Missy Griffin

At Gibbs Giden's San Jose branch, Missy Griffin excels, specializing in construction disputes and commercial dealings. Her expertise spans private and public construction battles, contract intricacies, and property claim issues. Griffin's legal acumen extends to commercial and residential transaction contracts, company structuring, and data privacy laws. At Pepperdine Caruso Law School, she imparts wisdom as an adjunct professor, contributing to the Dean's Council, and actively engages with the ABA’s Construction Law Forum.

Before law, Griffin navigated the real estate realm, managing operations for a prominent West Coast residential firm, and later, overseeing operations and HR in the home furnishings sector's leading company. Her accolades include the Janet E. Kerr Award for scholarly excellence at Pepperdine, where she graduated in 2018, and recognitions in Best Lawyers in America and Northern California Rising Stars for consecutive years.

Her legal practice encompasses construction, business, and commercial law, underpinned by a rich educational journey from San Jose State University to Pepperdine, where she led as editor of the business law journal. Griffin's legal authority is sanctioned by admissions to various California courts and the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals, marking her as a formidable figure in law.