Marissa Rossetti joined the Sikh Coalition as a Staff Attorney in March 2022 and was promoted to Senior Staff Attorney in May 2025. In her role, she provides legal assistance and advocates on behalf of Sikhs who have been discriminated against or subject to bias upon their religious beliefs or Sikh identity in areas like hate crimes, bullying, profiling, employment discrimination and religious rights cases.
Marissa has worked on the Sikh Coalition’s work to combat employment discrimination in the U.S. military and assists on our current landmark case against the U.S. Marine Corps. Marissa is the primary attorney for the Sikh Coalition’s amicus brief program. In addition to legal work, Marissa played a lead role in writing a resource for law enforcement agencies; the Sikh Coalition’s Guide for Investigating and Prosecuting Bias/Hate – Motivated Crimes Against Sikhs.
Prior to joining the Sikh Coalition, Marissa clerked for the Honorable Harold Willocks at the Superior Court of the Virgin Islands on the island of St. Croix. She also previously served as a member of the 2018 Americorps JD program through Equal Justice Works where she was hosted at the Tennessee Justice Center. While there, she assisted with helping clients navigate the Affordable Care Act and Tenncare by conducting intake screenings for clients over the age of 65 and performing research on healthcare policy.
Marissa graduated from the University of Toledo cum laude with a bachelor’s degree in healthcare administration and a minor in business administration. She then earned her J.D. from Ohio Northern Pettit College of Law, and is a member of the Arizona and Ohio bar. Marissa is a former Division 1 cross country and track and field student-athlete and has coached two youth cross country and track and field teams.