Shareholder and Chief Financial Officer

Heather L. Rosing has extensive experience representing lawyers, accountants, psychologists, and other professionals in professional liability matters. In addition, Ms. Rosing provides non-litigation services in the areas of ethics and risk management, and serves as an expert witness on such issues. She also practices generally in the area of business litigation.

Ms. Rosing is the chair of Klinedinst's Professional Liability Group, and the recipient of Martindale-Hubbell's highest rating. Heather is also a frequent speaker and writer in the area of professional liability, ethics, and risk management. She has spoken at the local, state and national level.

At Klinedinst PC, she served as General Counsel from 2005-2007, and has served as Chief Financial Officer of the firm since 2006.

Heather is very active in the community. She is the Immediate Past President of the San Diego County Bar Association (SDCBA) in 2009, after having served on the board of directors for five years, and as the co-chair of the Legal Ethics Committee in 2006. The SDCBA is a 10,000 member-strong organization.

Heather also previously served on the board of directors of the San Diego Volunteer Lawyer Program, and co-chaired the organization's first ever LAF-Off in 2007. She is also active in Lawyers Club of San Diego, having served as the golf tournament chairperson and newsletter editor. In recent years, Heather also served as the president of the Northwestern Alumni Club of San Diego, a board member of the Northwestern Law School Fund Board and Law School Alumni Board, a board member of the San Dieguito River Valley Conservancy, a board member of the Japan Society of San Diego & Tijuana, and a team leader for the San Diego Rock-N-Roll Marathon. Heather also is a member of many professional and law-related organizations, including the Professional Liability Underwriting Society, the San Diego Psychological Association, the Louis M. Welsh American Inns of Court, the Women's Insolvency Network, and the San Diego Bankruptcy Forum.

At the ABA level, Heather serves on the Standing Committee on Lawyers' Professional Liability, which holds bi-annual conferences for professionals in the practice area.

Born in Chicago, Heather attended the University of Illinois and Northwestern University School of Law, where she served as president of the Student Bar Association. She has been licensed to practice law in California since 1996, and in Illinois since 1997.

Martindale-Hubbell Rating

Highest rating for legal ability and ethical standards.

Professional Organizations

• San Diego County Bar Association, Board of Directors (2004-Present), President (2008), Vice-President (2006), Co-Founder of the annual Nuts & Bolts Seminar, Co-Chair of the Membership Committee (2006)
• American Bar Association Standing Committee on Lawyers' Professional Liability, Committee Member (2008-2012)
• Ethics Committee of SDCBA, Co-Chair (2006), Co-Vice-Chair (2005), Secretary (2002-2004)
• San Diego Volunteer Lawyers Program, LAF-Off Chair (2007), Board of Directors (2004-2006), Fund-raising Committee Chair (2006)
• The Louis M. Welsh American Inns of Court, Alumni (2005-Present), Barrister (2002-2004)
• Lawyers Club of San Diego, Newsletter Editor (2003-2005), Programs Committee (2003-2005), Golf Tournament Chair (1998-1999)
• The State Bar of California
• Illinois State Bar Association
• Professional Liability Underwriting Society
• San Diego Bankruptcy Forum
• San Diego Defense Lawyers
• Association of Business Trial Lawyers
• The Association of Professional Responsibility Lawyers (APRL)
• California Women Lawyers
• Japan Society of San Diego & Tijuana
• California Society of Certified Public Accountants, Associate Member
• Association of Discipline Defense Counsel
• Rotary Club of San Diego

Community Organizations

• San Dieguito River Valley Conservancy, Board of Directors (2004-2007), Education Committee/Newsletter, Chairperson (2006), 20th Anniversary Celebration, Co-chairperson (2006)
• San Dieguito River Park, Volunteer hiking leader (1997-Present)
• Northwestern Alumni Association, Regional Director, (2003-2005)
• Northwestern Alumni Club of San Diego, President (1999-2002)
• Northwestern University School of Law, Law School Alumni Board, Lifetime Member, Law School Fund Board (2003-Present), Young Wigmore Chairperson (2006-Present)
• Japan Society of San Diego & Tijuana, Board of Directors (2002-2005), Membership Committee Chairperson (2002-2004), Co-Chair, First Annual Beer & Sake Festival (2003)
• San Diego Downtown Rotaract Club, Community Service Chairperson

Speaking Engagements, Publications and Interviews

Heather is a prolific speaker and writer in the areas of ethics and professional malpractice. She has been a speaker on ABA panels, at the California State Bar Annual Conference, and at numerous local events, seminars, and courses. She has served as an adjunct professor at UCSD Extension and for the CalCPA Education Foundation, co-teaching an accountant ethics course.

Recognition and Awards

• Recognized as a Top Attorney in San Diego County - Insurance by the San Diego Daily Transcript (2009)
• San Diego YWCA Tribute to Women & Industry (TWIN) Honoree (2009)
• Recognized in the San Diego edition of Super Lawyers® for Professional Liability: Defense (2008 and 2009) and a Top 25 Woman Lawyer (2009)
• Recipient of San Diego Metropolitan's 2004 "40 Under Forty" Award
• San Diego Business Journal's "Women Who Mean Business" Award Finalist (2004)

San Diego, California

HRosing@
KlinedinstLaw.com

Practice Areas

Professional Liability

Admitted To Bar

California (1996)

Supreme Court of Illinois (1997)

U.S. Bankruptcy Court, Southern and Central Districts of California (1996)

U.S. District Court, Central District of California (1998)

U.S. District Court, Eastern District of California (2007)

U.S. District Court, Southern District of California (1997)

Education

University of Illinois (B.S., 1993)

Northwestern University School of Law (J.D., 1996)