Mia S. Blackler
San Francisco, California
Shareholder
phone (415) 227-0900
fax      (415) 227-0770
email mblackler@buchalter.com
vCard


PDF version

Biography

Mia Blackler is a Shareholder in the firm’s Litigation and Labor & Employment Practice Groups in San Francisco. She focuses her litigation practice on commercial, real property and financial institutions litigation in state and federal trial and appellate courts.

Ms. Blackler’s financial institutions litigation experience includes wrongful foreclosure defense, bank operations, interbank disputes, auto finance, equipment leasing, and commercial disputes. In addition, she is well versed in enforcing creditors' rights, including prosecuting collection actions and seeking prejudgment remedies and receiverships. She has also handled complex fraud actions and class actions.

As to her employment practice, Ms. Blackler defends wrongful termination, discrimination, sexual harassment and compensation claims brought in the courts and through administrative agencies.

Publications and Presentations

“New Laws Affecting Real Estate Receiverships,” California Receivers Forum, San Francisco, CA, May 9, 2013

“Troubled Loans Involving Special Purpose Assets with Operating Business,” State Bar of California Real Property Section Retreat, Lake Tahoe, CA, May 6, 2012

“Current Challenges to Mediating Financial Institutions Litigation, Foreclosure,
Commercial and Lender Liability Actions,” The Mediation Society, San Francisco, CA,
April 12, 2012

"Getting Out of Line," Commentary, California Lawyer, November 2011

“Banking on Increased ADR, The Recorder, Fall 2011 ADR Special Report

"The Receivership Order—You Can’t Operate Without It,” 23rd Annual California Bankruptcy Forum, Lake Tahoe, CA May 21, 2011

“Real Property Receiverships—Watch for the Bumps in the Road,” Buchalter Nemer Teleseminar, May 9, 2011

“Sales in Receiverships,” Loyola IV Receivership Law and Practice Conference, Los Angeles, CA, January 22, 2011

“Real Property Receiver’s Sales: When the Sale Order is Not Enough,” Receivership News, Fall 2010

"Are We Ready For Universal Health Care? San Francisco’s Universal Health Care Plan Survives ERISA," Points & Authorities, Fall 2008

Published Opinions

Espresso Roma Corp. v. Bank of America, 100 Cal. App. 4th 525, 124 Cal. Rptr. 2d 549, 48 UCC Rep. Serv. 2d 265, 2 Cal. Daily Op. Serv. 6664, 2002 Daily Journal D.A.R. 8339 (Cal. App. 1 Dist., Jun 25, 2002) (No. A095229)

Ms. Blackler is President of the Bay Area Chapter of the California Receiver's Forum and is serving as Education Co-Chair of the " CRF’s Loyola V Complex Case Symposium " to be held January 18-19, 2013. She has served on the CRF Board of Directors since 2011. Ms. Blackler is also a volunteer arbitrator for the State Bar of California's Mandatory Fee Arbitration Program. She previously served on the Board of Directors for Pets Unlimited.

Ms. Blackler earned her J.D. at Boston University School of Law, where she served as Editor of the American Journal of Law and Medicine and participated in the criminal clinic. Ms. Blackler was a double major in French and Linguistics at Cornell University, where she earned a B.A.

Areas of Practice

• Litigation
• Appellate
• Class Action Litigation
• Financial Institutions Litigation
• Labor and Employment
• Real Estate Litigation

Bar Admissions

• California
• U.S. District Court Northern District of California
• U.S. District Court Central District of California
• U.S. District Court Southern District of California
• U.S. District Court Eastern District of California