Marissa is a real estate and land use attorney focused on providing creative and practical legal advice to clients, particularly those seeking to navigate Lake Tahoe’s unique regulatory environment. She also has significant experience in corporate and nonprofit work and serves as outside general counsel to growing companies, including benefit corporations and charities. Marissa is the founder of Oceans Forward, a non-profit dedicated to creating a network of scalable marine conservation initiatives that was featured in BBC’s Blue Planet series. She is deeply involved in the South Lake Tahoe community, being an appointed member of the City’s oversight commission and serving on nonprofit boards and local government committees.
Real estate
Land use
Transactional/corporate
Nonprofit
League to Save Lake Tahoe
Cooley LLP
Best Best & Krieger LLP
Feldman Thiel LLP
UC Davis School of Law
UC Santa Barbara
California
Nevada
Scale Your Boutique Practice
I knew we could "do well while doing good" by providing quality counsel and balancing it with our service efforts, but I reached a point where I couldn't grow the firm any further on my own. My dream clients were out of reach with a team of our size, and I didn't know if my family could handle the additional years of effort it would take to grow organically.
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Celebrating Women's Creativity at Scale
As we celebrate the collective achievements of women on this International Women's Day, we asked several of the many talented women at Scale to share their insights on fostering creativity as legal practitioners and advising clients that are on the cutting-edge of innovation.
