Jason E. Fellner
Top rated Professional Liability attorney in San Francisco, California
Fellner Law Group
Practice areas: Professional Liability, Civil Litigation, Employment Litigation; view more
Licensed in California since: 2006
Education: University of San Francisco School of Law
Selected to Super Lawyers: 2013 - 2025 Call today:
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Jason E. Fellner, the founding partner at Fellner Law Group in San Francisco, California, holds board certification as a specialist in legal malpractice law from The State Bar of California. Admitted to the California and Washington bars, his legal practice is focused on professional liability and encompasses other areas of complex civil litigation, including insurance bad faith, real estate litigation, employment law, environmental/habitability issues and business corporate matters.
With over 15 years of experience, Mr. Fellner provides general counsel to law firms and corporate clients. He is also recognized as a diplomate by the American Board of Professional Liability Attorneys. He is committed to delivering legal assistance from the preliminary stages of prelitigation counseling and mediation through to arbitration and trial, aiming to resolve his clients' challenges efficiently and with minimal legal complexity.
Mr. Fellner began his legal career as a legal research attorney for the Honorable Judge Peter J. Busch in the Law and Motion Department of the San Francisco Superior Court. As a fellow of the American Board of Trial Advocates, he frequently conducts seminars and speeches on legal ethics for students and legal professionals. Additionally, he serves as an expert witness in legal malpractice and ethics cases. His litigation expertise has been recognized through his selection as one of America’s Top 100 Bet-the-Company Litigators in California.
In 1998, Mr. Fellner enrolled at the University of California San Diego, earning a Bachelor of Arts degree in political science in 2002, with a minor in history. He graduated from the University of San Francisco School of Law in 2006 with a Juris Doctor degree, where he received the CALI Excellence for the Future Awards in several subjects, was a recipient of the Zief Scholarship and served as a co-chair of the California Water Law Symposium.
Practice areas
Professional Liability: Plaintiff, Civil Litigation: Plaintiff, Civil Litigation: Defense, Employment Litigation: Plaintiff, Environmental, Insurance Coverage, Real Estate: BusinessFocus areas
Bad Faith Insurance, Condominiums & Cooperatives, Employment Discrimination, Employment Law - Employer, Environmental Law, Ethics & Professional Responsibility, Insurance, Insurance Defense, Landlord/Tenant, Legal Malpractice, Mortgage & Refinance, Professional Malpractice - Other, Retaliation, Short Sale, Wrongful Termination
- 20% Professional Liability: Plaintiff
- 20% Civil Litigation: Plaintiff
- 20% Civil Litigation: Defense
- 10% Employment Litigation: Plaintiff
- 10% Environmental
- 10% Insurance Coverage
- 10% Other
First Admitted: 2006, California
Professional Webpage: https://www.fellnerlawgroup.com/jason-fellner
- California
- Washington
- Flake v. Neumiller & Beardslee (2017) 9 Cal.App.5th 223
- Trapp v. Naiman, (2013), 218 Cal.App.4th 113
- Super Lawyers, 2013 – Present
- Northern California Super Lawyer since 2017
- ABOTA Trial College, Fellow
- America’s Top 100 Bet-the-Company Litigators® in California
- University of California, San Diego, Bachelor of Arts
- University of Cape Town, Political Science, Race & Racism, History (Abroad Program)
- 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
Office location for Jason E. Fellner
90 New Montgomery St
Suite 400
San Francisco, CA 94105
Phone: 415-852-9749
Selections
- Super Lawyers: 2013 - 2025
