About Jane Ellen
Jane Ellen Bednar is a licensed attorney admitted to practice regulation in California. She was licensed to the California State Bar in 1988 and holds bar number 138626. Her license is currently in active status. Ms. Bednar is the principal at Jane E. Bednar PC, a regulation company located in Carmel Valley, California. She has been working as an attorney for over 37 years, serving clients across Monterey County and the nearby areas.
Ms. Bednar earned her Juris Doctor diploma from Monterey College of Law in 1988. Prior to law school, she finished her undergraduate education on the University of Minnesota - Twin Cities, receiving a Bachelor of Arts diploma in Journalism and Mass Communications in 1975. During her time at Monterey College of Law, she gained practical experience through various internships and clerkships, preparing her for a diverse professional legal career.
Ms. Bednar concentrates her practice in the areas of private injury, elder financial abuse, and civil legal proceedings. She advocates for people and agencies in matters involving workplace discrimination, wrongful termination, pay disputes, and premises legal responsibility claims. Her practice encompasses all levels of litigation, including preliminary case evaluation, discovery, mediation, settlement negotiations, and trial proceedings in each state and federal courts.
Throughout her career, Ms. Bednar has handled cases within the Superior Court of California for the County of Monterey, the United States District Court for the Northern District of California, and the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit. She has additionally seemed earlier than the California Court of Appeal on more than one occasions. Prior to founding her own company, she labored as an affiliate at a mid-size legal proceedings firm in Monterey for 5 years.
Ms. Bednar is an active member of the Consumer Attorneys of California, the Monterey County Bar Association, and the Los Angeles County Bar Association. She has served at the Executive Committee of the Monterey County Bar Association and used to be the beyond president of the Monterey County Women Lawyers Association. She is also a licensed mediator thru the Monterey College of Law's Mandell-Gisnet Center for Conflict Management. Ms. Bednar is fluent in English and Spanish, allowing her to serve the diverse groups of Monterey County effectively.
