Overview

Diego Garcia is a commercial litigator and legal strategist. His practice focuses on defending clients in complex cases and class actions, including consumer fraud, ADA public accommodation discrimination and commercial contract claims. His clients include landlords and tenants, manufacturers, insurance companies, and business owners.

Diego has taken and defended depositions of key fact and expert witnesses; successfully briefed and argued dismissals in various federal courts; secured injunctive relief to protect clients; and obtained favorable outcomes in discovery disputes before state and federal courts. 

Class Action Defense

Throughout his tenure at the firm, Diego has supported clients in defending and managing class actions. This experience includes: 

  • Working with clients to develop case themes and litigation strategies that fit their needs
  • Conducting meet-and-confer conferences, and managing complex and rigorous discovery including its strategy and posture
  • Coordinating contact with expert witnesses and preparation of expert reports
  • Deposing key witnesses and defending key depositions, including expert witnesses
  • Briefing various motions including dismissals, oppositions to class certification, dispositive motions, discovery issues and motions related to experts
  • Leading large teams of attorneys and support staff in the day-to-day operations of class action litigation 

Consumer Fraud

Diego has advocated for clients in consumer fraud litigation in state and federal courts around the country, from which he well understands the nuances of these types of claims. This experience includes: 

  • Successfully briefing and securing dismissal of consumer fraud claims
  • Obtaining certification of novel consumer fraud questions to a state supreme court
  • Managing and assisting consumer-perception experts with their analyses and reports
  • Assisting in taking and defending depositions of consumer-perception experts
  • Briefing procedural and dispositive motions, including summary judgment

Public Accommodation Discrimination

Diego defends clients facing allegations of disability discrimination under the Americans with Disabilities Act and similar state laws. He has a track record of favorable outcomes in this focused area of law.

Prior Experience

During law school, Diego was a judicial extern for Chief Judge D. Brooks Smith of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit. He was a summer associate at Faegre Drinker for two summers, working closely with the business litigation, class action and bankruptcy teams.

Prior to law school, Diego worked as a ranch hand near Bozeman, Montana, and he brings to bear the same ethic and attitude of hard work for clients.

Personal Interests

Outside the office, Diego enjoys spending time outdoors with his family and golfing.

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Credentials

Bar Admissions

Minnesota

Education

Penn State Law
J.D. magna cum laude, Woolsack Honor Society, Penn State Law Review (associate editor) (2022)

Montana State University
B.A. in Political Science - Political Institutions, cum laude (2018)

Leadership & Community

Pro Bono

Diego has an active pro bono practice, representing otherwise-unrepresented civil litigants in the U.S. District Court for the District of Minnesota through the Pro Se Project, an award-winning access to justice initiative of the district court and the Minnesota Chapter of the Federal Bar Association.

Professional Associations

  • Hispanic National Bar Association 
  • Minnesota Hispanic Bar Association

Honors

  • Faegre Drinker — Pro Bono Honor Roll, 2023
  • Woolsack Honor Society — Penn State Law, 2022