Jeffrey S. Galvin

Partner

621 Capitol Mall
18th Floor
Sacramento, CA 95814

Areas of Law:

Litigation, Trusts and Estates, Intellectual Property, Advertising/Marketing Law

Admitted to Practice in:

California, Nevada

Experience

Complex Litigation

Represented delivery company in statewide class action involving status of individuals as independent contractors or employees. Limited scope of certified class.

Represented medical device manufacturer in class action brought by foreign plaintiffs. Obtained dismissal under forum non conveniens doctrine.

Represented window manufacturer in a product defect case. Defeated class certification motion.

Represented Sacramento City Unified School District in challenge to charter school at Sacramento High campus. Case resolved favorably for client.

Represented defendant accused of defamation in the context of political commentary. Won special motion to strike on First Amendment ground.

Represented national bank in trial against large insurance company. Pierced corporate veil to hold affiliated corporation liable. Prevailed on appeal and collected $2.1M judgment for client.

Represented consulting firm in dispute over sufficiency of Internet access in large housing complex. Won summary judgment motion.

Represented truck manufacturer in administrative trial before New Motor Vehicle Board regarding termination of dealer. Agency upheld termination.

Represented large grocery chain in appeal involving scope of state constitutional right to circulate petitions. Won at Court of Appeal. Review dismissed by California Supreme Court.

Represented challengers to California's 2001 redistricting plan in trial court and on appeal.

Represented privately-held company in litigation arising from alleged breaches of fiduciary duty by directors/shareholders.

Trust and Estate Litigation

Represents institutional and individual trustees, executors and beneficiaries in trust and estate litigation.

Advertising and Marketing Law Advice

Advises businesses on compliance with federal and state advertising and trade practices laws, claims against competitors, and defense of claims by regulators and competitors.

Mediation

Selected to serve on the mediation panel of the California Court of Appeal, Third Appellate District.

Prior Legal Experience

Former Staff Attorney for the Federal Trade Commission, Washington, DC.

Former Law Clerk to Judge John G. Davies of the United States District Court, Los Angeles, California.

Professional Honors
Martindale-Hubbell AV Peer Review Rating.

MEMBERSHIPS

U.S. Ninth Circuit Judicial Conference, Former Attorney Delegate from the Eastern District of California

U.S. Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals, U.S. District Courts in California and Nevada, Admitted to Practice

American Bar Association, Member

Federal Bar Association, Sacramento Chapter, Member

Sacramento County Bar Association, Judiciary Committee, Member

Sacramento County Bar Association, Probate and Estate Planning Section, Member

Sacramento Estate Planning Council, Member

Milton L. Schwartz American Inn of Court, Former Member

American Marketing Association, Sacramento Valley Chapter, Member and Legal Advisor

EDUCATION

UCLA School of Law (J.D., Order of the Coif, 1993)

Harvard University (B.A., cum laude, 1988)

PUBLICATIONS

San Francisco Daily Journal and Los Angeles Daily Journal, “Prospecting in the Silver State: Nevada Offers Plenty of Opportunity,” February 6, 2008, Co-Author with Craig S. Denney

San Francisco Daily Journal and Los Angeles Daily Journal, “Rules for Marketing by Fax Become More Complicated,” April 27, 2006, Author

San Francisco Daily Journal and Los Angeles Daily Journal, "Car Buyer's Bill of Rights Complicates Work of Dealers," August 31, 2005, Author

California Apartment Association Perspective Magazine, “Advertising and the Internet,” November/December 2004, Author

San Francisco Daily Journal and Los Angeles Daily Journal, "Lenders Obtain New Enforcement Rights," November 11, 2004, Author 

San Francisco Daily Journal and Los Angeles Daily Journal, “Sales Callers Must Heed Regulatory Hang-Ups,” April 29, 2004, Author

San Francisco Daily Journal and Los Angeles Daily Journal, “Unfair-Competition Laws Need More Focus On Proportionality,” December 19, 2001, Co-Author

Advertising & Marketing Law Update, a publication of Downey Brand LLP, Author

PRESENTATIONS

Sacramento Art Directors and Artists Club, “Own it: Copyright Issues for Visual Artists,” 2007, Speaker

American Marketing Association, Sacramento Chapter, “Legal Do's and Don'ts for Internet Marketers,” 2007, Speaker

McClellan Technology Incubator, “Protecting Your Intellectual Property,” 2006, Speaker

Conference of the U.S. District Court, Eastern District of California, "Copyright in the Digital Age," 2005, Panel Moderator

American Marketing Association, Sacramento Valley Chapter, “Getting Creative with Copyright and Trademark: What Every Marketer Must Know,” 2005, Speaker

Continuing Education of the Bar, “Anti-SLAPP Motions,” 2005, Speaker

Sacramento Advertising Club, “Who Owns the Big Idea?” 2004, Speaker

Sacramento Public Relations Association, “How to Avoid Liability in Your PR Communications,” 2004, Speaker

American Marketing Association, Sacramento Valley Chapter, “Marketing and the CAN-SPAM Act of 2003,” 2004, Speaker

American Corporate Counsel Association, Sacramento Chapter, “Class Action Aspects of Wage and Hour Claims,” 2003, Speaker

Public Relations Society of America, California Capital Chapter, “Legal Trapdoors in Corporate Communications,” 2003, Speaker

American Marketing Association, Sacramento Valley Chapter, “Marketing Within the Law,” 2003, Speaker

Continuing Education of the Bar, “Unfair Business Practices: Section 17200 and Beyond,” 2003, Speaker

Sacramento Advertising Club, “Swimming with Sharks: Recent Trends in Advertising Law,” 2002, Speaker

American Corporate Counsel Association, Sacramento Chapter, “Unfair Competition Law: Some Fluency Required,” 2002, Speaker

UCLA School of Law, 1992, Teaching Assistant in Criminal Law

CHARITABLE

Downey Brand LLP, Former Pro Bono Coordinator

Voluntary Legal Services Program, Pro Bono Attorney

Linking Education and Economic Development in Sacramento, Former Director

Legal Services of Northern California, Director and Leadership Committee Member

Summerbridge Program at Sacramento Country Day School, Former Advisory Committee Member

Diogenes Youth Services, Inc., Former Director

Leadership Sacramento, Sacramento Metro Chamber of Commerce, Graduate

Harvard College Alumni Interview Committee, Member