Thursday, September 11, 2025 — MCLE Luncheon — Joanna Storey Mishler

We are very pleased to have as our September speaker, Joanna Storey Mishler, Senior Counsel with Rosing, Pott & Strohbehn, who will present “Legal Ethics Lessons Learned From Fictional Attorneys.” During this entertaining and worthwhile program, our speaker will use scenes from films and television shows that depict fictional attorneys involved with thorny, or not so thorny, legal ethics issues, and then discuss how California Rules of Professional Conduct would apply to the situation, and whether the attorney got it wrong or right.

The program will provide 1.0 hour MCLE ETHICS credit, and we hope that all of you will be able to participate in this educational program being given by Ms. Storey Mishler.

 

Some Information About Our Speaker:

Joanna Storey Mishler, Senior Counsel

 

 

 

Email: JMishler@RosingLaw.com
Phone: +1 (619) 413-0651

Joanna is a judge’s lawyer and a lawyer’s lawyer. She works with clients to proactively mitigate the risk of potential loss and find creative solutions when thorny problems arise. Joanna is the Chair of the Legal Ethics Committee of the Bar Association of San Francisco.

She focuses her practice on professional liability, risk management, and legal ethics for lawyers and law firms. Joanna also represents judicial officers appearing before the California Commission on Judicial Performance.

Joanna is a Certified Information Privacy Professional (CIPP/US) and counsels law firm clients on identifying, evaluating, and managing risks associated with privacy and information security practices.

As a regular speaker and contributor to legal publications, Joanna uses a “lessons learned” approach and offers practical tips to navigate the intersection of ethics, risk management, and cybersecurity, with an eye on effective communication and technology competence.

 

Admissions:

California; U.S. District Courts for the Central District, Eastern District, Northern District and Southern District of California

 

Practice Groups:

Legal Ethics and Law Firm Risk Management; Privacy and Data Security; Professional Liability

 

Education:

Santa Clara University School of Law (J.D., 2001); Indiana University Bloomington (B.A., 1997); Phi Beta Kappa;  American University, Washington Semester Program (1996)

 

Professional and Community Affiliations:

The State Bar of California; American Bar Association: Member, Center for Professional Responsibility; The Bar Association of San Francisco: Chair, Legal Ethics Committee (2024-present), Vice Chair, Legal Ethics Committee (2022-2023); International Association of Privacy Professionals (IAPP), Certified Information Privacy Professional/United States (CIPP/US); Association of Professional Responsibility Lawyers: Chair, Integration and Engagement Committee (2022-2023); Association of Discipline Defense Counsel (ADDC): Member

 

Publications:

“When confidentiality meets crime, California lawyers face a fine line,” Daily Journal (June 23, 2025)

“Lessons Learned From Modern Fictional Attorneys,” Daily Journal (November 26, 2024)

“How to Ethically Prepare a Witness,” Bar Association of San Francisco (April 8, 2024)

“ABA Offers Tips for Effective Client-Lawyer Communications,” BASF Legal by the Bay (January 21, 2022)

“Data Breach: Breaking Down a Lawyer’s Ethical Duties to Inquire and Disclose,” BASF Legal by the Bay (January 26, 2021)

“Rule 1.13 Likely Requires a Lawyer to ‘Report Up’ an Instruction to ‘Bury the Evidence,’“ BASF Legal by the Bay (June 24, 2020)

“Time to Refresh Your Conflicts Check Procedures,” BASF Legal by the Bay (September 5, 2018)

“Two’s a Company, Three Might Get You Disqualified: The Ethics of Joint Representation,” BASF Legal by the Bay (August 15, 2017)

“Legal Ethics Considerations for Ancillary Businesses,” Daily Journal (August 8, 2024)

“Lessons Learned From Classic Fictional Attorneys,” Daily Journal (October 26, 2023)

“Lessons Learned From Classic Fictional Attorneys,” Daily Journal (October 26, 2023)

“Legal Ethics Lessons Learned From TV Lawyers,” Daily Journal (September 13, 2021)

“Lawyers Beware: How Data Privacy Protections Differ from Privilege and Confidentiality,” ABA’s Practice Points (December 21, 2020)

“Beware of Web Beacons that Can Secretly Monitor Your Email,” BASF Legal by the Bay (August 27, 2019)

“The Ethics of Third-Party Technology Solutions,” San Francisco Attorney Magazine (February 21, 2018)

“Practical Ethics Tips for Remote Depositions,” BASF Legal by the Bay (May 5, 2022)

“The Ethics of Third-Party Litigation Funding,” BASF Legal by the Bay (June 21, 2021)

“Practical Tips to Mitigate Risk When Videoconferencing,” Daily Business Review (October 27, 2020)

“The Elephant in the Room: The Ethics of Discovering an Impaired Lawyer in Your Firm,” DRI’s For the Defense magazine (November 2018)

“Who Knew the Courts Adopted Commonsense Professional Guidelines,” San Francisco Attorney Magazine (November 27, 2017)

“Think Twice Before You File That Exhibit,” BASF Legal by the Bay (March 20, 2017)

 

Presentations / Speaking Engagements:

Please see attached list of presentations by Joanna Storey Mishhler – click here.