Communications Chair, International Right-of-Way Association, Chapter 57 (Inland Empire), 2023
Communications Chair, International Right-of-Way Association, Chapter 57 (Inland Empire), 2022
Communications Chair, International Right-of-Way Association, Chapter 57 (Inland Empire), 2021
California Real Property Journal Editorial Board, Issue Editor, 2021
Communications Chair, International Right-of-Way Association, Chapter 57 (Inland Empire), 2020
California Real Property Journal Editorial Board, Executive Editor, 2020
Communications Chair, International Right-of-Way Association, Chapter 57 (Inland Empire), 2019
Communications Chair, International Right-of-Way Association, Chapter 57 (Inland Empire), 2018
President, International Right-of-Way Association, Chapter 57 (Inland Empire), 2017
President-Elect, International Right-of-Way Association, Chapter 57 (Inland Empire), 2016
Treasurer, International Right-of-Way Association, Chapter 57 (Inland Empire), 2015
Secretary, International Right-of-Way Association, Chapter 57 (Inland Empire), 2014
Member, International Right-of-Way Association, Chapter 67 (Orange County), 2007 to present
Member, Orange County Bar Association, 2007 to present
Member, Orange County Federalist Society Lawyers, 2007 to present
United States District Court Southern District of California
Member, American Bar Association, 2007 to present
Verdicts/Settlements (Case Results):
Caltrans v. Javad N. Sani, M.D., & Parvin Nahvi, M.D.
Riverside County Transportation Commission v. Ostlund
Sun Pacific Farming adv. Caltrans
People of the State of California, by and through the Department of Transportation v. Altmans, et al.
People of the State of California, by and through the Department of Transportation v. estminster Lodging, Inc.
City of Lake Forest v. Alexander S. Rados, Trustee
Riverside County Transportation Commission v. Charlie R. Webb, Rosina G. Webb, et al.
Nyenhuis Family Investments, LLC v. County of San Bernardino
Fresno Unified School District v. International Church of the Foursquare Gospel, et al.
San Bernardino Valley Municipal Water District v. Mentone Citrus Growers
San Bernardino County Transportation Commission v. Arrowhead Central Credit Union
Riverside County Transportation Commission v. 2410 Wardlow Property, LLC
Bay City Partners LLC v. City of Seal Beach, et al.
Target Corporation v. L.A. County Sanitation District No. 2
People of the State of California, by and through the Department of Transportation v. Renfroe, et al.
Bay City Partners LLC adv. City of Seal Beach
Special Licenses/Certifications:
Bar Admission - U.S. District Court, S. Dist. Cal.
Bar Admission - CA
Bar Admission - U.S. District Court, C. Dist. Cal.
Honors/Awards:
Recognized as a “Rising Star” in Los Angeles magazine’s Southern California Super Lawyers edition, Rising Star, SuperLawyers, 2021
“Distinguished Service Award (aka President’s Award)” for Chapter 57 of the International Right of Way Association, Distinguished Service Award, International Right of Way Association, Chapter 57 (Inland Empire), 2021
Recognized as a “Rising Star” in Los Angeles magazine’s Southern California Super Lawyers edition, Rising Star, SuperLawyers, 2022
Recognized as a “Rising Star” in Los Angeles magazine’s Southern California Super Lawyers edition, Rising Star, SuperLawyers, 2020
Recognized as a “Rising Star” in Los Angeles magazine’s Southern California Super Lawyers edition, Rising Star, SuperLawyers, 2019
“Sustaining Member Service Award” for Chapter 57 of the International Right of Way Association, Sustaining Member Service Award, International Right of Way Association, Chapter 57 (Inland Empire), 2018
Recognized as a “Rising Star” in Los Angeles magazine’s Southern California Super Lawyers edition, Rising Star, SuperLawyers, 2018
Recognized as a “Rising Star” in Los Angeles magazine’s Southern California Super Lawyers edition, Rising Star, SuperLawyers, 2017
Recognized as a “Rising Star” in Los Angeles magazine’s Southern California Super Lawyers edition, Rising Star, SuperLawyers, 2016
Recognized as a “Rising Star” in Los Angeles magazine’s Southern California Super Lawyers edition, Rising Star, SuperLawyers, 2015
Educational Background:
B.A., Political Science, California State University, Northridge, summa cum laude, 2004
Scholarly Lectures/Writings:
Co-Author, "City of Corona v. Liston Brick Co. of Corona: Keep Your Incompetent Evidence Out Of the Courtroom!" - Murphy & Evertz E-Alert - August 23, 2012
Co-Author, “City of Livermore v. Baca: Groucho Marx and Severance Damages” - Murphy & Evertz E‑Alert - May 24, 2012
“Owner’s Silence in the Face of Lender’s Withdrawal of the Deposit Does Not Equal Waiver of Owner’s Claims and Defenses” - Murphy & Evertz E-Alert - December 1, 2011
“Can Having A Plan Qualify As Bad Planning? Public Agency Proves It Lacks A ‘Plan,’ and Dodges Precondemnation Damages Liability, Despite Its Acquisition Program” - Murphy & Evertz E-Alert - April 26, 2011
“Is That Your Final Offer? Agencies Beware A Final Offer Amounting to Less Than 60% Of The Compensation Awarded” - Murphy & Evertz E-Alert - December 3, 2010
“Inverse Condemnation: Does A Buyer’s Prior Knowledge Mean No Recovery?” - Murphy & Evertz E‑Alert - May 14, 2010
Co-Author, Condemnation chapter in Ground Lease Practice (Continuing Education of the Bar, 2d ed. 2009)
“An Oral Contract Worth More Than the Paper It’s Not Written On? Lack of a Written Lease Not Fatal to a Tenant’s Claim for Lost Business Goodwill” - Legal e-Update - June 25, 2009
“Ready . . . Fire . . . Aim!: California Appeals Court Rejects Vague and Overbroad Resolutions of Necessity” - San Diego Daily Transcript - May 1, 2009
“California Appeals Court Holds City Liable for ‘Temporary’ Development Ban” - Legal e-Update - October 8, 2008
“Don’t Let the Door Hit You on Your Way Out: Federal Court Door Closed to Inverse Condemnation Actions Against the State” - Legal e-Update - April 25, 2008
“Proper Dates of Value in Eminent Domain: The Waters Get Less Muddy - California Supreme Court Orders RV Communities Depublished” - Legal e-Update - March 21, 2008
“Temporary Severance Damages Only to Compensate for Actual Damages” - Legal e-Update - March 7, 2008
“County’s Alleged Breach of Contract Does Not Equal Condemnation” - Legal e-Update - February 25, 2008
“The Fifth Amendment’s Takings Clause: Public Use and Private Use; Unfortunately, There Is No Difference,” 40 Loy. L.A. L. Rev. 809 (2007)
Speaker, “Interim Business Losses,” IRWA Chapter 1 Annual Valuation Seminar, Montebello, CA (April, 2015)
Speaker, “How Fast Food Restaurants are Impacted by Public Projects,” Chapter 57 Education Seminar and Casino Night Fundraiser, Corona, CA (October 17, 2014)
Speaker, “Surplus Property Disposition: How to Win the Game for Your Agency . . . And Stay Out of Jail,” 2011 IRWA Annual International Education Conference, Atlanta, Georgia (June, 2011)
Speaker, "Square Pegs, Round Holes, Easy Targets: Valuing Special Use Property In Eminent Domain," Appraisal Institute Spring Litigation Conference, Woodside, CA (May 26, 2011)
Speaker, “2019: Two Visions of the Next Ten Years in Eminent Domain and Public Acquisitions,” IRWA Chapter 57 Education Seminar and Casino Night Fundraiser, Corona, CA (October 16, 2009)
Speaker, “Clear, Simple, and Wrong? The Rules on Environmental Contamination in Eminent Domain,” IRWA Chapter 57 Meeting, Riverside, CA (October 7, 2009)