Kathy Luttrell Garcia

Associate Professor of Law and Director of Academic Support
J.D., University of La Verne College of Law
B.A., California State Polytechnic University, Pomona

Professor Garcia is a graduate of the University of La Verne College of Law.

In addition to being Valedictorian of her class, she was a Senior Staff Writer for the Journal of Juvenile Law and participated on several award-winning moot court competition teams. She also served as a volunteer law clerk and attorney in the Domestic Violence Prosecution Unit of the San Bernardino County District Attorney's Office.

In addition to teaching, Professor Garcia directs the Academic Support Program, which helps students gain the skills necessary for success in law school. The Academic Support Program includes Academic Support Workshops, the Peer Assistance and Support System (PASS), and the Graduate Mentor Program. The workshops provide generalized guidance for specific study or exam-taking skills. PASS and the Graduate Mentor Program provide individualized or small-group assistance in study and exam-taking skills by current outstanding students and recent outstanding graduates. In addition, Professor Garcia assists in coordinating La Verne's moot court program.

Courses

Legal Analysis and Writing
Appellate Advocacy

Articles

Battered Women and Battered Children: Admissibility of Battering and its Effects to Determine the Intent of a Battered Woman Facing Criminal Charges for Failing to Protect a Child from Abuse, 24 J. Juv. L. 101 (2004).

Youthful Offender Statute: A Minor Adjudicated an Accessory to Criminal Sexual Penetration is a Youthful Offender as Defined in New Mexico's Youthful Offender Statute and May Be Subject to Adult or Juvenile Sanctions: State v. Perez, (Digest article), 24 J. Juv. L. 273 (2004).

Miranda Warning: In Deciding a Motion to Dismiss a Confession Obtained During Police Questioning of a Juvenile in a School Principal's Office, a Juvenile Court Must Consider Whether a Similarly Situated Juvenile of the Same Age "Would Have Reasonably Considered His Freedom of Action to be Curtailed in a Significant Way, i.e. to a Degree Associated with a Formal Arrest: In re Jorge D., (Digest article), 24 J. Juv. L. 223 (2004).

Contact Information

Kathy Luttrell Garcia
Assistant Professor of Law and Director of Academic Support
University of La Verne College of Law
320 East D Street
Ontario, California 91764
USA

Tel: (909) 460-2045
Fax: (909) 460-2081
E-mail: kgarcia@laverne.edu