Madeline Garcia is a general practice attorney working with immigration law, criminal defense, civil litigation, family law, estate planning, and worker’s compensation. She is also a Public Defender for Shelby, Decatur, and Rush Counties.

Madeline holds her J.D. from Washington University School of Law in St. Louis, where she was the 2024 J.D. “Voice of the Class” Commencement Speaker, Vice President of the Student Bar Association, and the American Bar Association Student Representative. She also held leadership in the Latin American Law Student Association, Gephardt Institute for Civic Engagement, and Latin Graduate Student Association. She served as a Marshall-Brennan Fellow for Constitutional Literacy, teaching basic constitutional principles to St. Louis high school students.

Prior to law school, Madeline served as Vice President for Lead for a Change, a civic engagement organization. Madeline graduated with Honors and Highest Distinction from the Indiana University O’Neill School of Public and Environmental Affairs. She was a Herbert Presidential Scholar, Hudson and Holland Scholar, Hutton Honors Scholar, and Senator Richard Lugar Fund for Hoosier Excellence Scholar. Madeline enjoys community service.

Prior to joining the firm, she volunteered with Catholic Charities’ Refugee and Asylum Outreach and serves with various legal clinics across Central Indiana. She also mentors current law students and serves as an assistant coach with the Avon High School Speech and Debate Team. In her free time, Madeline enjoys photography, hiking, going to concerts, and trying new restaurants around Central Indiana.

Areas of Practice

• Civil Litigation
• Criminal Law
• Family Law
• Immigration
• Small Claims
• Wills, Trusts, and Estates
• Worker’s Compensation

Bar Admissions

• Indiana

Education

• Washington University School of Law, St. Louis, MO, J.D., 2024
• Indiana University, Bloomington, B.S.P.A., 2020

Representative Clients

• Supplied upon request