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Thursday, March 26, 2015

Professor Ruben Garcia Attends Conference in Vegas, Gives Opening Remarks in Durham and Co-Chairs Meeting in Chicago

Ruben J. Garcia is a professor of law at the William S. Boyd School of Law.

During the month of March, Professor Garcia attended three meetings/conferences: 

He attended the HR in Hospitality Conference on March 18 in Las Vegas. The conference attracts HR, employment and labor relations professionals from all sectors of the industry and provides hospitality-focused HR and legal guidance sessions.

On March 19, Professor Garcia traveled to Durham, N.C. to deliver opening remarks at the Southeast-Southwest People of Color Legal Scholarship Conference Breaking into the Legal Academy Workshop at North Carolina Central University.

Then on March 20, he flew to Chicago, Ill. to co-chair the Spring Board Meeting of the Board of Governors of the Society of American Law Teachers in his capacity as co-president of the organization.

A recognized expert in the field of labor and employment law, Professor Garcia teaches Labor Law, Employment Law, Constitutional Law, and Professional Responsibility at the Boyd School of Law. He has been quoted in the Los Angeles Times, the Wall Street Journal, and the Las Vegas Review-Journal, among others, and has appeared on national and local radio and television programs.