GREBEN & ASSOCIATES

Jan Greben is one of the nation’s leading environmental litigators and a recognized expert in soil and groundwater contamination issues. His 25 years of experience has been spread among a wide variety of federal, state and administrative proceedings. Mr. Greben also practices extensively in the areas of business, real estate, and general civil litigation and many of his cases involve ground-breaking issues. Since 1988, Mr. Greben has been awarded and maintained, the prestigious AV rating from Martindale-Hubbell® , in recognition of his skills and expertise, experience, and highest level of professional integrity.

EDUCATION:
Santa Clara University, J.D., 1981

ADMISSIONS:
1982, California and U.S. District Court, Northern District of California; 1987, U.S. District Court, Central District of California; 1988, U.S. Claims Court; 1991, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of California; 1997, U. S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit

PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS:
State Bar of California
Santa Barbara County Bar Association
Sacramento County Bar Association

ISLN: 906916238

Email: Jan Adam Greben

Jenna Motola is an associate with Greben & Associates. She is a Santa Barbara native, who has returned to Santa Barbara after attending both law school and university in San Diego. While in law school, Ms. Motola served as an extern to the Honorable Napoleon A. Jones of the United States District Court for the Southern District of California. She also assisted in complex civil litigation matters as a law clerk for the Office of the US Attorney, Civil Division. Most recently, Ms Motola was affiliated with Seltzer, Caplan, McMahon, Vitek in San Diego. Her work there involved specialized criminal defense, including the representation of businesses under investigation for the violation of Federal environmental laws.

EDUCATION:
- Thomas Jefferson School of Law, J.D., Summa Cum Laude, 2006
- Notes Editor, THOMAS JEFFERSON LAW REVIEW
- Competitor, MOOT COURT SOCIETY
- Recipient, CALI Award for Excellence: Civil Procedure, Criminal Procedure, Death Penalty Seminar
- University of California, San Diego, B.A., 2002

ADMISSIONS:
2006, California; 2007, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of California

PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS:
State Bar of California
Santa Barbara County Bar Association
Santa Barbara Women Lawyers

Email: Jenna L. Motola

Greben & Associates is a prestigious “AV” top rated firm.

For those unfamiliar with the ratings of law firms, this honor is bestowed upon a comparatively small percentage of lawyers and law firms. It is the top rating available for any lawyer or law firm in the United States. The AV rating reflects that an attorney has reached the height of professional excellence, is recognized for the highest level of skill and integrity, and generally, has many years’ experience in the practice of law.

A Rating: Very High to Preeminent Legal Ability
V Rating: Very High General Ethical Standards

The AV rating is a reflection of Greben & Associates expertise, experience, integrity and overall professional excellence. This is an indication that they have demonstrated the highest professional and ethical standards.

Considered an important tool in the practice of law, the ratings are an invaluable resource for engaging the services of an attorney. They represent a widely regarded measure of esteem for which attorneys strive.

Martindale-Hubbell has recognized Greben & Associates as one of the Nation’s top law firms in its 2006 Bar Register of Preeminent Lawyers. The Register, which has been published for over 80 years, recognizes the legal community's most eminent professionals. To be selected firms must earn the highest rating in the Martindale-Hubbell® Law Directory and also be chosen by their colleagues as preeminent in their field.

"Recognition in the Bar Register of Preeminent Lawyers is a true benchmark of our firm's continued success," said Attorney Jan Greben, founder of Greben & Associates. "Even more important is that our commitment to high legal standards and ethics has resonated with our legal peers independent review.”