Our History

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Formerly McDowell Shaw & Garcia, Garcia Shaw, APC is the continuation of the law firm established by David McDowell in 1995. Garcia Shaw, APC is a women-owned company with extensive expertise in handling third-party litigation matters and first-party insurance coverage work in the San Francisco Bay Area and greater California.  

The long history and integrity of McDowell Shaw & Garcia carry on through the name change into Garcia Shaw, APC. Our attorneys provide effective client representation in insurance defense litigation, including personal injury, product liability, professional liability, construction defects, and business/commercial litigation. Pledged to professional excellence, Garcia Shaw, APC enjoys longstanding relationships with its clients and is proud to include a number of the country’s top-rated insurance companies among those clients.

Garcia Shaw, APC continues to serve its current and future clients with quality legal representation for all matters of insurance claims.