Jeannette Garcia

Jeannette Garcia is a first-generation daughter of immigrants. She was born and raised in Orange County where she graduated top of her high school class at Santa Ana High School.

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She attended the University of California, Irvine (“UCI”) on a full scholarship and received a Bachelor’s degree in Criminology, Law and Society and Psychology and Social Behavior. While pursuing her Bachelor’s degree, she interned with the Juvenile Defenders, where she established a passion for law. After graduating from UCI, she continued her career in the legal field as a paralegal for a family law firm in Orange County.

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Ms. Garcia received her Juris Doctorate from Western State College of Law (“Western State”), graduating Cum Laude. While at Western State, she received a merit-based full-tuition scholarship for two years and earned a Criminal Law Certificate. Additionally, she was part of the Law Review, Mock Trial Team, and she was Co-President of the Latino Student Bar Association.

Currently, Ms. Garcia serves as President-Elect of the Orange County Hispanic Bar Association, where she has served on the board in various capacities for the past 5 years.

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Ms. Garcia has worked in the family law field for over 10 years. Prior to opening her own practice, Ms. Garcia litigated family law cases at Hughes & Hughes, LLP and Bremer Whyte Brown & O'Meara, LLP- two large and prestigious family law firms in Orange County- where she gained valuable experience in complex financial cases, including high net- worth matters, business valuations, and tracing, among others.