Mr. Evans is the Partner in charge of the firm's San Francisco office and is a member of the Professional Liability Practice Group as well as the Risk Management & Insurance Law Practice Group. His multifaceted practice emphasizes the defense of professional liability actions against lawyers and accountants among other specialties. He has worked with nationally recognized insurance companies in defending a wide variety of claims against lawyers and accountants. He has also worked with some of the country's top insurance companies providing general liability defense and assistance with coverage and bad faith litigation. Mr. Evans has worked for many years with the leading providers of executive protection and professional liability insurance and has both defended and monitored directors' and officers' liability litigation. He also has more than 20 years of experience in property/casualty and commercial litigation, including the representation of professionals in fee disputes.
Mr. Evans frequently speaks to bar and accounting groups on liability, loss prevention and professional responsibility matters. He has also co-authored many articles regarding professional liability matters which have appeared in publications as diverse as the Tennessee Law Review ("Attorney's Liability for Errors Judgment – At the Crossroads") and the Delaware Journal of Corporate Law ("Surviving the Directors' and Officers' Liability Crisis: Insurance and the Alternatives"). He participates in and contributes to numerous seminars and texts sponsored by California Continuing Education of the Bar, California Society of Certified Public Accountants, Practicing Law Institute and various county Bar Associations and CPA Society Chapters.
