Heather L. Rosing

Top rated Professional Liability attorney in San Diego, California

Rosing Pott & Strohbehn
Heather L. Rosing
Rosing Pott & Strohbehn

Practice areas: Professional Liability, Business Litigation; view more

Licensed in California since: 1996

Education: Northwestern University School of Law

Selected to Super Lawyers: 2008 - 2026
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Rosing Pott & Strohbehn

770 First Avenue
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Heather L. Rosing is a founding partner at Rosing Pott & Strohbehn in San Diego, California. With a career spanning several decades, she is the leader of the firm’s Complex Litigation and Professional Liability Department, and the Discipline Defense, Ethics, and Risk Management Department.

Ms. Rosing’s academic journey began at the University of Illinois, where she graduated with her Bachelor of Science degree in 1993. Her pursuit of legal excellence continued at the Northwestern University School of Law, where she earned her Juris Doctor in 1996. These formative years laid a strong foundation for her legal career, equipping her with the knowledge and skills necessary to excel in the legal field. Soon after obtaining her license to practice law in California, she was admitted to practice before the following federal courts:

  • All the federal district courts in California
  • The United States Bankruptcy Courts for the Southern and Central Districts of California
  • The United States Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit
  • The Supreme Court of Illinois

Throughout her career, Ms. Rosing has garnered significant recognition for her legal acumen and ethical standards. She has been peer-review rated AV Preeminent* through Martindale-Hubbell, the organization’s highest rating, and additionally holds a perfect score of "10.0" on Avvo, to name a few.

Outside her legal community, Ms. Rosing maintains close affiliations with myriad legal organizations and has held important positions in many of them as well, including in The State Bar of California, the California Lawyers Association, the Tom Homann LGBTQ+ Law Association, California ChangeLawyers and the American Bar Association, among many others.

*AV®, AV Preeminent®, Martindale-Hubbell Distinguished and Martindale-Hubbell Notable are certification marks used under license in accordance with the Martindale-Hubbell certification procedures, standards and policies. Martindale-Hubbell® is the facilitator of a peer-review rating process. Ratings reflect the anonymous opinions of members of the bar and the judiciary. Martindale-Hubbell® Peer Review Ratings™ fall into two categories – legal ability and general ethical standards.

Practice areas

Professional Liability: Defense, Business Litigation

Focus areas

Ethics & Professional Responsibility, Legal Malpractice, Professional Malpractice - Other

  • 80% Professional Liability: Defense
  • 20% Business Litigation

First Admitted: 1996, California

Professional Webpage: https://rosinglaw.com/people/heather-rosing/

Bar / Professional Activity

  • Supreme Court of Illinois (1997)
  • Northwestern School of Law Alumni Law Board: Lifetime Member
  • Northwestern Alumni Association: Regional Director (2003-2005)
  • National Association of Women Judges: Member; Volunteer and Chair of the Friends Committee for Success Inside and Out
  • San Diego Defense Lawyers Association: Member, Award Recipient
  • Tom Homann Law Association: Member, Foundation Board of Directors (2016-2019)
  • San Diego La Raza Lawyers Association: Member
  • Earl B. Gilliam Bar Association: Member, Award Recipient
  • Association of Professional Responsibility Lawyers: Member
  • Association of Business Trial Lawyers: Member
  • California Women Lawyers: Member
  • Lawyers Club of San Diego: Judicial Incubator Committee, Member (2017); Newsletter Editor (2003-2005); Golf Tournament Chair (1998-1999)
  • Louis M. Welsh American Inns of Court: Barrister (2002-2004)
  • San Diego Volunteer Lawyer Program: Board of Directors (2004-2006); Co-Chair, LAF-Off (2007-2013); Award Recipient
  • San Diego County Bar Association (SDCBA): Legal Ethics Committee, Member (2001-2013), Co-Chair (2006); Board of Directors (2003-2009), President (2007-2008)(including leading an effort to oppose Proposition 8); Servicemembers’ Civil Relief Act Pro Bono Program, Chair (2008 – 2019); PCC Fund Distribution Working Group, Chair (2009-2013); Bench Bar Committee, Member (2010-present); Civility, Integrity, & Professionalism Committee, Chair (2010-present); Court Funding Action Committee (2012-2015)
  • Pacific Arts Movement: Community Legacy Award Committee Member (2015)
  • Merit Selection Panel for U.S. Magistrate Judge: Member, appointed by then Chief Judge Irma Gonzalez of the United States District Court, Southern District of California (2009)
  • California Change Lawyers (formerly California Bar Foundation): President (2017-2018); Board Member (2014-present); Secretary (2015-2017)
  • State Bar of California: Board of Trustees (2011-2015); Task Force on Admissions Regulation, Phase I, Member (2012-2013); Working Group on Limited License Technician Law, Member (2013); Treasurer (2013-2014); Regulations, Admissions, and Discipline Oversight Committee, Chair (2013-2014); Audit Committee, Chair (2013-2014); Vice President (2014-2015); Planning and Budget Committee, Chair (2014-2015); Rules Revision Commission of the State Bar of California, Advisor (2016-2018); Mandatory Insurance Working Group, Member (2017-2019)
  • Resolve Law San Diego, Steering Committee (2020-2021)
  • CJA Judicial Fairness Coalition, Member (2021-present)
  • Statewide Civility Task Force (collaboration of the State Bar, the California Judges Association and the California Lawyers Association), Co-Vice-Chair (chaired by Justice Brian Currey) (2021)
  • American Bar Association: Standing Committee on Lawyers’ Professional Liability (Member: 2008-2012; Chair: 2022-present); Chair, ABA National Legal Malpractice Conference (2009, 2013, 2019); Standing Committee on Legal Specialization (Member: 2020-2022); Chair or Co-Chair, State/Regional Bar Professional Liability Committee Roundtable (2005-2008)
  • U.S. District Court, Southern District of California (1997)
  • U.S. District Court, Northern District of California (2011)
  • U.S. District Court, Eastern District of California (2007)
  • U.S. District Court, Central District of California (1998)
  • U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit (2012)
  • U.S. Bankruptcy Court, Southern and Central Districts of California (1996)
  • California (1996)

Educational Background

  • University of Illinois, Bachelor of Science, 1993

Scholarly Lectures / Writings

  • Heather L. Rosing Discusses Ethics for Venture Capital Lawyers with ABA’s To the Extent That… Podcast (August 19, 2023)
  • Heather L. Rosing, Esq. Named 2015 Defense Lawyer of the Year (January 27, 2015)
  • Heather Rosing Delivers Diversity and Inclusion Presentation (August 12, 2015)
  • Klinedinst Shareholder Heather Rosing Speaks at WBPC Lunch Meeting (September 16, 2015)
  • Heather Rosing Delivers CLE Presentation on Ethics (December 4, 2015)
  • Klinedinst Shareholder and CFO Heather L. Rosing Speaks on Client Trust Accounting (January 13, 2016)
  • San Diego Metro Magazine Names John Klinedinst and Heather Rosing Best Lawyers 2016 (May 23, 2016)
  • Heather Rosing Moderates Training Panel for SCRA Pro Bono Program (July 12, 2016)
  • Heather Rosing Recognized by Best Lawyers in America® (August 15, 2016)
  • Heather Rosing Delivers Ethics Webinar for Attorneys Handling Appeals (September 12, 2016)
  • Heather L. Rosing Elected President of California Bar Foundation (January 9, 2017)
  • Heather Rosing Presents at ABA’s LPL Young Professionals Program (June 29, 2018)
  • Heather L. Rosing Elected First President of California Lawyers Association (January 19, 2018)
  • Super Lawyers® Honors Eight Klinedinst San Diego Attorneys (April 11, 2018)
  • Heather Rosing and Gregory Garbacz Recognized in Best Lawyers in America 2019 (September 5, 2018)
  • Daily Journal Names Heather L. Rosing Top 100 Lawyer (September 25, 2018)
  • California Change Lawyers Awards Scholarships to 61 Diverse California Law Students, Honors Social Change Lawyers (October 5, 2018)
  • Nine Klinedinst Attorneys Honored in 2019 San Diego Super Lawyers (March 22, 2019)
  • Heather L. Rosing and David M. Majchrzak Publish Op-Ed Seeking Comment on Legal Technology Report (August 14, 2019)
  • Heather Rosing and Gregory Garbacz Recognized in Best Lawyers in America® 2020 (August 15, 2019)
  • Heather L. Rosing Named Recipient of 2019 Witkin Award (August 29, 2019)
  • Daily Journal Names Heather L. Rosing Top 100 Lawyer (September 18, 2019)
  • Attorneys team up to reduce court backlog ABC 10 News San Diego (May 22, 2020)
  • RESOLVE Law San Diego Launches to Help Courts Clear Civil Litigation Backlog Due to COVID-19
  • Daily Journal Honors Heather L. Rosing as Top Lawyer of the Decade
  • Klinedinst PC Names Heather L. Rosing CEO, Announces New Leadership Promotions
  • Heather Rosing Presents on Judicial Isolation and Well-Being for the California Judges Association
  • Heather L. Rosing Presented at Law Firm Leadership Conference on Empowering Women
  • Klinedinst CEO Heather Rosing Named to 2021 Top 100 Lawyers in California by Daily Journal
  • Heather L. Rosing Honored with the Daniel T. Broderick III Award at the 37th Annual Red Boudreau Dinner
  • Heather L. Rosing to Lead ABA Standing Committee on Lawyers’ Professional Liability
  • Klinedinst Attorneys Recognized by Best Lawyers® 2023
  • Sixteen Klinedinst Attorneys Featured in 2023 San Diego Super Lawyers® (March 31, 2023)

Honors

  • AV Preeminent* rating through Martindale-Hubbell
  • Defense Lawyer of the Year, San Diego Defense Lawyers, (2015)
  • Wigmore Key, Northwestern University School of Law, (1996)
  • 40 Under Forty, San Diego Metropolitan Magazine, (2004)
  • Outstanding Volunteer Award, San Dieguito River Park, (2005)
  • Tribute to Women in Industry, YWCA, (2009)
  • Service to the SDCBA Award, San Diego County Bar Association, (2012)
  • Top Attorney, The Daily Transcript, (2009-2012, 2014)
  • CFO of the Year, San Diego Business Journal, (2011, 2014, 2016)
  • Top 50 San Diego Super Lawyers, Southern California Super Lawyers®, (2014)
  • Top 25 Women San Diego Super Lawyers, Southern California Super Lawyers®, (2014)
  • Top 10 San Diego Super Lawyers, Southern California Super Lawyers®, (2014)
  • Number 1 Attorney in San Diego, Southern California Super Lawyers®, (2014)
  • Recognized in Southern California Super Lawyers® for Professional Liability, Defense (2014)
  • Top 10 San Diego Super Lawyers, San Diego Super Lawyers®, (2013 and 2015)
  • Top 3 San Diego Super Lawyers, San Diego Super Lawyers®, (2013 and 2015)
  • Exemplary Service Award, San Diego Volunteer Lawyer Program, (2014)
  • Hon. David H. Bartick Award for Civility and Professionalism Recipient, (2022)
  • Best of the Bar, San Diego Business Journal, (2014 and 2016)
  • Best Lawyers in San Diego, San Diego Metro Magazine, (2016)
  • Corporate Commitment to Diversity Award, The Earl B. Gilliam Bar Foundation, (2016)
  • Top 50 San Diego Super Lawyers, San Diego Super Lawyers®, (2010-2013, 2015-2022)
  • Top 25 Women San Diego Super Lawyers, San Diego Super Lawyers®, (2009-2013, 2015-2022)
  • Top 10 San Diego Super Lawyers, San Diego Super Lawyers®, (2013-2015, 2016, 2022)
  • San Diego Super Lawyers® for Professional Liability, Defense (2008-2013, 2015-2023)
  • Recognized in Best Lawyers in America® for Ethics and Professional Liability Law, Legal Malpractice Law, and Professional Liability Law, (2011-2023)
  • Fastcase 50 Honoree, (2019)
  • Witkin Award Honoree for Excellence in Public Service, (2019)
  • Top Lawyers – Business Litigation, San Diego Magazine, (2016-2020)
  • Fastcase 50 Honoree, (2019)
  • Witkin Award Honoree for Excellence in Public Service, (2019)
  • Top Lawyers – Business Litigation, San Diego Magazine (2016-2020)
  • Influential Women in San Diego County, The Daily Transcript (2020)
  • Top 100 Lawyers in California, Daily Journal (2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023)
  • Top Lawyer of the Decade, Daily Journal (2021)
  • Woman of Influence in Law 2021, San Diego Business Journal (2021)
  • Daniel T. Broderick III Professionalism and Civility Award, Attorneys of San Diego, American Board of Trial Advocates and San Diego Defense Lawyers
  • Lawyer of the Year for Professional Malpractice Law – Defendants, Best Lawyers in America® (2014, 2022)
  • Best Lawyers in America® for Ethics and Professional Responsibility Law, Legal Malpractice Law – Defendants, and Professional Malpractice Law, Defendants (2011-2023)
  • National Conference of Bar Presidents (NCBP), Fellows Award (2022)
  • Top 100 Leaders in Law Award, San Diego Business Journal, (2022)

Office location for Heather L. Rosing

770 First Avenue
Suite 200
San Diego, CA 92101

Phone: 619-990-5566

Selections

19 Years Super Lawyers
  • Super Lawyers: 2008 - 2026

Top Lists

Top 25: Women San Diego Super Lawyers: 2009 - 2026 Top 10: San Diego Super Lawyers: 2013 - 2016, 2022 - 2026 Top 50: San Diego Super Lawyers: 2010 - 2026

Certificates and credentials

California Board of Legal Specialization
Legal Professional Liability
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Articles about Heather L. Rosing by Super Lawyers

The Ethicist and the Economist

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