Melissa Cari Marsh

Melissa Cari Marsh

5.0
Rating: 7.9

Licensed for 29 years

Business Lawyer at Sherman Oaks, CA
Practice Areas: Business, Corporate & Incorporation, Real Estate ... +3 more

13527 Huston St, Sherman Oaks, CA

About Melissa

Biography

Practice Areas

6

Practice Areas

Business 25%

General business advice and counsel. Drafting, reviewing, and negotiating a myriad of business, employment, entertainment, real estate, and technology contracts.

30 years

25%
Corporate and Incorporation 25%

Business entity formation, maintenance, reorganization and dissolution; mergers, acquisitions and divestitures (purchase and sale of a business through stock or the assets); and the preparation, negotiation and review of contracts and commercial leases.

30 years

25%
Real Estate 25%

Both residential and commercial real estate matters, including: (1) foreclosure; (2) landlord-tenant matters; (3) neighbor disputes involving fences, trees, boundary lines, and encroachments.(4) the purchase and sale of both residential and commercial properties; (5) the drafting, review and negotiation of both residential and commercial leases; and (6) advising condominium homeowner associations and residents;

30 years

25%
Landlord or Tenant 15%

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30 years

15%
Foreclosure 5%

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30 years

5%
Residential Real Estate 5%

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30 years

5%

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Licenses

Licensed in California for 29 years

State: California

Acquired: 1996

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Location

Law Offices of Melissa Cari Marsh

13527 Huston St, Sherman Oaks, CA, 91423

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Melissa Cari Marsh's Reviews

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Posted by Fred | June 21, 2019 | Hired Attorney | Real Estate

Melissa Marsh is an excellent and remarkable real estate attorney

An extremely brilliant attorney dealing with real estate and landlord tenant issues. She has helped us with our family business over the last six years and has handled several very difficult cases for us with very favorable outcomes in all of them. Melissa Marsh’s rates are very reasonable and I co...nsider the legal advise she provides the best you can get. Fred W

Posted by Rodger Gariano | October 27, 2017

No one better!!!!

Melissa is a firecracker. All I can say is USE HER!!!!! Her advice is straight and direct. No BS. Second time I use her and I will always consult her before I hire an attorney.

Posted by Patrick | December 16, 2016 | Hired Attorney | Business

Great transactional lawyer

I retained Melissa Marsh on a couple of transactions. I found her to be very accessible and flexible, thoughtful, thorough and conscientious. I shall certainly use her again if any legal issues I may have are in her area of practice. She is quite personable, too.

Posted by anonymous | May 29, 2009 | Business

Savy Business Attorney

I was very fortunate to have found Ms. Marsh to assist me in restructuring my jewelry business. She was kind enough to spend time with me on the phone. About a month after our initial conversation, I retained her to restructure my business and her fees were very reasonable. She is professional, re...sponsive and a straight shooter- she will tell you how it is, the good and the bad, which I really appreciated. I highly recommend Melissa Marsh for all business legal matters.

Posted by anonymous | January 24, 2008 | Business

Excellent Lawyer if you can get her

She does a lot of transactional work. But also great for advice on litigation. She graduated 3rd in her class from Loyola. This is the best inside counsel you could ever hope to have.

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Melissa Cari Marsh's Lawyer Endorsements

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David Piotrowski

Landlord or tenant lawyer | Apr 04

Relationship: Fellow lawyer in community

"Melissa posts helpful answers in the landlord/tenant section of AVVO and her articles are thoughtful and well-written."

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Alan Brinkmeier

Financial markets and services lawyer | Jun 10

Relationship: Fellow lawyer in community

"I have reviewed a substantial number of Ms. Marsh's contributions on a nationwide online forum to help others and have found them to be very informative, and the recommendations very practical."

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Theodore Robinson

Real estate lawyer | Jun 09

Relationship: Fellow lawyer in community

"I endorse this lawyer's work. I have read and reviewed a number of this lawyer's answers and found them insightful, intelligent and helpful to readers, including myself. I would recommend her as an attorney."

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Kenneth Swenson

Contracts and agreements lawyer | Jun 02

Relationship: Fellow lawyer in community

"I am very impressed by the thoroughness and thoughfulness of the answers that Ms. Marsh has posted on Avvo. She has made a significant contribution to the community."

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Dimitry Tsimberg

Family lawyer

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Alan Brinkmeier

Appeals lawyer

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Theodore Robinson

Criminal defense lawyer

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Frances Campbell

Landlord or tenant lawyer

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Kenneth Swenson

Employment and labor lawyer

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Karen Gichtin

Litigation lawyer

Experience

Rating:  7.9 (Very Good)

Honors

1995

Sayre Macneil Scholar, Loyola Law School

1995

American Jurisprudence Award - Torts II, Bancroft-Whitney

1995

American Jurisprudence Award - Trusts and Wills, Bancroft-Whitney

1994

St. Thomas More Law Honor Society, Loyola Law School

1994

Deans List, Loyola Law School

1994

American Jurisprudence Award - Constitutional Law, Bancroft-Whitney

1994

American Jurisprudence Award - Remedies, Bancroft-Whitney

1993

Phi Delta Phi Law Honor Society, Loyola Law School

1991

Political Science Honor Society, UCLA

1990

National Honor Key Society, UCLA

1990

Pi Gamma Mu Honor Society, UCLA

Work Experience

1997 - Present

Owner, Law Office Of Melissa C. Marsh

2000 - 2005

In House Counsel, Oh Boy! Industries, Inc.

1999 - 1999

Contract Attorney, Brull, Piccionelli, Sarno & Braun

1997 - 1998

Of Counsel, Rosenfeld, Meyer & Susman - Beverly Hills

1997 - 1999

In House Counsel, Business Sampler Advertising Inc

1996 - 1997

Contract Attorney, Law Office of Stacy Sokol

1995 - 1996

, L.A. County Municipal Courts, Planning & Research Unit

1995 - 1997

Part Time Law Clerk, Law Office of Robert J. Russo

1994 - 1995

Law Clerk, Law Office of Michelle C. Lavin

1993 - 1993

Intern, L.A. District Attorney Office, Child Support & Enforcement Division

Associations

1996 - Present

State Bar of California

1996 - 1998

American Bar Association

Member

1996 - 1998

Los Angeles County Bar Association

Member

Education

1996

Loyola Law School

JD - Juris Doctor

1995

McGill School of Law, Montreal Canada.

1994

Trinity College, Cambridge, England

1992

Univ of California at Los Angeles

BA - Bachelor of Arts

Publications

2000

California Legal Transactions Guide - Matthew Bender Multi Member Limited Liability Company Operating Agreement

Languages

English

Spanish

Activity

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