Johanna Schiavoni Attorney

First Admitted: 2004, New York

Professional Webpage: https://calg.com/team/johanna-schiavoni/

Bar/Professional Activity:

Committee on Appellate Courts - California Lawyers Association. In September 2021, Johanna was appointed to serve a three-year term on the California Lawyers Association’s Committee on Appellate Courts, which promotes excellence, professionalism, and civility among appellate practitioners, and provides opportunities for connection, education, and pro bono representation in appellate practice., 2021
San Diego County Regional Airport Authority. In 2021, Johanna served by Mayoral appointment as Chair of the Board of the San Diego County Regional Airport Authority, representing the City of San Diego. She has served as a member of the Airport Authority’s Board since her nomination by the Mayor and unanimous confirmation by the San Diego City Council in 2018. 2021 As a member of the Board, Johanna routinely evaluates multi-million-dollar contracts, oversees implementation of a multi-billion-dollar terminal renovation project, and makes decisions on complex legal matters for the Airport Authority. She has served on Audit Committee, Capital Improvement and Oversight Committee, as well as on the Advisory Committee working with external stakeholders in the community and as the Airport’s representative on the Board (ex officio) and Transportation Committee of the San Diego Association of Governments. She also Chaired the Airport’s Executive Personnel and Compensation Committee, overseeing the three top executive employees. She currently serves as Chair of the Finance Committee., 2021
San Diego County Bar Association: President (2020), Immediate Past President (2021), President-Elect (2019), Vice President (2018), Treasurer (2017), Director (2016-17). Johanna served as the 2020 President of the San Diego County Bar Association. Johanna was elected in 2016 to serve on the San Diego County Bar Association’s Board of Directors. The SDCBA serves and represents nearly 10,000 members of the legal profession on a local, statewide and national level. She is only the fourteenth woman to serve as President in the organization’s 120-year history. In addition to serving as Treasurer in 2017, on the Board, Johanna previously served as the inaugural chair of the Public Positions Advisory Committee and as chair of the Court Funding Action Committee, which advocates for restoration of funding to the state court system., 2020
National Conference of Bar Presidents. In August 2020, Johanna was appointed to serve as a member of the Executive Council of the National Conference of Bar Presidents, which provides high-quality programming, information, training and resources to leaders of state, local, and specialty bar associations across the country. In 2021-2022, she serves as co-chair of NCBP's Committee on Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion, and launched in 2021 NCBP's Women's Bar Leader Forum. , 2020
Appellate Lawyer Representative, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit. Since 2019, Johanna has served as an Appellate Lawyer Representative to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, a small group of attorneys selected by the Circuit’s judges to work on improving the administration of the court and to advance the interests of the appellate bar and clients who appear in the Ninth Circuit., 2019
Lawyers Club of San Diego, past President Johanna served as President of Lawyers Club of San Diego from 2013-2014. Lawyers Club is the second largest bar association in San Diego County, and has as its mission "to advance the status of women in the law and in society." As President, Johanna led the organization to its largest expansion and highest membership levels in the organization's 42-year history, reaching nearly 1300 members. Johanna also presided over the organization's 2014 annual dinner, featuring keynote speaker Hon. Sandra Day O'Connor (ret), the first female justice of the U.S. Supreme Court. Before taking the reigns as President, Johanna served Lawyers Club as Vice President of Public Relations (2012-2013), Director (2010-2012), Chair – Judicial Elections Endorsements Committee (2012-2013); Chair –Equality Committee (2011-2012); Co-Chair – Leadership Development Committee (2010-2012)., 2014
Appellate Practice Section, San Diego County Bar Association Johanna served in several leadership roles with the Appellate Practice Section (formerly the Appellate Court Committee) —as Civil Rules Subcommittee Chair in 2010 and Programs Chair in 2011. She particularly enjoyed working with the Court of Appeal and Committee to put on continuing education programs, including: “Ethical Issues for the Appellate Practitioner” and “Motion Practice on Appeal and the Appellate Remedy.” She continues to be an active member of the Section, and in October 2020, moderated a program called "Got Amici: Strategic and Technical Considerations in Amicus Participation in Litigation.", 2010
American Constitution Society, San Diego Lawyer Chapter, Advisory Board Member As a Board member of the American Constitution Society's San Diego Lawyer Chapter from 2009-2012, Johanna helped launch the San Diego Lawyer Chapter and organized professional programs including "Obama and the Courts: Judicial Appointments in the Obama Administration." Since 2012, she has served on the Chapter's Advisory Board, and has worked on recruiting and support judicial candidates at a local and national level., 2009

Special Licenses/Certifications:

Johanna is a Certified Appellate Specialist by the The State Bar of California Board of Legal Specialization.

Pro bono/Community Service:

At-Large Member, City of San Diego Balboa Park Committee. After being appointed by San Diego’s Mayor and confirmed by the San Diego City Council in 2013, Johanna served as an At-Large member of the City of San Diego's Balboa Park Committee until terming off the Committee in August 2021 (after serving three additional two-year terms in 2015, 2017, and 2019). The Committee serves in an advisory capacity to the Mayor, the City Council and City Manager on policy issues relating to the acquisition, development, maintenance and operation of Balboa Park. , 2013
San Diego Leadership Alliance, Co-Director, Board of Directors Johanna served a for five years as Co-Director of the Board of Directors of the San Diego Leadership Alliance, from July 2011 - July 2016. She also served as SDLA's Institute Chair in 2011, responsible for organizing the New Leaders Council Institute in San Diego. Johanna participated in the the six-month leadership training program as an NLC Fellow in 2010., 2010
La Jolla Music Society Board Member, Founding Member Allegro Society Since September 2010, Johanna has served as a member of the Board of Directors of the La Jolla Music Society. Johanna was a Founding Member of the Allegro Society--the young professionals organization of the La Jolla Music Society., 2009
Women Give San Diego, Founding MemberIn 2009, Johanna became a Founding Member of Women Give San Diego, a donor circle whose mission it is to advocate for the economic self-sufficiency and security of low-income women and girls in San Diego County. Since 2012, Johanna has served as the Co-Chair of the Advocacy Leadership Team of WGSD., 2009

Honors/Awards:

In June 2022, after a rigorous nomination and selection process, SD METRO Magazine recognized Johanna as one of the Top 20 attorneys in San Diego County., Top 20 Attorneys in San Diego, SD METRO Magazine, 2022
In October 2021, the San Diego Law Library Foundation recognized Johanna with the prestigious Bernard E. Wtikin Award for Excellence in the Practice of Law and as a Community Changemaker., Bernard E. Witkin Award for Excellence in the Practice of Law and as a Community Changemaker, San Diego Law Library Foundation, 2021
The San Diego Business Journal's "Leaders in Law" Awards annual recognize outstanding legal professionals in the San Diego county law community., 2021"Leader in Law" Finalist, San Diego Business Journal, 2021
Johanna was selected as one of 10 "Women of Influence" in the San Diego region by SD Metro Magazine. The honor focused on her leading-edge legal work as a top appellate attorney in San Diego; her leadership as President of the San Diego County Bar Association; her service on the Board at the San Diego County Regional Airport Authority; and her role in founding the San Diego Leadership Alliance, which has trained more than 100 progressive young professionals to advance in their civic, political, business, and nonprofit roles., Woman of Influence, SD METRO Magazine, 2020
The San Diego Business Journal's "Leaders in Law" Awards annual recognize outstanding legal professionals in the San Diego county law community., 2020 "Leader in Law" Finalist, San Diego Business Journal, 2020
Johanna was recognized by Lawyers Club of San Diego with its Community Service Award at its annual dinner in 2018. The award, established in 1985, honors a Lawyers Club member whose local community activities have served to improve the status of women and to promote equality. Johanna was recognized for her extensive work to advance women through legal, political, philanthropic, and other advocacy work., Community Service Award, Lawyers Club of San Diego, 2018
Johanna was recognized by the San Diego Business Journal as "Best of the Bar.", Best of the Bar, San Diego Business Journal, 2016
Johanna was selected as the 2014 recipient of the San Diego County Bar Association's prestigious Community Service Award, from more than 11,000 members of the SDCBA. The award recognized Johanna's consistent service to and leadership in San Diego's legal and nonprofit community., Community Service Award, San Diego County Bar Association, 2014
Johanna was selected as a finalist for San Diego Magazine's 2013 "Women Who Move the City" award, in recognition of her contributions to San Diego's legal and business community. , Women Who Move the City, San Diego Magazine, 2013
Johanna received SD METRO Magazine's prestigious "40 Under 40" Award for “High Achievement in Business and Civic Affairs for her achievements in the legal profession in addition to her service to numerous nonprofit and professional organizations in San Diego., "40 Under 40” Award for “High Achievement in Business and Civic Affairs”, SD METRO Magazine, 2011
Johanna has been recognized several times by the State Bar of California with its Manuel W. Wiley Award for Pro Bono Service for donating more than 50 hours of pro bono legal services to indigent clients., Manuel W. Wiley Award for Pro Bono Service, State Bar of California, 2011
Johanna co-organized a September 2010 program entitled “Pipeline to Leadership: Securing Spots on Boards and Commissions," while serving as Co-Chair of the Leadership Development Committee for the Lawyers Club of San Diego. The program was honored with a national “Outstanding Program” Award from the National Conference of Women Bar Associations., “Outstanding Program” Award to Lawyers Club of San Diego for “Pipeline to Leadership: Securing Spots on Boards and Commissions”, National Conference of Women Bar Associations, 2011
Johanna was recognized by the San Diego County Bar Association for her work in donating more than 50 hours of pro bono legal services., "Bar Star" Award for Pro Bono Legal Services, San Diego County Bar Association, 2009

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