Family Law

• Divorce

Criminal Law

• Criminal Defense
  Before joining Garcia & Milas, Mr. Garcia practiced in Chicago and the surrounding counties for four years. Mr. Garcia practiced both civil and criminal law. He represented companies of all sizes as well as individual plaintiffs and defendants in his civil practice. In his criminal practice Mr. Garcia represented clients accused of simple misdemeanors, to violent felonies to complex federal narcotics charges. Through his civil and criminal practice, Mr. Garcia accumulated a wealth of court litigation experience before bringing his skill set to Garcia & Milas.
• Wrongful Death
  In accidents for wrongful death, you likely have the same experiences intertwined with the grief that comes with the loss of your loved one.  We understand the human experience.  No matter what the case, we treat our clients with the attention, care, dignity and respect you deserve.
• Sex Crimes
• Misdemeanors
• Assault

Business and Corporate Law

• Corporate Law
  Ms. Milas advises and represents clients in general business and commercial matters and business torts, including real estate related transactions and litigation, breach of contract claims, claims under the uniform commercial code, corporate formation and financing issues, contract drafting, negotiation and interpretation, employment issues and product liability cases.
• Business Disputes
  We strive to find more expeditious ways to resolve business disputes, utilizing new technology and imaginative processes. We tailor solutions to the unique business needs and goals of each client. We don’t practice cookie cutter law, because your case is not the same as anyone else’s case.
• Business Transactions
• Construction Contracts
  Our construction law practice includes the negotiation and drafting of construction contracts to meet the needs of each project, including defining the best project delivery system.  We advise our clients on contract interpretation and administration, claim avoidance, the preparation of documents and issues related to land acquisition and land use. We help our clients navigate and negotiate key contractual provisions, such as indemnification, insurance, waivers of subrogation, waivers of consequential damages, no damages for delay, pay-if-paid, termination, arbitration, litigation and dispute resolution.  From the outset, we assist in setting our clients up for success.
• Trade Secrets
• Intellectual Property
  Practice Areas: Franchise and Distribution Law, Trade Regulation and Antitrust Law, Commercial Litigation and Arbitration, Intellectual Property Law (Trademarks, Copyrights, Trade Secrets and Non-Competition Covenants), Defamation, and Trade Association Law.
• Antitrust
  We advise large and small businesses and trade associations on the requirements of federal and state antitrust law, including pricing, territorial and supply issues, as well as communications between competitors and pre-merger notification to the federal government. We counsel clients on antitrust concerns that arise in mergers, acquisitions, joint ventures, licensing, supply and distribution and other collective transactions. We offer practical guidance to our clients regarding relationships and pricing practices.

Employment Law

• Workers Compensation
• Wrongful Termination
• Employment Discrimination
  Ms. Milas regularly counsels and represents employers with respect to employment issues including wage and hour laws, government contracting compliance issues, employment policies and manuals, employment discrimination issues and claims, equal employment opportunity laws and regulations, hiring and termination issues.
• Employment Litigation
  We advise and represent clients in a variety of business and commercial contexts. We regularly counsel clients regarding business start ups: choice and formation of entity, licensing and other requirements, corporate financing, record keeping, employment issues, leasing issues, and compliance with state and federal laws relating to business entities.
• Severance Agreement

Property Law

• Real Estate Litigation
  Our firm provides a full range of services in all aspects of developing, registering, offering, restructuring, and expanding franchisor businesses.  Often, we take on the role of in-house counsel, providing day-to day business counseling, drafting various agreements, providing risk analysis, and assisting in real estate matters, such as property acquisition, leasing, and subleasing.
• Construction Litigation
  We often find that while our clients may come to the Firm initially for advice and representation in a specific practice area such as construction law or franchise law, when a need for other legal services arises, they turn to Garcia & Milas as a trusted advisor.  They understand that our relationship with our clients gives us a depth of understanding of their overall situations and goals and allows us to add value to the provision of a variety of legal services.  We also vet and serve the legal needs new clients.  Among the other areas in which we have experience in serving the legal needs of our clients are the following...
• Real Estate Transactions
  We work with title insurance companies, buyers, developers, and property owners to identify and resolve title discrepancies.  Our experience with real estate transactions and litigation brings experience from both areas to effectively identify and resolve title issues, including boundary line disputes, easements, adverse possession, and zoning matters.
• Eminent Domain
  We advise and represent owner’s with respect to issues arising in the context of development projects, such as negotiation and preparation of contracts and leases for construction and occupancy, choice and creation of entities to hold and/or manage property, protection of property owner’s rights in eminent domain situations, negotiation and drafting of easements and other instruments necessary as part of the project development process.
• Easement
• Land Use and Zoning
  Our attorneys provide complete service to owners, developers, and project managers in their building and construction projects.  We assist our clients in obtaining building and wetlands permits and planning and zoning approvals, including special exceptions and variances.  As a member of your team we serve as liaison between you and other professionals and have the relationships to connect you with engineers, planners, project managers, and other consultants as necessary.  Our land use practice includes zoning regulation, boundary amendments, zoning enforcement and appeals.  Our attorneys are experienced in environmental issues associated with real estate, construction contracts, and other commercial transactions.  Notably, our attorneys have studied polychlorinated biphenyls (“PCB”) regulation and the issue of site characterization through application of the Toxic Substances Control Act of 1976 (“TSCA”), the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (the “RCRA”), the Comprehensive Environmental Response Compensation and Liability Act (“CERCLA”), and Connecticut’s environmental protection statutes.

Health Law

• Personal Injury
  We believe that our experiences and skills can make a difference in the outcome of your personal injury claim.    Whatever nuances your case involves, you can rest assured that our attorneys will be your most passionate advocates and your most loyal allies.
• Medical Malpractice
  While every case is different, there is no substitute for experience.  At Garcia and Milas our attorneys’ experiences are expansive.  We are first and foremost trial practitioners.  Our team’s experience ranges from slip and falls to complex medical malpractice actions.  While certainly not an exhaustive list, our attorneys have represented individuals in cases involving animal bites, bicycle accidents, botched surgical procedures, construction accidents, defective and dangerous products, molestation, motor vehicle accidents, premise liability, product liability, roof ice slides, school injuries, sexual assaults, slip and falls, sports injuries, and workplace accidents. We have successfully represented clients in cases involving traumatic brain injuries, animal bites, amputations, disfigurement, drownings, eye injuries, head and neck injuries, back injuries, lacerations, nursing home abuse, orthopedic injuries, spinal cord injuries, post-traumatic stress disorder, and wrongful deaths.
• Auto Accidents

Trusts and Estates

• Estate Planning
• Wills
• Trusts
• Power of Attorney
• Probate

Finance Law

• Foreclosure
  Our real estate practice encompasses all aspects of residential and commercial closings as well as litigation implicating property rights, including mechanic’s liens and foreclosures.
• Tax Law
  Laura W. Ray handles complex commercial and construction litigation with experience in state and federal courts, arbitration, and mediation.   Her practice includes a variety of business disputes including breach of contract and breach of fiduciary duty claims, franchise litigation, business divorce, state tax litigation, securities litigation, False Claims Act, and accountant’s liability matters.  Her practice includes appellate matters covering a wide variety of legal issues including complex construction, tax, and matrimonial disputes.