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SF Office Adds New Associate and Senior Counsel

 

Murphy Pearson is pleased to announce two new additions to the San Francisco office: Associate Jonathan J. Kim (University of San Francisco School of Law) and Senior Counsel Jon C. James (University of San Francisco School of Law).

Jonathan’s practice areas include intellectual property and privacy. While in law school, Jonathan was a judicial extern sponsored by the Judicial Intern Opportunity Program (JIOP) for the Honorable Charles E. Wilson, formerly of the County of Santa Clara Hall of Justice. Similarly, Jonathan also assisted individuals and startups with trademark applications as a certified registered agent at USF’s Internet & Intellectual Properly Justice Clinic.

Jon’s practice includes professional liability defense, construction litigation, personal injury, and premise liability. Jon has represented physicians, attorneys, directors, real estate professionals and Chief Executive Officers in all phases of litigation in state and federal court. Litigation areas include medical malpractice, medical device, class action, construction defect, product liability, premises liability, landlord-tenant, labor and employment, ERISA, product liability, personal injury, wills and trust litigation and toxic torts. In-house counsel experience includes reviewing, drafting, and analyzing real estate purchase contracts for Real Estate Investment Trusts and drafting corporate documents.

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