Ella Gower

Managing Shareholder
Walnut Creek, CA
925.941.3211
ella.gower@msrlegal.com
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Ella is the managing shareholder at Miller Starr Regalia and Chair of the Common Interest Development Practice Group. She advises clients on residential, commercial, and mixed-use developments and on land sharing issues.

Ella is the managing shareholder at Miller Starr Regalia and Chair of the Common Interest Development Practice Group. She advises clients on residential, commercial, and mixed-use developments and on land sharing issues.

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Biography

Ella Gower is the managing shareholder at Miller Starr Regalia. As Chair of the Common Interest Development Practice Group, Ella prepares governing documents and related easement and land sharing agreements for residential, commercial and mixed-use developments. The developments include high-rise condominium projects, planned developments, master planned communities, senior housing projects, and affordable housing projects. She works extensively with the Department of Real Estate.

She regularly assists clients with obtaining local and state project approvals including mapping of air space parcels and condominiums. She advises clients regarding issues related to the Subdivision Map Act, Subdivided Lands Act, Commercial and Industrial Common Interest Development Act, Davis-Stirling Common Interest Development Act and the Right to Repair Law (SB 800).

Education

J.D., University of California, Davis, School of Law (2006)

B.A., University of California, Davis, Political Science - Public Service and History (2002)

Associations

Building Industry Association (BIA), Bay Area 

  • Current Member of the Department of Real Estate Committee
  • Past Chair of Department of Real Estate Committee (2016, 2019-2021, 2025)
  • Past Director, Board of Directors
  • Past Chair, Associate’s Committee

California Building Industry Association (CBIA) 

  • Current Member of Legal Affairs Committee, Government Affairs Committee, and Department of Real Estate Committee (including the Legal Action Subcommittee)
  • Past Chair, Department of Real Estate Committee (2018-2019)
  • Past Vice Chair, Department of Real Estate Committee (2016-2017)

Contra Costa County Bar Association (CCCBA)

Kennedy-King Memorial Scholarship Fund – Board of Directors; General Counsel

Kids in Need of Defense (KIND) Northern California Advisory Committee

Pro Bono Attorney for Unaccompanied Minors (Kids in Need of Defense (KIND))

Pro Bono Attorney for Aids Legal Referral Program (ALRP)

Pro Bono Attorney for Habitat for Humanity East Bay/Silicon Valley

Publications

Chapter 28, “Common Interest Developments,” Miller & Starr, California Real Estate 4th (co-author)

Chapter 29 “Subdivision Offerings, Sales and Leasing,” Miller & Starr, California Real Estate 4th (co-author)

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In The News
November 6, 2025

U.S. News - Best Lawyers® Names Miller Starr Regalia to “Best Law Firms” Oakland Metropolitan Tier 1 ranking in Land Use & Zoning Law and Real Estate Law

Miller Starr Regalia (MSR), a preeminent California real estate law firm for more than 60 years, announced today that for the 15th consecutive year it has been named by U.S. News – Best Lawyers® a Regional Tier 1 law firm in the Oakland metropolitan area. The firm is recognized for its experience in land use & zoning and real estate law.

In The News
September 8, 2025

Miller Starr Regalia Expands Transactional Department with Three-Attorney Team from Bartko Pavia in Walnut Creek

Miller Starr Regalia (MSR), a preeminent California real estate law firm for more than 60 years, announced today the addition of a three-attorney team to its growing Transactional Department in Walnut Creek. Joining MSR from Bartko Pavia, the trio is led by shareholder Hilda Senseney and includes senior counsel Kimberly Weber and Hector Suarez. The group brings decades of experience representing national retail and office tenants in California and across the U.S., managing transactions related to retail and office portfolios. 

In The News
November 7, 2024

Miller Starr Regalia Receives “Best Law Firms” Metropolitan Tier 1 Ranking in Land Use & Zoning Law and Real Estate Law in Oakland from Best Lawyers®

Miller Starr Regalia (MSR), a preeminent California real estate law firm for more than 60 years, announced today that for the 14th consecutive year it has been named a Tier 1 law firm in the Oakland metropolitan area by Best Lawyers® . The firm is recognized for its experience in land use and zoning and real estate law in the 2025 edition of Best Law Firms.