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Joanna Sobol McCallum · Litigation Attorney
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Joanna Sobol McCallum is on California’s State Bar roll, #187093, admitted in 1996; license status: active as of 22 July 2026. The address of record is in Los Angeles, Los Angeles County. Practice areas listed in the registry: Appellate Law and Litigation. Certified by the State Bar as a legal specialist in Appellate Law. Registry record updated 8 October 2026; license information comes from the State Bar.
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| State Bar number | #187093 |
|---|---|
| License status | Active |
| Admitted | 1996 |
| Law school | USC Law School |
| Firm | Manatt Phelps et al LLP |
| Location | Los Angeles, Los Angeles County |
| Registry identity | Official State Bar record |
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| Case | Appeared for | Citation | Court | Decided |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| De La Torre v. CashCall, Inc. | Counsel for the respondent | 5 Cal. 5th 966 | California Supreme Court | 13 August 2018 |
| Central Valley Hospitalists v. Dignity Health | Counsel for the appellant | 19 Cal. App. 5th 203 | California Court of Appeal | 9 January 2018 |
| Priscila N. v. Leonardo G. | Counsel for the appellant | 17 Cal. App. 5th 1208 | California Court of Appeal | 1 December 2017 |
| Kaiser Found. Health Plan, Inc. v. Superior Court of L. A. Cnty. | Counsel for the petitioner | 13 Cal. App. 5th 1125 | California Court of Appeal | 31 July 2017 |
| Pac. Bay Recovery, Inc. v. Cal. Physicians' Servs., Inc. | Counsel for the respondent | 12 Cal. App. 5th 200 | California Court of Appeal | 19 May 2017 |
| Eduardo De La Torre v. Cashcall, Inc. | Counsel for the respondent | 854 F.3d 1082 | U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit | 21 April 2017 |
| Jarman v. HCR ManorCare, Inc. | Counsel for the appellant | 9 Cal. App. 5th 807 | California Court of Appeal | 14 March 2017 |
| Centinela Freeman Emergency Medical Associates v. Health Net of California, Inc. | Counsel for the respondent | 1 Cal. 5th 994 | California Supreme Court | 14 November 2016 |
| Vishva Dev, M.D., Inc. v. Blue Shield of California Life & Health Insurance Co. | Counsel for the respondent | 2 Cal. App. 5th 1218 | California Court of Appeal | 31 August 2016 |
| Washington v. Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department | Counsel for the appellant | 833 F.3d 1048 | U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit | 12 August 2016 |
| Starla Rollins v. Dignity Health | Counsel for the appellant | 830 F.3d 900 | U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit | 26 July 2016 |
| Floyd Luman v. Joe Theismann | Counsel for the respondent | 647 F. App'x 804 | U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit | 8 April 2016 |
| Kaiser Foundation Health Plan, Inc. v. Burwell | Counsel for the plaintiff | 147 F. Supp. 3d 897 | U.S. District Court, Northern District of California | 30 November 2015 |
| Myers v. Board of Equalization | Counsel for the respondent | 240 Cal. App. 4th 722 | California Court of Appeal | 25 September 2015 |
| Arleen Cabral v. Supple LLC | Counsel for the appellant | 608 F. App'x 482 | U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit | 23 June 2015 |
| DuBeck v. California Physicians' Service | Counsel for the respondent | 234 Cal. App. 4th 1254 | California Court of Appeal | 5 March 2015 |
| Lemaire v. Covenant Care California, LLC | Counsel for the appellant | 234 Cal. App. 4th 860 | California Court of Appeal | 23 February 2015 |
| St. Vincent Medical Center v. Mega Life and Health Insurance | Counsel for the respondent | 585 F. App'x 417 | U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit | 10 October 2014 |
| Kight v. CashCall CA4/1 | Counsel for the respondent | 231 Cal. App. 4th 112 | California Court of Appeal | 9 October 2014 |
| Veronica Ollier v. Sweetwater Union High School | Counsel for the respondent | 768 F.3d 843 | U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit | 19 September 2014 |
| Rea v. Blue Shield of California | Counsel for the respondent | 226 Cal. App. 4th 1209 | California Court of Appeal | 10 June 2014 |
| Charlotte Baxter v. Rodale, Inc. | Counsel for the respondent | 555 F. App'x 728 | U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit | 21 February 2014 |
| Vitug v. Holder | Counsel for the petitioner | 723 F.3d 1056 | U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit | 24 July 2013 |
| Shuts v. Covenant Holdco LLC | Counsel for the respondent | 208 Cal. App. 4th 609 | California Court of Appeal | 15 August 2012 |
| Jeanene Harlick v. Blue Shield of California | Counsel for the respondent | 686 F.3d 699 | U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit | 4 June 2012 |
| Kight v. Cashcall, Inc. | Counsel for the respondent | 200 Cal. App. 4th 1377 | California Court of Appeal | 21 November 2011 |
| Harlick v. Blue Shield of California | Counsel for the respondent | 656 F.3d 832 | U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit | 26 August 2011 |
| Colonial Medical Group, Inc. v. Catholic Health Care West | Counsel for the defendant | 444 F. App'x 937 | U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit | 22 July 2011 |
| Blue Shield of California Life & Health Insurance v. Superior Court | Counsel for the petitioner | 192 Cal. App. 4th 727 | California Court of Appeal | 9 February 2011 |
| Smith v. Adventist Health System/West | Counsel for the appellant | 190 Cal. App. 4th 40 | California Court of Appeal | 16 November 2010 |
| Levine v. Blue Shield of California | Counsel for the respondent | 189 Cal. App. 4th 1117 | California Court of Appeal | 5 November 2010 |
| Smith v. Selma Community Hospital | Counsel for the respondent | 188 Cal. App. 4th 1 | California Court of Appeal | 1 September 2010 |
| Couch v. Telescope Inc. | Counsel for the appellant | 611 F.3d 629 | U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit | 8 July 2010 |
| Ellison v. SEQUOIA HEALTH SERVICES | Counsel for the respondent | 183 Cal. App. 4th 1486 | California Court of Appeal | 22 April 2010 |
| Nazaretyan v. California Physicians' Service | Counsel for the respondent | 182 Cal. App. 4th 1601 | California Court of Appeal | 23 March 2010 |
| Smith v. Adventist Health System/West | Counsel for the appellant | 182 Cal. App. 4th 729 | California Court of Appeal | 4 March 2010 |
| Nieto v. Blue Shield of California Life & Health Insurance | Counsel for the respondent | 181 Cal. App. 4th 60 | California Court of Appeal | 19 January 2010 |
| UAS Management, Inc. v. Mater Misericordiae Hospital | Counsel for the respondent | 169 Cal. App. 4th 357 | California Court of Appeal | 17 December 2008 |
| Watanabe v. California Physicians' Service | Counsel for the respondent | 169 Cal. App. 4th 56 | California Court of Appeal | 18 November 2008 |
| Alvarado v. Selma Convalescent Hospital | Counsel for the respondent | 153 Cal. App. 4th 1292 | California Court of Appeal | 1 August 2007 |
| California Commerce Casino, Inc. v. Schwarzenegger | Counsel for the appellant | 146 Cal. App. 4th 1406 | California Court of Appeal | 23 January 2007 |
| Saint Agnes Medical Center v. PacifiCare of California | Counsel for the respondent | 31 Cal. 4th 1187 | California Supreme Court | 18 December 2003 |
| Swanson v. ST. JOHN'S REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER | Counsel for the respondent | 97 Cal. App. 4th 245 | California Court of Appeal | 5 March 2002 |
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Chambers USA 2026, Band 4, Litigation: Appellate (California). As published by Chambers and Partners; CAR does not rank attorneys. Firm at the time: Manatt Phelps & Phillips LLP.
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Certified specialties
Appellate Law
Certified by the State Bar of California Board of Legal Specialization.
On the official record
The State Bar of California has certified this attorney as a legal specialist in Appellate Law · a certification held by roughly one California attorney in sixty, and separate from any rating.
The employer on the official record is Manatt Phelps et al LLP.
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The law school on the record is USC Law School.
Admitted to the California Bar in 1996 · 30 years on the roll.
Practice areas on the record: Appellate Law and Litigation.
43 appearances as counsel in published opinions are on this record.
The address of record is in Los Angeles, in Los Angeles County, where matters are ordinarily heard at the Superior Court of California, County of Los Angeles, seated at Los Angeles.
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