 As an inspirational speaker and nationally recognized lawyer, Garcia has delivered many keynote addresses and lectures, and participated in panels at venues including Sierra College, the Bickel & Brewer Latino Institute for Human Rights at New York University School of Law, La Raza Centro Legal's 41st Anniversary Celebration, and Napa Valley College's fourth annual Dreamer's Conference.In early 2014, Saint Mary's Hall, a private college preparatory school in San Antonio, Texas, invited Garcia to be a speaker at their model United Nations conference.However, the school rescinded the invitation to Garcia when he refused to certify that he was a citizen by signing a W-9 form.