Vanessa J. Cole is an attorney at Juris Bridge Law Firm in Italy, where she specializes in helping clients navigate complex inheritance matters across both Italy and the United States, with a focus on cities such as Florence, Milan, New York, and San Francisco.

Vanessa earned her Juris Doctorate from the University of California, Berkeley, School of Law in 2022, graduating with Pro Bono Honors and a Certificate in Public Interest and Social Justice.

During her time in law school, Vanessa served as an editor for both the California Law Review and the Berkeley Journal of Employment and Labor Law. She co-directed the Wage Justice Clinic, where she supported workers pursuing wage and hour claims before the California Labor Commissioner. She also served as a judicial extern for the Honorable Kim McLane Wardlaw of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit and worked as a summer associate at a leading plaintiffs’ class action firm in California.

Before attending law school, Vanessa worked as a litigation assistant at a national nonprofit organization focused on disability rights through class action litigation. She holds a Bachelor of Arts with Highest Honors from the University of California, Berkeley, awarded in 2017.