team-member

Joanna Privratsky Sheridan

San Francisco, CA

Licensed for 13 years

Law Degree

Awards

Primary Practice Area

Criminal Defense

Language

English

About

Everyone deserves a powerful force in their corner when faced with criminal prosecution. I fight for my clients in State and Federal court with creativity and hard work to obtain the best possible results for each unique situation. I love my work, love standing up for the underdog and guiding my clients through hard times.  For a free consultation, call (415) 989-7900.

Practices Areas

Criminal Defense

Language

English

Contact

260 California St, Ste 1002San Francisco, CA, 94111

Office: N/A

Website: N/A

Reviews

M.
April 18, 2021

Joanna helped salvage a miracle in my case despite really terrible facts. I appreciate that she has the foresight to think about multiple case-relevant future developments. She works hard and prepares for all these contingencies. Her pleasant and welcoming demeanor makes it easy to talk to her, even when I need to share embarrassing information. I almost snatched defeat from the jaws of victory by having a problem in rehab. Joanna helped me to recover from this too. Her combination of being both savvy and friendly was crucial to producing a good result with the rehab administrators. I am certain I would be in a much worse position if I had tried to interface with them on my own. I credit Joanna for recognizing the importance for my case of helping me with those interactions, and not just what happens in court. My only regret is not acting sooner to retain her. Probably the best money I ever spent was on on her retainer.

Arya
August 2, 2019

I had a consultation about my case with Ms. Sheridan. She was very nice, knowledgeable and talking with great expertise. She gave me more than expected information about how my case may proceed and how she can help me with the case. She relived much of stress that I had on what may happen regarding my case and its outcome and gave me great advises on how to handle the next steps. I highly recommend her and would go back to her in a heartbeat if I need a great attorney.

Colleen
October 30, 2015

Joanna Sheridan saved my life. I was arrested on December 14, 2006 and charged with four felony counts involved in a $ 250,000.00 fraud case. My case struggled for more than 7 1/2 years with frequent delays and lack of of requested discovery from the D.A. until my first attorney became so ill that he could not continue working on my case. At the time that Joanna Sheridan and her firm became my attorney I had lived with the daily tension, anxiety, and fear that my fate might be that I would die in prison for a crime that I did not commit. I sincerely felt that if I were to go to prison to have to survive the horror of the battlefield of daily prison life at my age of 67 years old that I would not live. During my early career I had been employed as a nurse within a California State maximum security prison and had witnessed the unpredictable trauma and psychotic behavior with occurs daily within the prison walls. I realized that I too might also become another prison fatality. Joanna Sheridan and her extremely competent legal team worked tirelessly countless hours during their work days, their evenings. weekends, and holidays preparing my case for trial. My trial was scheduled to begin Oct. 6, 2015 which was 8 years 10 months after my arrest date. Joanna Sherida phoned me on Oct. 5, 2015 at 4:34 P.M. and informed me that the District Attorney had DISMISSED all charges against me. The Miracle that Joanna and her team created for me allowed me to go back in time to the day befor I was arrested, December 13, 2006, which incidently was my birthday, and start my life as a free person again. I truly believe that Joanna and her team saved my life.

M.
April 18, 2021

Joanna helped salvage a miracle in my case despite really terrible facts. I appreciate that she has the foresight to think about multiple case-relevant future developments. She works hard and prepares for all these contingencies. Her pleasant and welcoming demeanor makes it easy to talk to her, even when I need to share embarrassing information. I almost snatched defeat from the jaws of victory by having a problem in rehab. Joanna helped me to recover from this too. Her combination of being both savvy and friendly was crucial to producing a good result with the rehab administrators. I am certain I would be in a much worse position if I had tried to interface with them on my own. I credit Joanna for recognizing the importance for my case of helping me with those interactions, and not just what happens in court. My only regret is not acting sooner to retain her. Probably the best money I ever spent was on on her retainer.

Arya
August 2, 2019

I had a consultation about my case with Ms. Sheridan. She was very nice, knowledgeable and talking with great expertise. She gave me more than expected information about how my case may proceed and how she can help me with the case. She relived much of stress that I had on what may happen regarding my case and its outcome and gave me great advises on how to handle the next steps. I highly recommend her and would go back to her in a heartbeat if I need a great attorney.

Colleen
October 30, 2015

Joanna Sheridan saved my life. I was arrested on December 14, 2006 and charged with four felony counts involved in a $ 250,000.00 fraud case. My case struggled for more than 7 1/2 years with frequent delays and lack of of requested discovery from the D.A. until my first attorney became so ill that he could not continue working on my case. At the time that Joanna Sheridan and her firm became my attorney I had lived with the daily tension, anxiety, and fear that my fate might be that I would die in prison for a crime that I did not commit. I sincerely felt that if I were to go to prison to have to survive the horror of the battlefield of daily prison life at my age of 67 years old that I would not live. During my early career I had been employed as a nurse within a California State maximum security prison and had witnessed the unpredictable trauma and psychotic behavior with occurs daily within the prison walls. I realized that I too might also become another prison fatality. Joanna Sheridan and her extremely competent legal team worked tirelessly countless hours during their work days, their evenings. weekends, and holidays preparing my case for trial. My trial was scheduled to begin Oct. 6, 2015 which was 8 years 10 months after my arrest date. Joanna Sherida phoned me on Oct. 5, 2015 at 4:34 P.M. and informed me that the District Attorney had DISMISSED all charges against me. The Miracle that Joanna and her team created for me allowed me to go back in time to the day befor I was arrested, December 13, 2006, which incidently was my birthday, and start my life as a free person again. I truly believe that Joanna and her team saved my life.