/ulr.205/

Four Case Studies on Corporate Social Responsibility: Do Conflicts Affect a Company’s Corporate Social Responsibility Policy?

Publications

Four Case Studies on Corporate Social Responsibility: Do Conflicts Affect a Company’s Corporate Social Responsibility Policy?


Additional Info

Borton Petrini LLP Highlights

Business, Insurance, Divorce & Family Law, Government, Civil & Human Rights

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Languages: English
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