Clariza Lebredo
Longtime dental assistant at the Adelson Institute who testified for the prosecution in four Markel-related trials that Katherine Magbanua never worked at the practice.
About
Lebredo is a long-serving firsthand witness to the Adelson Institute's day-to-day operations across the years at issue. Because the payments to Katherine Magbanua ran through that practice, her testimony on staffing, payroll control, and Magbanua's status supplies an operational baseline against which financial evidence in all four trials was argued, and her repetition of that account over six years of proceedings makes it a stable reference point for anyone tracing how the payroll question was litigated.
Trial Record (17)
GM Garcia–Magbanua Sep 26, 2019 – Oct 11, 2019
Trial Summary
Testified on trial day 5 as a long-serving dental assistant at the Adelson Institute, telling the jury that Katherine Magbanua was known to her only as a dental patient and never as an employee during her nearly four decades at the office.
Testimony (3)
Mentioned (3)
KM Magbanua Retrial May 18, 2022 – May 27, 2022
Trial Summary
Called by the State on the trial's fourth day, a longtime Adelson Institute dental assistant testified about the practice's small staff, its payroll and pay-frequency practices, and her lack of any knowledge of Katherine Magbanua as an employee.
Testimony (3)
Mentioned (2)
CA Charlie Adelson Oct 26, 2023 – Nov 6, 2023
Trial Summary
Dental assistant Clariza Lebredo testified about Adelson Institute staffing, employee-record access, paycheck practices, and her observation that Katherine Magbanua was a patient rather than an employee; the defense asked no questions.
Testimony (2)
DA Donna Adelson Aug 22, 2025 – Sep 4, 2025
Trial Summary
Called by the prosecution as a long-time Adelson Institute employee, Lebredo testified about Donna Adelson's bookkeeping and payroll role, said she never saw Katherine Magbanua work there, and identified voices on State's Exhibit 100.