Erin Greten is a member of Baker Donelson's Disaster Recovery and Government Services Team and focuses her practice on disaster response and recovery assistance laws, contracting, and public policy. Ms. Greten's experience gives her specialized knowledge of FEMA's programs and broad practical understanding of federal operations including audits, administrative procedure, and financial processes.
Erin serves clients by applying her knowledge of FEMA's programs and federal law to identify creative ways to leverage, maximize, and maintain disaster assistance.
Prior to joining Baker Donelson, Ms. Greten served as the career senior executive Chief Counsel of the First Responder Network Authority, where she proactively managed and resolved legal issues of all types for the federal agency responsible for the nationwide public safety broadband network known as FirstNet. Prior to that, Erin served as FEMA's Associate Chief Counsel for Regional & Field Operations where she was responsible for the delivery of legal services to FEMA at all presidentially-declared disasters and emergencies nationwide, as well as FEMA's ten regional offices. She also served as FEMA's Deputy Associate Chief Counsel for Recovery, where she was principal legal advisor for FEMA's disaster recovery programs (Public Assistance, Individual Assistance, Fire Management Assistance Grants, Community Disaster Loans, etc.). In addition, she served as FEMA's Assistant Chief Counsel for Regulation & Policy, where she developed, implemented, and managed FEMA's regulatory program.
Before joining FEMA, Ms. Greten worked with the U.S. Coast Guard as a regulatory attorney, and practiced commercial litigation in a private law firm.