Professional Experience

Missy Griffin is a partner in the San Jose office of Gibbs Giden where she represents clients in the areas of construction claims and litigation in addition to business and commercial litigation. Ms. Griffin has worked on complex construction litigation for private and public works, contract drafting and analysis, delay and disruption claims, construction defects, and mechanics lien and stop payment foreclosure actions. Ms. Griffin participates in legal matters throughout the entire course of the case, from the initial pleading stage, discovery, law and motion work, case management and motion hearings, pre-trial preparation and through trial, and has obtained favorable settlements and results. Ms. Griffin also drafts various construction contracts, including prime contracts, subcontracts, master agreements, purchase orders, and related documents and forms.

Ms. Griffin is an Adjunct Professor and a member of the Dean’s Council at Pepperdine Caruso School of Law, and an active member of the American Bar Association (ABA) Forum on Construction Law, the largest association of construction lawyers in the world.

Ms. Griffin brings to Gibbs Giden nearly a decade of real estate and property management experience. Prior to becoming an attorney, she worked in operations for a leading multifamily residential company on the West Coast followed by positions in operations and human resources for the largest owner and operator of premium showroom and exhibition space for the home furnishings industry.