Historical website of Roland Garcia

Roland Garcia - Awards & Articles

Roland has received numerous awards and honors for his service to the community and to the profession. He received the President’s Award from the HBA and the TYLA for his service to those organizations. He received the State Bar’s Presidential Citation "for his unselfish dedication and leadership during the public hearings held across the State of Texas on the issue of pro bono." He was recognized by the Houston Independent School District for "exceptional service to the young people of this City." He received the Five Outstanding Young Houstonians Award and the Baylor University Outstanding Young Alumni Award. The Houston Chronicle and Channel 8 recognized him for "making a difference to improve the quality of life in the community." As a law student, the faculty of South Texas College of Law awarded Roland the David Donnelly Memorial Award "in recognition of exemplary character, perseverance and legal ability."

Roland is also a frequent speaker and writer on legal topics such as expert witnesses, discovery, and contractual indemnity, and on community service topics such as volunteerism, education, juvenile justice and opportunities for women and minorities.

A summary of his articles and lectures follows. For a more detailed listing of his awards, honors, and articles, please click on Resume.

Carlson & Garcia, The New Discretionary Review Powers of the Texas Supreme Court, 50 Texas Bar Journal 1201 (1987)

Gonzalez, Garcia & Branick, Ethics in Corporate Law, American Corporate Counsel Association, Houston, Texas, August 16, 1988

Stallings, Yeates, Nicholson & Garcia, Dow Chemical Company v. Alfaro, amici curia brief, 7 Corporate Counsel Review 45 (1988)

Yeates, Dye & Garcia, Contribution and Indemnity in Maritime Litigation, 30 South Texas Law Review 215 (1989)

Garcia, The State Bar of Texas Studies the Advisability of Mandatory Pro Bono, 29 Houston Lawyer 40 (November - December 1991)

Garcia, Do the Right Thing - Do Some Pro Bono, 57 Tex. Bar J. 857-58 (September 1994)

Garcia, The TYLA Strives for Diversity, 57 Tex. Bar J. 1021 (October 1994)

Garcia, Discovery About Experts, Litigation and Trial Tactics, University of Houston Law Foundation, Houston, December 1, 1994, Dallas, December 8, 1994

Garcia, Putting Children First, 58 Tex. Bar J. 165 (February 1995)

Garcia, Eliminating Gender Bias: Let’s Do Our Part, 58 Tex. Bar J. 273 (March 1995)

Garcia, America is Hungry Tonight, 58 Tex. Bar J. 387 (April 1995)

Garcia, Random Acts of Kindness, 58 Tex. Bar J. 512 (May 1995)

Garcia, Discovery Under the New Rules: Work Product, Privileges and Objecting to Discovery, Advanced Civil Litigation Program, University of Houston Law Center, Houston, April 1, 1999, Dallas, April 8, 1999