Berkeley, CA | San Francisco, CA
Also known as: TerranceJEvans
Terrance J. Evans is a partner in the San Francisco office of Duane Morris LLP, where he specializes in representing the financial services industry, which includes international, national, and community banks; loan service companies; and insurance companies. Mr. Evans has both recovered and saved clients of the firm tens of millions of dollars in settlements, judgments, and extra judicial procedures. Mr. Evans has successfully represented commercial primary, excess, and umbrella insurers in a wide range of complex multi-million dollar cases. He has served as national coordinating counsel and monitoring counsel for insurers evaluating multi-jurisdictional claims valued in the hundreds of millions of dollars. Mr. Evans has represented international, national, and community banks, and loan servicers in complex commercial litigation and secured transactions; including Commercial and Residential Nonjudicial, Unified, and Judicial Foreclosures; Creditor’s Rights Issues; Mechanic’s Lien Lawsuits; Stop Notice Claims; Abatement Issues; Priority Contests; RESPA Claims; Forbearance Agreements; Municipality Disputes; Tax Disputes; Loan Purchase and Sale Agreements; Predatory Lending Claims; Discriminatory Lending Claims, and FDCPA Claims. Mr. Evans has negotiated settlements in dozens of multimillion-dollar cases, litigated in more than ten states, and has participated in more than 100 mediations, mandatory settlement conferences, and other forms of alternative dispute resolution for matters in both federal and state courts. Mr. Evans has spoken at business seminars and conferences around the country. Mr. Evans was named one of the top 100 minority associates in the United States for 2007 by the Stakeholder Organization. He has also received special honors from the NAACP, the Congressional Black Caucus, the 100 Black Men of Los Angeles, the Young Black Scholars Program, the Black Women Lawyers Association of LA, the American Legion, and many other organizations. Specialties Banking, Secured Transactions in Real Estate, Nonjudicial and Judicial Foreclosure, Insurance Coverage, Complex Commercial Litigation, Note Purchase Deals, Priority Contests, Mediation, Alternative Dispute Resolution, Lender Representation, Receivership Issues, etc.