Beth A. Marino joined as a partner in the firm in 2016. For over 25 years, Beth has provided legal counsel to companies with respect to their significant business transactions and day-to-day organizational matters. Beth believes the best legal counsel for business clients comes from having a detailed understanding of the client’s objectives. She seeks to develop an in-depth grasp of the business fundamentals that drive client’s success. This insight helps her provide clients with legal solutions that are designed to meet their business objectives.
Prior to joining Glick Haupt Marino LLP, Beth was Vice President of Legal & Corporate Affairs of Santa Maria Energy, LLC, an independent, private energy company in Santa Barbara County, where she oversaw all corporate, regulatory and permitting, risk management, public and governmental affairs and human resource matters for the company.
From 2002 to 2011, Beth was a partner in the San Luis Obispo office of Andre, Morris & Buttery where she was a member of the Business and Real Estate Transactions and Employment Law Groups. Prior to joining Andre, Morris & Buttery, Beth was an associate with Keesal, Young & Logan at it’s Long Beach office where she practiced in their Corporate & Real Estate and Employment Law Groups.
Beth specializes in business entity formation and counseling regarding day-to-day operations, compliance issues and dispute resolution; mergers, acquisitions, reorganizations and dissolutions involving all forms of business entities; transactions involving the purchase, sale, leasing and operation of real estate; contract drafting and analysis; financing transactions, including both real and personal property secured lending, start-up capital and private placements; employment law counseling and compliance, including all aspects of human resources operations; and intellectual property protection.
Beth is active in the local business community and is currently serving as Director for the San Luis Obispo Chamber of Commerce, after previously serving as Board Chair (2008) and Board Counsel for the organization. She also currently serves as Chair of the Sierra Vista Regional Medical Center Governing Board. Beth served as a member of the Board of Directors of Prado Day Center and was member of the Chamber-Cal Poly Economic Development Initiative focused on promoting a successful entrepreneurial ecosystem in San Luis Obispo. Beth also serves as a Board & Executive Committee Member of the San Luis Coastal Education Foundation.
In 2009, Beth was honored with a Female Achievers Award by the Central Coast Women’s Network for using her professional knowledge and personal insight to make a difference for others.
Beth received her B.A. degree in Political Science from the University of Colorado at Boulder. She received her J.D. degree from the University of San Diego School of Law and was admitted to the California Bar in 1997.
Beth lives in San Luis Obispo with her husband, Jesse. They have two sons in college.