Mario Garcia
Mario Garcia is a lawyer. His areas of practice include business law, corporate structuring and reorganizations, and First Nations economic development. Mario became involved with access to justice initiatives first with Pro Bono Students Canada and later on working with the Legal Information Society of Nova Scotia.
Mario has contributed to
- Borrowing money from a friend or relative
- Buying a Used Car in British Columbia
- Buying a used car: Closing the sale
- Buying a used car: How to protect yourself
- Cancelling a payday loan
- Co-signing or guaranteeing a loan
- Hiring someone to perform a service
- Hiring someone who comes to your door
- How is a consumer proposal different from bankruptcy?
- How to steer clear of fraud when buying a used car
- I bought a used car from a dealership. Within two months it needed multiple repairs. Should the dealer have to pay for these repairs?
- I hired a paving contractor. They never did the job. Can I get my down payment back?
- I took my car in for specific repairs. The garage did additional work, and it cost three times what I expected. Is there anything I can do?
- If you're having difficulty paying your student loan
- If you're not happy with a service
- Leasing a car
- Making a consumer proposal
- My cellphone provider just billed me for $18,000. Can they do that?
- Negotiating a debt settlement
- Negotiating payment terms
- Payday loans: Protecting yourself if you get one
- Payday loans: Why to consider alternatives
- People who can help you get out of debt
- Problem with a car repair
- Problem with a used car bought from a dealer
- Problem with a used car bought from a private seller
- Selling a used car
- Template letter to ask that a debt be written off
- Template letter to make a debt settlement offer
- Template letter to make reduced debt payments
- Template letter to say you can't make payments
- The car I bought from a private seller broke down the first time I drove it. What are my rights?
- The used car was described as "fully serviced." I had problems right away and my mechanic now says it's unsafe. What are my rights?
- You have options for getting out of debt
