Maria D. Garcia is a Partner and leads the Healthcare Practice at Kozyak Tropin &
Throckmorton. She focuses her practice on health care law and commercial litigation.
She has extensive experience in managed care litigation and advising healthcare
providers regarding Medicare, Medicaid, and commercial health plan issues. Maria
has led multiple multi-million-dollar managed care litigation matters in arbitration
and state and federal courts. Maria also provides guidance to health care providers
on various transactional legal issues, such as business expansion, federal and state
regulatory compliance, practice formation, joint ventures, managed care contracting,
and non-compete agreements. She received her B.A., magna cum laude, from Florida
International University (FIU), and earned her Juris Doctor from the FIU College of
Law.
Maria’s work as a health care attorney has been recognized by Chambers USA, which
has ranked her in the area of healthcare law, and by Super Lawyers Magazine and the
South Florida Legal Guide, who has named her a "Top Lawyer" in healthcare. Florida
Trend Magazine also has named her as one of the 500 Most Influential Business
Leaders in the State of Florida. Maria has taught as an adjunct professor at the Florida
International University College of Law focusing on health care law and Medicare and
Medicaid compliance and reimbursement issues.
Maria is also devoted to the community and is currently a member of the Florida
Commission on the Status of Women and the CABA Pro Bono Legal Services Board of
Directors. She has also served as President of the Cuban American Bar Association
and President of the FIU Alumni Association. Currently, Maria is Vice Chair of the
Coral Gables Chamber of Commerce.