• California
• United States District Court,Northern District
• United States District Court, Eastern District

• J.D., UC Hastings College of the Law
• M.A, Columbia University School of International and Public Affairs
• B.A., University of California, Berkeley

• Member, California Employment Lawyers Association
• Member, Bar Association of San Francisco
• Member & Volunteer, National Lawyers Guild
• Volunteer, California Rural Legal Assistance
• The Center for Constitutional Rights

Significant awards she has obtained for her clients include:

• $1.49 million for female Battalion Chief who was retaliated against after filing her first lawsuit (co-counsel R. Michael Flynn, Flynn Law Office);
• $5.5 million for a 10-year-old boy who suffered significant burns on his body. (Personal Injury / Substandard housing)
• $1+million for top female administrators who were denied merited promotions (Gender Discrimination, Retaliation);
• $3+ million for anesthesiologists who were retaliated against for making complaints related to health and safety (co-counsel, Leiann Laiks, Fusion Law Group).
• Rising Star 2018, Super Lawyers

Prior to becoming an attorney, Jessica worked with various non-profit organizations and agencies of the United Nations in the attainment of human rights.

• Equal Employment Opportunity Commission – Federal agency for making complaints about discrimination based on race, national origin, gender, sex, disability, religion.
• Department of Fair Employment and Housing – State agency for making complaints of discrimination, harassment, and retaliation based on race, national origin, ancestry, color, language, gender / gender identity / gender expression, sexual orientation, disability of medication condition, pregnancy, religion, family status, veteran status.
• San Francisco Office of Labor Standards Enforcement – Information about local employment ordinances related to minimum wages, paid sick leave, lactation, health care, etc.

• Bridgeport, Opening Statements.
• Entrepreneur Law Talk, “Entering and Exiting A Startup With a Stellar Contract”, NextSpace San Francisco, July 2016
• Bridgeport, “Effective Depositions”, March 2015
• Bridgeport, “Litigating Discrimination and Harassment Claims”, December 2014
• San Francisco Trial Lawyers Association, “Social Media in the Employment Law Context”, May 2014
• Attorney Action Club SF, “The 10 Most Common Employment Law Mistakes Made by Startups”, May 2014