Born in Watsonville, California, April 6, 1956; admitted to bar, 2003, California.

Preparatory Education

Hartnell College, Salinas, California, A.A. 1996

Legal Education

Monterey College of Law, Juris Doctor, 2002

Admitted to practice in the State of California in 2002. Admitted to the U.S. District Court, Northern District of California. Member of the California Bar Association; Monterey County Bar Association; and the Monterey County Woman Lawyers.

Legal Background

1975 – 1977 Legal Secretary with Abramson, Church & Stave
1978 – 1980 Legal Secretary with Segretti, Pitman & Erdbacher
1983 – 1986 Legal Secretary with Abramson, Church & Stave;
Noland, Hamerly, Etienne & Hoss and The Law Office
of James Michael
1986 – 1991 Legal Assistant/Calendar Coordinator with the
Monterey County Superior Court
1991 – 1992 Legal Secretary with Mendelsohn & Mendelsohn
and Legal Assistant with The Contra Costa County
Superior Court
1992 – 1999 Legal Secretary/Paralegal/Office Manager with
Dewar & Rockwood
1999 – 2000 Legal Secretary with Kennedy & Archer
2000 – 2002 Paralegal with Hosp, Gilbert & Associates
2002 – 2003 Paralegal with Fischer| Schrader, LLP
2003 – 2006 Associate Attorney with Fischer | Schrader, LLP

Ms. Garibay associated with Fischer | Schrader in 2002 wherein she worked as a paralegal until her admittance into the bar in 2003 subsequently becoming an associate with the firm. Ms. Garibay is now of counsel to the firm emphasizing her experience in construction defect litigation as well as a full range of litigation practice including business law, unlawful detainer, estate planning, criminal, civil litigation, medical malpractice, personal injury and public law.