Manuel A Garcia Linares

Practice Areas

For clients facing complex business disputes, Manuel "Manny" Garcia-Linares, Chair of the firm’s Litigation department, is a trusted advisor and proven litigator. He helps clients navigate complex commercial and business litigation matters, defends officers and directors from liability claims, and resolves real estate and professional malpractice, legal and accounting, disputes. Manny also has extensive experience litigating class action matters.

Manny fosters a collaborative approach, working seamlessly with colleagues across the firm's family office, corporate, transactional, and estate planning practices, to deliver comprehensive legal solutions. He advises fiduciaries and ultra- and high net worth individuals in probate and trust disputes, as well as developers and property owners in complex commercial real estate litigation matters.

Manny is a licensed Certified Public Accountant in the State of Florida. He incorporates financial acumen into his legal strategies, ultimately benefiting his clients' cases. Manny has lectured and written articles on accounting malpractice and document retention policies.

Beyond the courtroom, Manny demonstrates strong leadership within the firm, holding several leadership roles. In addition to being Chair of the Litigation department, he serves on the firm's Executive Board and is the Managing Partner of the Florida offices in Miami, Boca Raton and West Palm Beach. Manny is also deeply committed to promoting diversity in the firm and legal profession, co-chairing the Day Pitney Diverse Attorneys Network.

Manny was a judicial intern to the Honorable George Arceneaux, Jr., for the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana, and a law clerk to the Honorable Juan Ramirez, Jr., at the Eleventh Judicial Circuit in Miami, Florida.

Admitted in these jurisdictions and courts:

- State of Florida

- U.S. District Court, Southern District of Florida

- U.S. District Court, Middle District of Florida

- U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit

Professional Memberships

American Bar Association

Cuban American Bar Association, Past President

Cuban American Bar Foundation, Past President, Board Member

Miami-Dade County Bar Association

Florida Institute of Certified Public Accountants

Cuban American Certified Public Accountants Association, Past President

Publications

Co-author, "Beyond Salary: Considerations for Law Students Selecting Their First Law Firm," Daily Business Review, September 6, 2024

Co-author, "COVID-19 Impact on Florida Real Estate – Limited Extension of Mortgage Foreclosure and Eviction Relief Until September 1, 2020," Day Pitney Advisory, August 4, 2020

Co-author, "COVID-19 Impact on Tax Filings in Florida," Day Pitney Advisory, April 28, 2020

Co-author, "Florida Governor Issues Stay-at-Home Order, Designates Essential Services During COVID-19 Pandemic," Day Pitney Advisory, April 7, 2020

Co-author, "COVID-19 Impact on Florida Real Estate – Suspending Foreclosures and Residential Evictions for 45 Days," Day Pitney Advisory, April 6, 2020

Co-author, "COVID-19 Impact on Florida Commercial Real Estate, Tenant Resources," Day Pitney Advisory, April 2, 2020

Co-author, "Alert - Impact of COVID-19 Gives Good Reason to Consider Emergency Cooperation Agreement," Day Pitney Alert, March 16, 2020