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Marissa Ashkar

People of Color Sustainable Housing Network

 

Member profile details

 

BASIC PROFILE

+First name
Marissa
+Last name
Ashkar
Pronouns
she/her
Fields of work (current or most recent if retired/inactive)
  • Cooperative development, consulting, technical services
  • Law
  • Nonprofit management or administration
Workplace or Organizational Affiliation
People of Color Sustainable Housing Network
+Profile summary
Marissa cofounded People of Color Sustainable Housing Network (POCSHN), the Community Co-ownership Initiative, and East Bay Permanent Real Estate Cooperative. Most recently, she was doing legal compliance and property management for Northern California Land Trust for 5 years. Now, as she awaits bar exam results, she is looking for ways to support collective land stewardship projects, consulting on matters like governance, conflict, legal structure, etc.
 

2. MEMBER'S PRACTICE STATUS AND LICENSES

Professional role in law or accounting fields (regardless of current employment)
Paralegal
Current Practice Status
Active
+Availability for New Clients
Member is accepting new clients
+States in which Member currently practices, if any (2 letter abbreviations)
CA
+Cooperative Sectors Currently Served (if any)
  • Worker Coops
  • Housing, Real Estate, Land Use
 

3. PRIMARY PLACE OF WORK DETAILS (See Part 4 for secondary work/affiliations)

+Member's Primary Place of Work or Organizational Affiliation
Sustainable Law Group
Workplace Type
Law practice - private firm or solo
Description of Business/Organization
The Sustainable Law Group represents people who seek positive social change in a variety of areas including cooperative, corporate and nonprofit law.
+Member's Position/Title
Legal Assistant
Position Description (and/or describe in Profile Summary and Extension fields)
• Successful case management of corporate conversion to California Cooperative Corporation including legal documents and improving filing system
• Revise bylaws template with reference to the California Corporations Code
• Prepare entity documents such and assisted lawyer in acquisition transaction details
• Conduct due diligence, made draft request, maintained inventory of documents received
• Assist lawyer in the research of law, investigation of facts, and preparation of legal and non-legal documents necessary to comply with federal and state regulations
• Communicate with clients, take client meeting notes and summarize next steps
Work website
https://www.slg.law
Workplace Address - Street
111 W Topa Topa St
+Workplace Address - City
Ojai
Workplace Address - Zip
93023
+Workplace Address - State
California
Work email
marissa@slg.law
Work phone
510-520-3912
 

6. EDUCATION (completed or in progress)

Undergraduate School and Degree/Program
San Francisco State University
Law School
University of West Los Angeles School of Law
 

7. MEMBER PRIVACY & PARTICIPATION IN DIRECTORY AND LISTSERV

May we list you BY NAME in our public Member Directory on this site (Change answer anytime)
YES, list me by name in the public-facing Member Directories on this site
May we list you BY STATE or country location in our public Member Directory? (Change answer anytime)
Yes, include me in the public Member Directory by State/Country on this site.
+State/province/country for Member listing in the Members by State directory
California
Include you in the Guild's members-only email listserv group? (pls complete Profile Summary above)
Yes, add me to the Guild's members-only listserv. I understand I can unsubscribe at any time.

The Cooperative Professionals Guild, 2024


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