Experienced Employee Rights Attorney
About Commerford Legal
Experienced Legal Advocate
Marisa K. Commerford dedicates her practice to fighting for the rights of employees who have been wronged in the workplace. Her litigation practice covers a broad spectrum of claims, including wrongful termination, discrimination, harassment, retaliation, whistleblower, and wage disputes.
Marisa brings a unique strategic advantage to her plaintiff clients: extensive experience counseling small businesses. This background gives her critical insight into how employers investigate claims and defend lawsuits, allowing her to anticipate defense strategies and build stronger cases for her clients. She is a tenacious advocate who has successfully taken multiple cases to verdict in trial.
Marisa graduated cum laude from Whittier School of Law on a Dean’s Merit Academic Scholarship and holds a Bachelor of Arts in Law and Society from the University of California at Santa Barbara. In addition to her litigation work, Marisa has shared her expertise as an adjunct professor at Santa Barbara City College, where she lectured on Human Resource Management and other legal topics.
A native of the San Francisco Bay Area, Marisa is dedicated to mental and physical wellness, particularly within the legal community. As an Experienced Registered Yoga Teacher (E-RYT), she not only leads yoga retreats designed specifically for individuals experiencing workplace burnout, but she is also the founder of Renegade Mermaid, a platform and blog dedicated to supporting lawyers facing similar challenges.