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Jessica Shofler was raised in Toluca Lake, California, where she learned the importance of community service. As a student at The Buckley School, she dedicated her spare time to working with local non-profit organizations. That early experience informs the work she does today.. Jessica attended Vassar College, where she earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in History while actively pursuing science, arts, music, athletics and law. Along with singing in an all-female a cappella group, serving as captain of the varsity tennis team, and interning with the Dutchess County Public Defender’s Office, Jessica still found time to serve the community by assisting with local tutoring programs.. After graduation, Jessica confirmed her passion for law while working in Manhattan as a legal assistant at the law firm Davis Polk & Wardwell, LLP. She then enrolled in law school at UC Davis, where she served as Staff Editor for the Business Law Journal and Staff Member of the Journal of Juvenile Law & Policy. She also participated extensively in public service, earning her the title of Public Interest Scholar. Further, Jessica participated in a variety of local externships, including clerking at the Superior Court of Yolo County and serving as Legal Intern at the California Attorney General’s Office and the California Chamber of Commerce. She earned her Juris Doctorate in 2009.. With her law degree in hand, Jessica returned to Los Angeles to pursue her legal career. That career has been singularly focused on assisting non-profit organizations, which combine her passions for practicing law and serving the community. Recently, Jessica’s article “Legal and Tax Issues in Cause Marketing Initiatives” was published in Los Angeles Lawyer.

I focus my law practice on structuring, negotiating and documenting business transactions for entrepreneurs, start-ups, small businesses and early-stage companies. The primary focus of my practice involves forming business entities (such as corporations, limited liability companies (LLCs), and partnerships), structuring and documenting capital (both equity and debt) investments and financings (which includes ensuring compliance with state and federal securities laws), negotiating and drafting a wide array of licensing, acquisition, employment, and commercial contracts, and providing legal counsel on issues such as executive employment, capital raising, regulatory compliance, partner/shareholder disputes, and intellectual property protection.What differentiates me from other qualified transactional attorneys? Like many good transactional attorneys, I learned how to practice transactional law representing “Fortune 500” companies at a “Wall Street” law firm in New York City and at the Los Angeles office of one of the world’s largest law firms. However, I am particularly passionate about representing creative entrepreneurs and small-business owners and helping them navigate legal issues as they turn their creative ideas into thriving companies. I have built my own entrepreneurial companies and created/operated a start-up division of a larger company that was ultimately acquired. This business experience has provided me with in-depth, first-hand knowledge about pursuing an entrepreneurial vision and implementing a business plan that most transactional attorneys lack. Simply put, I understand the entrepreneurial process because I experience it first-hand from both a legal and business perspective.I am passionate about helping entrepreneurs and small-business owners and applying my business leadership and sophisticated legal experience to ensure they can successfully navigate legal issues as they build successful businesses.