Jason E. Fellner
Top rated Professional Liability attorney in San Francisco, California
Practice Areas:
Business Litigation,
Environmental,
Government Contracts,
Civil Litigation,
Contracts,
Professional Liability,
Employment Litigation,
Insurance Coverage,
Real Estate,
Bad Faith Insurance,
Employment Law - Employer,
Ethics & Professional Responsibility,
Insurance Defense,
Landlord & Tenant,
Legal Malpractice,
Professional Malpractice - Other,
Wrongful Termination
Education Qualification:
University of San Francisco School of Law
Practice Areas:
Business litigation,
Environmental,
Government contracts,
Civil litigation,
Contracts,
Professional liability,
Employment litigation,
Insurance coverage,
Real estate,
Bad faith insurance,
Employment law - employer,
Ethics & professional responsibility,
Insurance defense,
Landlord & tenant,
Legal malpractice,
Professional malpractice - other,
Wrongful termination
90 New Montgomery St, Suite 400San Francisco, California, 94105
First Admitted: 2006, California
Professional Webpage: https://www.fellnerlawgroup.com/jason-fellner
Bar/Professional Activity:
- California
- Washington
Verdicts/Settlements (Case Results):
- Flake v. Neumiller & Beardslee (2017) 9 Cal.App.5th 223
- Trapp v. Naiman, (2013), 218 Cal.App.4th 113
Honors/Awards:
- Super Lawyers, 2013 – Present
- Northern California Super Lawyer since 2017
- ABOTA Trial College, Fellow
- America’s Top 100 Bet-the-Company Litigators® in California
Educational Background:
- University of California, San Diego, Bachelor of Arts
- University of Cape Town, Political Science, Race & Racism, History (Abroad Program)
Scholarly Lectures/Writings:
- Defenses and Limits of California Consumer Protections Laws, Co-authored With Charles Bahlert, Law360.com, February 27, 2017
- Lawyers Are Hungry – Too Hungry, Perhaps, Co-authored With Timothy J. Halloran, National Law Journal, June 15, 2009
- Legal Malpractice Update, www.mpbf.com, January 18, 2010 California’s Prop 65: Is It Worth the Fight?, Co-authored With Steven A. Kronenberg, Law360.com, November 2, 2009
- Bury Your Exposure: Malpractice Claims and Estate Planning, Co-authored With Allen Kuo, The Daily Journal, February 20, 2013
- Now Hiring: Three Keys for New Attorneys to Find Success in a Difficult Job Market, The Bar Association of San Francisco Bulletin, July 2013
- In the Event of a Data Security Breach…, Co-authored With Allen Kuo, The Daily Journal, January 16, 2014
- A Defensive Approach to Mitigating Malpractice Claims, Co-authored With Peter L. Weber and Josh Davis, The Daily Journal, May 23, 2014
- Three Steps to Protecting Your Online Reputation, Co-authored With Caitlin DiMaggio, San Francisco Attorney Magazine, Fall 2014
- Quoted in California Bar To Attorneys: Just Keep Your Lips Sealed, by Andrew Strickler on Law360.com, June 2, 2015
- Quoted in The Best Way to Clarify Who Is Your Client and Who Isn’t, by Andrew Strickler on Law360.com, July 28, 2015
- Family Law Practitioners Take Notice of the New Bright Line Rule, Co-authored With Allen Kuo, www.mpbf.com, August 2015
- The Insurance [P]Art of the Deal: Negotiation Perspectives From Insurance In-House Counsel, ABA/BNA Lawyers’ Manual on Professional Conduct, September 2015
- Quoted in Andrews Kurth May Pay Big for Sticking by Soured Settlement, by Andrew Strickler on Law360.com, November 18, 2015
- Quoted in Three Things Legal Malpractice Attorneys Should Never Tell Clients, by Y. Peter Kang on Law360.com, June 7, 2016
- Quoted in Legal Ethics Cases to Watch in 2017, by Andrew Strickler on Law360.com, January 5, 2017
- Evidence, Stanford Law School Trial Advocacy Workshop for the Fall 2021 Quarter, September 23, 2021
- Limiting Liability to Client, Proposed Rule 1.8.8, Co-authored With Caitlin T. DiMaggio, The Daily Journal, April 28, 2017
- Clear Termination of Attorney-Client Relationships Is Key, Law360.com, Co-authored With Geoffrey T. Macbride, August 15, 2017
- Keeping Pace With the Evolving California Case Law: How to Distinguish Between Breach of Fiduciary Duty Claims and Legal Malpractice Claims Against Attorneys, Bloomberg BNA Lawyers’ Manual on Professional Conduct, Co-authored With Anjali Kulkarni, August 23, 2017
- Proposed Rule 1.4.1 Communication of Settlement Offers, Co-authored With Tarah Powell-Chen, Daily Journal, September 8, 2017
- Quoted in Build the Wall: Four Ethical Screen Rulings Attorneys Should Know, by Andrew Strickler on Law360.com, March 8, 2018
- Quoted in Calif. Ruling on DQ Appeals May Mean Delays, by Andrew Strickler on Law360.com, July 31, 2018
- Quoted in How Firms Can Avoid Conflicts Involving Corporate Affiliates, by Ryan Davis on Law360.com, March 1, 2019
- Are Noncompete Laws Like California’s Coming to Washington State?, Co-authored With Alston Lew, SHRM, April 16, 2019
- No Good Deed Goes Unpunished: Takeaways From a Recent Pro Bono Malpractice Complaint, Co-authored With Kevin Cardona, The Recorder, October 9, 2019
- It’s Never Too Soon to Prepare for Trial: The Seeds of Good Trial Preparation Begin Early in Litigation, The Daily Journal, June 10, 2020
- Demurrer Can Dispose of Legal Malpractice Claims Based on the Statute of Limitations Tolling Provision, Co-authored With Kevin Cardona and John Girarde, The Daily Journal, June 12, 2020
- A New Standard for Determining Waiver of Work Product Privilege, Co-authored With LaKeysia Beene, The Daily Journal, August 20, 2020
- State Bar Offers Ethical Guidance on Third-Party Litigation Funding, Co-authored With Ebony
- Access Denied: California’s Watering Down of the Legal Profession, The Daily Journal, October 1, 2021
- Reducing Legal Malpractice Exposure with Effective Engagement Agreements, San Mateo County Bar
- Ethical Issues in Family Law, San Mateo County Bar Association, January 24, 2014
- Mitigation Potential Legal Malpractice Claims, Co-presented With Peter Weber and Lemme Insurance, City Club San Francisco, April 23, 2014
- Avoiding Malpractice Claims – A Primer for Young Lawyers, San Mateo County Bar Association, November 20, 2014
- Avoiding Malpractice Claims – A Primer for Both New and Seasoned Attorneys, Santa Clara County Bar Association, November 4, 2015
- Avoiding Malpractice Claims, Bar Association of San Francisco, March 15, 2016
- Next Generation of LPL Leaders, American Bar Association National Legal Malpractice Conference, New Orleans, LA, April 28, 2016
- Avoiding Malpractice Claims – A Primer for Both New and Seasoned Attorneys, San Mateo County Bar Association, San Mateo, CA, February 9, 2017
- Malpractice and Ethics – What I Wish I Knew, Co-presented With Barbara Engler of Arch Insurance, Alameda County Bar Association, Oakland, CA, May 4, 2017
- Because You Asked… Hotline FAQs, Co-presented With Arthur J. Harris and Mandy L. Jeffcoach, Lawyers Mutual, July 2017
- Depositions, Stanford Law School Trial Advocacy Workshop for the Fall 2017 Quarter, October 7, 2017
- Tolling Legal Malpractice Statute of Limitations – The Uncertainty of “Continuous Representation”, Co-presented With Geoffrey T. Macbride, Bar Association of San Francisco, October 12, 2017
- Avoiding Malpractice Claims – A Primer for Both New and Seasoned Attorneys, Co-presented With Caitlin T. DiMaggio, Private Law Firm Presentation in San Mateo, CA, October 20, 2017
- Smart Utilization of Demonstratives at Trial, Co-presented With Caitlin T. DiMaggio, MPBF, San Francisco, CA, October 26, 2017
- Avoiding Malpractice Claims – A Primer for Both New and Seasoned Attorneys, Co-presented With Caitlin T. DiMaggio, Private Law Firm Presentation in San Mateo, CA, Oct. 20, 2017
- Top Ten Ethical Blunders Made by Attorneys and How to Avoid Them, Bar Association of San Francisco, November 15, 2017
- Tolling Legal Malpractice Statute of Limitations – The Uncertainty of “Continuous Representation”, Co-presented With Geoffrey T. Macbride and Mark B. Abelson at the California Lawyers Association Real Property Section’s 37th Annual Conference, San Francisco, CA – April 22, 2018
- Opening Statements, Stanford Law School Trial Advocacy Workshop for the Fall 2018 Quarter, October 22, 2018
- Avoiding Malpractice Claims, Co-presented With Charles N. Bahlert, San Mateo County Bar Association, March 28, 2019
- Depositions, Stanford Law School Trial Advocacy Workshop for the Fall 2019 Quarter, October 3, 2019
- Opening Statements, Presented by Jason E. Fellner, Stanford Law School Trial Advocacy Workshop for the Fall 2020 Quarter, October 15, 2020
- Mitigating California Legal Malpractice Exposure in a Post Covid-19 World, Co-presented with Kevin Cardona, San Mateo County Bar Association, L&E Section, August 26, 2021
- Evidence, Stanford Law School Trial Advocacy Workshop for the Fall 2021 Quarter, September 23, 2021
- Depositions, Stanford Law School Trial Advocacy Workshop for the Fall 2022 Quarter, October 6, 2022
- Legal Malpractice Post-Covid Primer for Lawyers, Co-presented with Andrew Browning, San Mateo County Bar Association, October 26, 2023
- Trial Mechanics, Stanford Law Trial Advocacy Workshop for the Fall 2023 Quarter, October 30, 2023
- Avoiding Legal Malpractice Exposure for Family Law Attorneys, MCLE Program for the Alameda County Bar Association, April 17, 2024
- Closing Arguments, Stanford Law School Trial Advocacy Workshop for the Fall 2024 Quarter, November 11, 2024
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