Robert J. Garcia is an associate at PEM Law’s New Jersey office. 

Mr. Garcia has routinely represented individuals and businesses in commercial disputes, breach of contract actions, and contract negotiations. As a plaintiff’s attorney, he also worked on personal injury, medical malpractice and environmental cases. He has prepared commercial lease agreements, non-disclosure agreements, and settlement agreements to resolve disputes prior to litigation. His experience in litigation and transactional work has taught him to identify issues before they become problems.

Mr. Garcia is originally from San Diego, CA. He moved to New Jersey to attend Seton Hall Law School where he received his Juris Doctor in 2021. While in law school, Mr. Garcia was a research fellow at the Seton Hall Center for Policy and Research. He also served as a student attorney, working on pro bono cases at the school’s Immigrant Rights Clinic.

Following law school, Mr. Garcia spent two years working at the Essex Vicinage of the New Jersey Superior Courts under the direction of the Hon. Stephen L. Petrillo, J.S.C. He joined PEM Law after several years with a respected plaintiff’s firm in New Jersey.

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Education

  • Seton Hall University School of Law, J.D., 2021
  • Saint Mary’s College of California, B.A., Philosophy, Minors in Spanish and Sociology. 2017

Bar Admissions

  • New York, 2025
  • California, 2023
  • New Jersey, 2022

Clerkship

  • Honorable Stephen L. Petrillo, J.S.C. at the Superior Court of New Jersey, Essex County