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 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).
J.D., University of California, Davis, School of Law (2006)
B.A., University of California, Davis, Political Science - Public Service and History (2002)
Building Industry Association (BIA), Bay Area
California Building Industry Association (CBIA)
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
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)