Gwen H. Ribar
Partner
California
(949) 477-5050
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Gwen H. Ribar was admitted to the California Bar in 1997 and has been practicing in the mortgage banking and real estate litigation industry since 1999. Ms. Ribar has been with Wright, Finlay & Zak since its inception in 2002. Since then, she has managed nationwide loan servicing and title matters for a leading international bank and several loan servicers. Ms. Ribar also leads a team of attorneys in defending banks and servicers in all aspects of mortgage banking and consumer finance litigation, such as wrongful foreclosure, Homeowner Bill of Rights, predatory lending, title, bankruptcy, eviction and code violation matters. She also manages real estate transactional work, including, purchase and sale agreements, title review, creation of investor pools, development and construction contracts, ground leases, commercial and building leases, corporate formations, and construction, mini-perm and permanent finance documentation.
Ms. Ribar is a member of the California Mortgage Bankers Association (CMBA) and is secretary of the Legal Issues Committee, attended multiple legislative days, and graduated from the exclusive CMBA Future Leaders Program. She is a member of Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA) and the National Association of Women Lawyers (NAWL). She has spoken on foreclosure law, title litigation, and the Homeowners Bill of Rights. She is a past Board member of CREW-Orange County and is currently on both the Membership Committee and SPIRE Committee. Gwen is Past-President of the Warren J. Ferguson American Inn of Court, Past-President of a Chapter of The Guilds of the Orange County Performing Arts Center, and a past member of the WIN-OC Women’s Leadership Group. She spent several years judging the OC Constitutional Rights Foundation Mock Trial Competition, earning Scorekeeper of the Year.
Education
- University of Southern California (B.S., Business Administration/Entrepreneurship, 1993)
- Western State University College of Law, (J.D., 1996)