Carissa is the founding attorney and CEO of BeVeg, the leading law firm for vegan certification. Carissa is also an awarded-Super Lawyer, and regular legal expert for networks like Fox, CNN/HLN, CBS, NBC, and shows like the Nancy Grace show. Carissa was also an anchor in New York City for Dan Abrams on Law and Crime. Carissa earned her law degree from U.C. Berkeley, where she served as an Editor of Law Review. Carissa earned her Masters in Journalism from Northwestern University. Before founding her law firm, Carissa was a prosecutor, Greenberg Traurig litigator, and a law clerk for the California Supreme Court. Recently, Carissa co-hosted with Jane Velez-Mitchell on the Amazon Prime cooking show New Day New Chef. Carissa is vegan from birth.