Francesca Garcia

Francesca brings more than 30 years of legal experience to Black Helterline, including over 20 years supporting litigation matters and the past decade focused on corporate and business law.

Throughout her career, Francesca has developed extensive experience managing complex legal matters, conducting detailed legal research, drafting and reviewing legal documents, and supporting compliance efforts across a variety of practice areas. Having worked in both litigation and corporate law, Francesca brings a well-rounded perspective to every matter she handles. She is recognized for her strong organizational abilities, careful attention to detail, and commitment to delivering high-quality support in fast-paced legal environments.

In her current role, Francesca leads and coordinates corporate compliance efforts for the firm's business clients, helping to centralize and streamline compliance processes across a wide range of entities and jurisdictions. She works closely with attorneys and clients to ensure companies remain in good standing, maintain accurate and up-to-date corporate records, and meet ongoing regulatory requirements. In addition, she supports clients through all stages of the business lifecycle, including entity formations, organizational governance matters, entity dissolutions, employee stock purchase plans, and other specialized corporate transactions.

Before joining Black Helterline, Francesca worked for multiple firms in the Portland area. In recent years, Francesca has concentrated her practice on corporate law, assisting attorneys and clients with matters involving entity governance, tenant-in-common structures, qualified opportunity funds, and SEC compliance and filing requirements. Earlier in her career, Francesca spent more than 20 years supporting litigation matters, with extensive experience in insurance defense, personal injury, commercial litigation, and criminal law.

• Oregon Paralegal Association
• National Federation of Paralegal Associations

Francesca is committed to supporting the next generation of legal professionals. Following the dissolution of the Pacific Northwest Paralegal Association, she partnered with fellow paralegal Jen Davis to establish the Tessa Conradi Memorial Paralegal Endowed Scholarship at Portland Community College. Through their fundraising efforts, more than $34,000 was raised to create a permanent endowment that will provide scholarship support to paralegal students for years to come.