Mr. Griego is a trial lawyer experienced in complex civil litigation and criminal defense. In 1997, he began his legal career in Los Angeles, representing major corporations in product liability, toxic tort, contract, intellectual property litigation, and class action lawsuits. Mr. Griego relocated to Humboldt County in 2001, and gained valuable trial experience working as a Trial Deputy in the Humboldt County Public Defenders Office before becoming a partner at the Janssen Law Firm. Mr. Griego has successfully tried numerous civil and criminal jury cases to verdict.
In 2009, Mr. Griego was selected by California Lawyer Magazine for the prestigious CLAY award, recognizing the California Lawyers of the Year. California Lawyer Magazine selected Mr. Griego based upon his representation of more than 1,000 rural workers, claiming that they were denied overtime wages by being misclassified as tulip harvesters. Mr. Griego logged more than 600 hours for his clients and was able to secure an award in excess of one million ($1,000,000) dollars for the class.
Mr. Griego is the only attorney in Humboldt County to receive a "superb" rating of 10/10 from AVVO, a legal ratings site for California Attorneys.
Mr. Griego also has represented numerous patients in high profile elder abuse cases. In 2007, Mr. Griego successfully argued before the California Court of Appeal to preserve the right to jury trials for surviving spouses and children claiming elder abuse of their loved ones. The California Court of Appeal determined the case important enough to grant it publication, and it has now been cited frequently in court opinions, legal periodicals and motions before the Court of Appeal and California Supreme Court. See Fitzhugh v. Granada Healthcare and Rehabilitation Centers, LLC (2007) 150 Cal.App.4th 469.
Mr. Griego attended Arizona State University (B.S. 1992) and the University of Arizona College of Law, graduating at the top of his class and with honors. (J.D., 1997, Summa Cum Laude, Order of the Coif). While in law school, Mr. Griego was elected Articles Editor for the Law Review. While on the law review, Mr. Griego received an award for publishing the Best Student Note for the law review. See "The Great Writ May Once Again Deliver Justice to Arizona's Most Deserving Prisoners - An analysis of Beam v. Paskett". In 1996, while in law school, Mr. Griego was the only student to receive the Ethics Award by the Tucson Defense Bar.
Mr. Griego has served as the Humboldt County Bar Association's Treasurer since 2008 and also serves as a member of Legal Services of Northern California, where he performs pro bono work for indigent clients. Mr. Griego was elected to the Board of Governors for Consumer Attorneys of California in 2009. He is a member of the California State Bar and admitted to the U.S. District Court for the Northern, Eastern, Southern, and Central Districts of California.
Email: pgriego@janssenlaw.com 
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