Janelle Orsi is a writer, cartoonist, and lawyer focused on cooperatives, worker-directed nonprofits, land trusts, housing justice, community-owned energy, and reimagining finance. She is Co-Founder of the cooperatively-structured nonprofit Sustainable Economies Law Center, which facilitates the growth of more sustainable and localized economies through education, research, and advocacy. Most of her time is spent providing legal support to beautiful organizations seeking restore humans and land to more loving relationships with each other. At the Law Center, her primary focus is on Sacred Legal Circles and Wealth Redistribution. 

Writings and videos: A collection of Janelle's writings and videos can be found here: Patches of Aliveness. Janelle's recent cartoons include: Becoming The Land, We All Work For The Land, Coming Home To Each Other, and How We Hold Land. You can find a playlist of her older cartoons here. 

Books: Janelle is the author of Practicing Law in the Sharing Economy: Helping People Build Cooperatives, Social Enterprise, and Local Sustainable Economies (ABA Books 2012), and co-author of The Sharing Solution: How to Save Money, Simplify Your Life & Build Community (Nolo Press 2009), a practical and legal guide to cooperating and sharing resources of all kinds.

Fellowship and Recognition: In 2014, Janelle was selected to be an Ashoka Fellow, joining a robust cohort of social entrepreneurs who are recognized to have innovative solutions to social problems and the potential to change patterns across society.  In 2010, Janelle was profiled by the American Bar Association as a Legal Rebel, an attorney who is “remaking the legal profession through the power of innovation.” In 2012, Janelle was one of 100 people listed on The (En)Rich List, which names individuals "whose contributions enrich paths to sustainable futures."