Douglas J. Evertz

Douglas J. Evertz has been a partner at Murphy & Evertz since 2010. He is an accomplished trial lawyer representing clients in complex litigation and real estate matters at the trial and appellate court levels.  He has specialized trial experience in disputes involving eminent domain, inverse condemnation, real estate, land use/CEQA, water rights and enviroinmental matters.  He has served as lead trial counsel in many high profile eminent domain and land use cases, both on behalf of public agencies and private interests.Over his career, Mr. Evertz has represented a number of cities, counties, water districts and school districts in connection with major public agency acquisitions/public works projects.  He has also represented a number of commercial and industrial property owners and business owners in eminent domain actions filed by Caltrans and other local governments.  Clients include small family-owned businesses, Fortune 500 companies and non-profit organizations, including churches.Mr. Evertz is a 1982 Bachelor of Arts recipient from the University of San Diego. He was awarded his Juris Doctor from the University of the Pacific McGeorge School of Law in 1986. Highly regarded by his colleagues, Mr. Evertz has received an AV Preeminent* peer review rating through Martindale-Hubbell. A member of the Orange County Bar Association and the Federal Bar Association, he is admitted to practice in California and before the U.S. District Courts for the Central, Eastern and Southern Districts of California.*AV®, AV Preeminent®, Martindale-Hubbell Distinguished and Martindale-Hubbell Notable are certification marks used under license in accordance with the Martindale-Hubbell certification procedures, standards and policies. Martindale-Hubbell® is the facilitator of a peer review rating process. Ratings reflect the anonymous opinions of members of the bar and the judiciary. Martindale-Hubbell® Peer Review Rating™ fall into two categories – legal ability and general ethical standards.