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Biography
Attorney Jessica McElfresh delivers the legal guidance and advocacy it takes to thrive in California’s cannabis industry. As a successful defense attorney, Jessica was at the forefront of marijuana legalization in California, and uses that passion and skill to represent people at all stages of the state’s legitimate marijuana market. From retail cannabis dispensaries, large cultivators, testing facilities, delivery services, investors, and marijuana entrepreneurs, Jessica provides individuals and cannabis businesses with what they need to flourish. This includes full service legal assistance with formation, zoning, regulatory compliance, licensing, land use, employment, and everything in between.
Even as a young lawyer, Jessica never saw the cannabis industry as something that needed to be normalized. Instead, her work focused on highlighting how normal it already was.
She saw the government waste, how the current laws violated people’s rights, and wanted to be part of building something new.
Jessica was a breath of fresh air in the lawyers we interviewed. She was pleasant, all business, with a no nonsense approach to strategies we could take."
We meet every challenge with experience, knowledge and an eye on achieving the goal.
Education
- Criminal Defense Property Crimes Arson Felony Trespassing Looting Reckless Burning Trespassing Vandalism Violent Crimes Assault Assault with a Deadly Weapon Battery Child Abuse Child Neglect Child Endangerment Domestic Violence Elder Abuse Burglary & Robbery Commercial Burglary Possession of Burglary Tools Residential Burglary Carjacking Robbery Drug Crimes Counterfeit Drug Offenses Driving Under the Influence of Drugs Drug Transportation Drug Paraphernalia Manufacturing Drugs Possession of Cocaine Possession of Meth Possession of a Controlled Substance Prescription Drug Crimes Juvenile Drug Offenses DUI Boating Under the Influence California Legal Limit CDL DUI Military DUI DUI Sentencing Alternatives First Offense DUI Second DUI Third DUI Roadside Field Sobriety Tests Fraud Credit & Debit Card Fraud Check Fraud Embezzlement Forging A Driver’s License Or ID Card Identity Theft Mail Theft Money Laundering Public Crimes Public Nuisance Disturbing the Peace Disturbing a Meeting Rioting Unlawful Assembly Sex Crimes Indecent Exposure Lewd Conduct Prostitution & Solicitation Sexual Battery Sex Crime Defenses Statutory Rape Harassment Criminal Threats Extortion Hate Crime Invasion of Privacy and Revenge Porn Stalking Theft Charges Grand Theft Auto Grand Theft Petty Theft Receiving Stolen Property Shoplifting Theft by False Pretenses Traffic Charges California Driver’s License Points Driving the Wrong Way Driving Without Insurance Driving Without a License Felony Evading the Police Felony Hit and Run Misdemeanor Evading the Police Misdemeanor Hit and Run Reckless Driving Street Racing Throwing Objects From a Moving Vehicle Weapons Charges Carrying a Loaded Gun Unregistered Firearm Carrying a Concealed Weapon without License Felon with a Firearm Negligent Discharge of a Firearm Prohibited Acts Shooting from a Vehicle Shooting At An Occupied Dwelling Police & Government Bribery Destroying or Concealing Evidence Giving False Evidence Impersonating a Peace Officer Perjury Resisting Arrest Witness Tampering Assaulting a Public Official College Crimes Drunk in Public Hazing Minors in Possession of Alcohol Possession of a Fake ID Expungement College Crimes Drunk in Public Hazing Minors in Possession of Alcohol Possession of a Fake ID Juris Doctor
- University of San Diego School of Law Bachelor of Arts in Spanish Literature
- Scripps College