Janet L. Everson
88 Kearny Street
10th Floor
San Francisco, CA 94108
Phone: 415.788.1900
Fax: 415.393.8087
Admissions
- All Federal and State courts of the State of California
- 7th Circuit Court of Appeals
- U.S. Tax Court
Education
- L.L.M. in Taxation, Golden Gate University, 2009
- J.D., Thomas Jefferson School of Law, 2000
- B.A., San Diego State University, 1995
Academic Achievements
- American Jurisprudence Award in Community Property
- Cali Award for Excellence in Trusts
- Witkins Award for Excellence in Trusts
Janet L. Everson
Shareholder
Janet Everson is a civil litigation attorney with a practice emphasizing professional liability defense for accountants and lawyers, and general business litigation. Ms. Everson counsels individual lawyers and accountants, law firms, accounting firms and small to mid-sized businesses. Ms. Everson routinely deals directly with the federal and state tax authorities correcting late elections, reducing or eliminating penalties or otherwise mitigating damages before litigation is commenced.
Prior to joining Murphy Pearson Bradley Feeney, she served as an adjunct professor at Thomas Jefferson School of Law as the law school’s assistant coach for its 2000-2001 Mock Trial Team.
Published Articles
IRS Trust Fund Recovery Penalty - Are Your Clients At Risk? Published by the Defense Research Institute in January 2012.
Authored Falling on the Sword – How to Protect Your Client and Yourself, published by the Defense Research Institute, December 2010
Authored The Doctrine of Quasi-Judicial Immunity – Extending Beyond the Bench, published by the Defense Research Institute on May 26, 2010 and Quasi-Judicial Immunity: Promoting Impartiality Without Sacrificing Accountability in the San Francisco Daily Journal on August 11, 2010
Authored The Office of the Taxpayer Advocate – What Every Taxpayer Needs To Know, published by the Defense Research Institute in December 2009
Featured speaker at the DRI Young Lawyers convention in Las Vegas, June 2009 speaking on Five Ways to Avoid a Legal Malpractice Claim
Appellate Opinions
Clear Channel Outdoor Advertising, Inc. v. Advertising Display Systems, Cal.Rptr.3d, 2007 WL 2730399.
Sutter Insurance v. Applied Systems, Inc. 393 F.3d 722 (7th Cir. 2004)
Professional Affiliations
Ms. Everson is a member of the California Bar Association section on Taxation, the Alameda County Bar Association and PLUS (Professional Liability Underwriting Society).