Jessica C. McElfresh
Top rated Cannabis Law attorney in Encinitas, California
Practice Areas:
Cannabis law,
Business & corporate,
Criminal defense,
Land use & zoning,
Assault & battery,
Business organizations,
Contracts,
Drug & alcohol violations,
Sex offenses,
Domestic violence
Education Qualification:
University of San Diego School of Law
Practice Areas:
Cannabis law,
Business & corporate,
Criminal defense,
Land use & zoning,
Assault & battery,
Business organizations,
Contracts,
Drug & alcohol violations,
Sex offenses,
Domestic violence
531 Encinitas Blvd, Suite 111, Encinitas, CA 92024Encinitas, California, 92024
First Admitted: 2009, California
Professional Webpage: https://www.criminallawyersandiego.com/
Bar/Professional Activity:
- Executive Editor - California Lawyers Association Real Property Journal, 2021
- Member, Board of Directors - International Cannabis Bar Association, 2024
- Member, Board of Directors - International Cannabis Bar Association, 2023
- Chair, Professional Responsibility & Ethics Committee - International Cannabis Bar Association, 2022
- Chair, Continuing Legal Education Committee - International Cannabis Bar Association, 2023
- Chair, Professional Responsibility & Ethics Committee - International Cannabis Bar Association, 2023
- Chair, Continuing Legal Education Committee - International Cannabis Bar Association, 2024
- International Cannabis Bar Association, 2016
- United States District Court for Northern District of California
- Community Director, NORML Women's Alliance , 2017
- United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
- Lawyers Club of San Diego
- Criminal Defense Bar Association
- State Bar of California # 265209, 2017
- United States District Court for the Central District of California
- California Attorneys for Criminal Justice, 2017
- Louis M. Welsh American Inn of Court
- California Public Defenders Association
- San Diego County Bar Association
- National NORML Legal Committee
- United States District Court for Southern District of California
- California Cannabis Industry Association, 2017
- United States District Court for the Eastern District of California
- NORML Women’s Alliance
- Supreme Court of the United States
- National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers
- Criminal Defense Lawyer’s Association of San Diego
Videos:
- Discussion of New Medical Marijuana Laws in CA, 2015
- San Diego City Council on Medical Marijuana Ordinance, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NGmgAl3U13M&t=20s, San Diego City Council
Honors/Awards:
- , 10 Best, American Institute of Legal Counsel, 2015
- , Top 100 Trial Lawyers, Criminal Defense, The National Trial Lawyers, 2017
- , Recognition Award, Casa Cornelia Law Center, 2010
- Top 40 Under 40, The National Trial Lawyers, 2017
Educational Background:
- Scripps College, Bachelor of Arts in Spanish Literature, summa cum laude, 2005
Scholarly Lectures/Writings:
- Vol. 38, No. 4., Author, Attorney Ethics and Cannabis: Conflicts of Laws, Conflicts of Interest, and Attorney-Client Privilege for Cannabis Practitioners, California Lawyers Association Real Property Journal, 2020
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