Her recent publications include an Adaptation Tool Kit for Sea Level Rise (2012); Coastal Retreat Measures, book chapter in the Law of Climate Change: U.S. and International Aspects (2012, with Peter Byrne); and Coastal Management in the Face of Rising Seas: Legal Strategies for Connecticut, Sea Grant Law and Policy Journal (2012, with Meagan Singer and Jena Shoaf). Prior to coming to the Harrison Institute, she was staff counsel for two California state agencies, the State Coastal Conservancy and the Ocean Protection Council. Prior to her work in state government, she worked as an associate for a civil litigation firm focusing on real property disputes. Jessica was admitted to the California State Bar in 2005 and the District of Columbia Bar in 2010.