Steven M. Gribben is the founder and owner of Gribben & Associates, Inc. He has served as general counsel for the investment company  Westmoore Management, LLC, the sports technology company SportSense, LLC, and the real estate lending company First Option Finance, Inc. He has also participated as a principal in land entitlement projects with Capstone Development Group, LLC, and Ethan Christopher, LLC.

Mr. Gribben began his career working for the venture capital fund Westar Financial, which focused on alternative real estate investments related to the purchase of unique bank loan portfolios. At Westar, Mr. Gribben worked as an analyst and helped manage the development of an internet startup that sold Westar's foreclosure properties.

Mr. Gribben later enrolled at the UCLA School of Law where he focused on corporate and securities transactional work. While at UCLA, Mr. Gribben teamed with a partner in a small corporate firm to create Startup Legal, Inc., which provided incorporation services for new businesses. Later, Mr. Gribben used the client base from Startup Legal to found Gribben & Associates, Inc.

Mr. Gribben received his B.A. Phi Beta Kappa from the University of Southern California and his Juris Doctorate from the UCLA School of Law. He is member of the California Bar and a licensed California real estate broker.