Acknowledgments

• Author: Janelle Orsi
• Profession: Is the Director of the national nonprofit Sustainable Economies Law Center, and she is a 'sharing lawyer' in private law practice in Oakland, CA
• Pages: 19-20

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ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

To My Sharing Economy Law Muse

First, I want to express enormous gratitude to Jenny Kassan, the attor-

ney, leader, and visionary who co-founded the Sustainable Economies

Law Center with me. Thank you for teaching me so much a nd for bring-

ing to light so many puzzles and problems in the legal system. Thank

you, also, for pouring an incredible amount of energy and thought into

this book and into the work of creating a more su stainable and equitable

world.

Whose Idea Was This Anyway?

Thank you to Erin Nevius, this book’s editor and the person who per-

suaded me to write this book in the first place. You’ve been wonderful

to work with!

To the Chapter Editing Superstars

Thank you to everyone who read, edited, or commented on book chap-

ters: Jenny Kassan, Sarah Hoskinson, Christen Lee, Thomas Beckett,

Linda Alvarez, Cynthia Hawley, Corinne Calfee, Emily Bolt, Ashlee

Albies, Debra Butler, Shae Irving, and Cameron Holland. And an extra

special thank-you goes to my mom, Jackie Orsi, who read and edited

nearly every chapter, usually on a moment’s notice.

To the Topical Gurus

Thank you to all the people who know more than I do about so many

things and who contributed ideas, feedback, research, and writing to

this book:

• Law Practice and Ethics Gurus: Chr isten Lee, Emily Doskow,

Eileen Barker, Jenny Kassan, Brendan Conley

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