Inna Shankar, Esq.

Inna Shankar is a founding Shareholder of Shankar Legal Inc., where she provides strategic advisory and transactional legal services to education sector, private business, and non-profit clients. She also advises on commercial and residential landlord-tenant matters, overseeing the firm's municipal agency work, including eviction defense services through local government contracts.

Drawing on more than 13 years of experience in employment, business, and landlord–tenant law, Ms. Shankar works closely with clients to anticipate challenges, resolve conflicts efficiently, and build legal strategies that strengthen their organizations for the future.

For private business and non-profit clients, Ms. Shankar has extensive experience in contract review and drafting, business formation, governance and dissolution, and landlord-tenant law. She also advises on California and federal employment law compliance, including wage and hour matters, and conducts complex workplace investigations.

For education sector clients, Ms. Shankar provides guidance on business office operations, student matters, and Special Education Law compliance. She conducts investigations into Title IX complaints, harassment, discrimination, and bullying for K-12 schools, community colleges, and universities. She drafts school and university policies, procedures, and collective bargaining agreements, and has significant expertise in CalSTRS/CalPERS retirement law.

Trained in trauma-informed investigation techniques and California-specific legal compliance, Ms. Shankar takes a holistic approach to investigations, from initial communications and risk mitigation to final reports and advising on subsequent employment actions.