John C. Murphy
Murphy & Evertz Attorneys at Law
For nearly 40 years, John Murphy has provided skilled and successful representation for eminent domain, inverse condemnation and other complex jury trial matters. He has a state-wide and national reputation representing public agencies, corporations, and landowners.
Mr. Murphy has been recognized by numerous organizations, including the Los Angeles Times, Southern California Super Lawyers, and Orange Coast Magazine. In 2012, he was honored as honored as Orange County Litigation, Real Estate Lawyer of The Year. Additionally, Mr. Murphy was elected a Fellow of the American Bar Association, and has received an AV-Preeminent Rating, the highest possible, by Martindale Hubbell for multiple years.
In 1980, Mr. Murphy received his J.D. at the University of Southern California Gould School of Law. He received his B.A., with honors, from the University of California, Riverside in 1976. He is a member of the State Bar of California, American Inns of Court, Warren J. Ferguson Inn, International Right-of-Way Association, and Lambda Alpha (Honorary Real Estate Fraternity).
Mr. Murphy's cases have received notable press coverage. He has been successful as lead trial counsel in numerous, significant jury trials. He won one of the largest jury verdicts, 14.6 million, ever obtained in Marin County Superior Court. Mr. Murphy has managed or been involved in many public agency acquisition projects including Orange County Flood Control District, Los Angeles Unified School District, Los Angeles Department of Water and Power, Orange County Transportation Corridor Agencies, and Riverside County.
- Real Estate Law
- Commercial Real Estate, Condominiums, Easements, Eminent Domain, Homeowners Association, Land Use & Zoning, Mortgages, Neighbor Disputes, Residential Real Estate, Water Law
- California
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- 9th Circuit
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- United States District Court for the Eastern, Southern and Central Districts of California
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- English
- Partner
- Murphy & Evertz Attorneys at Law
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- University of California - Riverside
- B.A.
- Honors: with honors
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- University of Southern California Gould School of Law
- J.D. (1980)
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- Best Lawyers in America
- Best Lawyers in America Legal Directory
- Eminent Domain and Condemnation Law, Real Estate Law; 2006-2017
- Super Lawyer
- Southern California Super Lawyers
- Land Use/Zoning, Real Estate Litigation 2006-2017
- Super Lawyer
- Los Angeles Magazine
- Real Estate Law 2007-2017
- Southern California’s Best Lawyers
- Los Angeles Times Articles
- 2007-2017
- Best Lawyers in the LA Area
- Los Angeles Times Article
- 2006
- American Inns of Court, Warren J. Ferguson Inn
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- Activities: President (2005-2006); Vice President (2004-2005); Treasurer (2003); Executive Board (2002-present)
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- Lambda Alpha
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- Activities: Honorary Real Estate Fraternity
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- Appraisal Institute
- Affiliate
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- American Bar Foundation
- Fellow
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- International Right-of-Way Association: Chapters 57, 67 and 1
- Member
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- Activities: Chapter 67, President (2000); President-Elect (1999); Executive Board (1996); Newsletter Editor (1996-1998)
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- California State Bar # 94192
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- Activities: Executive Committee, Real Property Section, (2017 – Present)
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- Chapman University Law School
- Board of Visitors
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- Orange County Superior Court
- Arbitrator
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- Eminent Domain & Inverse Condemnation: 2017 in Review
- 36 Cal. Real Prop. J. 2
- Lewis Carroll, Humpty Dumpty and So-Called Final Offers
- Daily Journal
- Southern California Edison Strictly Liable for Property Damage
- Los Angeles Daily Journal
- Litigators on Experts, Strategies for Managing Expert Witnesses from Rentention through Trial
- American Bar Association Litigation Section, ABA Publishing
- Square Pegs, Round Holes, Easy Targets: Valuing Special-Use Property In Eminent Domain
- The Appraisal Journal
- Eminent Domain 101: Basics of Eminent Domain for the General Practitioner, California Lawyers Association Annual Meeting, San Diego, CA
- Sept. 15, 2018
- Civil and Traffic Engineers: How We Can Be the Key to Unlock Your Case, 19th Annual CLE International Eminent Domain Conference, San Diego, CA
- February 2017
- Working With Witnesses In Eminent Domain, American Law Institute – Continuing Legal Education (ALI-CLE) National Eminent Domain and Land Valuation Conference, San Diego, CA
- January 2017
- Eminent Domain 101, County of Riverside, Riverside, CA
- January 2017
- What’s Wrong With The Law of Valuation in Eminent Domain?: Four Rules We Need To Change Now, 32nd ALI-CLE National Conference on Eminent Domain and Land Valuation Litigation, San Francisco, CA
- February, 2015
