Education

• Grinnell College

  (B.A., 2006)

• Harvard Law School

  (J.D., 2009)

Admissions

• State of Ohio
• U.S. District Court, Northern District of Ohio
• U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit

• Represented a payment processor in civil enforcement action by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) in federal district court. Though action is still pending against other parties, the court struck all causes of action that the CFPB brought against the payment processor defendant.
• Represents broker-dealers in FINRA arbitrations involving requests for expungement, allegations of discrimination, and other employment-related matters.
• Helped successfully defend bundled pricing for medical supplier in federal civil action filed by competitor.
• Part of team that represented domestic subsidiary and foreign parent company in federal criminal investigation and follow-on class action litigation.
• Successfully defended against wrongful death action filed by estate of former federal prisoner.
• Represented commercial policyholders against their insurers in negotiations and active litigation in state and federal courts and in domestic and international arbitrations. These matters have involved a range of complex coverage issues including the interpretation of general liability policies, excess policies, commercial crime policy coverage, and bad faith claims.
• Represented a hospice provider in a licensing dispute with the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid and successfully negotiated for the provider to be able to keep its licensing.
• Part of a team that represented a construction firm in a contract dispute with the West Virginia Department of Transportation, which is affiliated with the Federal Highway Administration, and that resolved the dispute pre-arbitration.

Presentations

• “Women at the Intersection of Diverse Identity and Experiences in the Law,” Cleveland Metropolitan Bar Association’s International Women’s Day Conversation (March 2021)
• “Cracking the Old Boys Network: Finding, Building, and Marketing Your Own Practice,” Cleveland Metropolitan Bar Association’s Racial Equity and the Law Talks (July 2020)
• “The Perils of Being a Bad Egg: DeCoster and the Responsible Corporate Officer Doctrine,” ABA Business Law Section’s Director & Officer Liability Committee meeting (September 2017)

Professional Affiliations

• Norman S. Minor Bar Association (Treasurer; Past Vice President)
• Cleveland Metropolitan Bar Association (Diversity & Inclusion Committee)
• National Bar Association

Community Involvement

• Providence House (Board of Directors, 2022-present)
• SPACES (Board of Directors, 2021-present)
• Cleveland Bridge Builders (Class of 2018)
• Near West Family Network (Former Board Member)
• Minds Matter of Cleveland (Board Trustee, Senior Vice President, Student Programming, 2012-2014)

Firm Involvement

• Co-Group Leader, Business Litigation

• Named to the Ohio Super Lawyers list (2023)
• Named to the Ohio Super Lawyers Rising Stars list (2019)
• Case Western Reserve University Latinx Law Students Association Trailblazer Award Recipient (2023)
• Named a “Latino Leader Worth Watching” by Profiles in Diversity Journal (2022)
• Named to the Crain’s Cleveland Business list of “Notables in Law” (2022)
• Named one of the Most Influential Black Lawyers in America by Savoy Magazine (2022)
• Named to AmMore Consulting’s list of “100+ Latinos Cleveland Must Know” (2020)
• YWCA Women of Professional Excellence (2020)

• Ohio Super Lawyers Recognizes 69 Ulmer Attorneys in 2023 Lists
• Dolores Garcia Named to List of Latino Leaders Worth Watching
• Dolores (Lola) Garcia Elected to Providence House Board of Directors
• Dolores Garcia Named to Crain’s Cleveland List of Notables in Law
• Dolores Garcia Named One of Savoy Magazine’s Most Influential Black Lawyers
• Ulmer Promotes Dynamic Partner to Business Litigation Leadership Position
• Ulmer Partner Dolores Garcia Prignitz Elected to SPACES Board of Directors
• Ulmer Announces Election of Three New Partners