• Attorney (Retired 12/31/06)
• Owner
• Partner

PERSONAL

      Prior to joining the legal profession, Everett served in the United States Marine Corps, including two years combat experience in Vietnam.  After leaving the United States Marine Corps, Everett served 12 years as an El Cajon Police Officer reaching the rank of Lieutenant. He graduated with honors from Western State University (now Thomas Jefferson School of Law) and immediately began representing police officers as a staff attorney for the Peace Officers Research Association of California (PORAC).  Everett has been in practice for more than 24 years providing a full range of legal services to law enforcement officers and their families.  Everett met his wife Maudie while both were detectives assigned to investigate child abuse and sex crimes.  

PROFESSIONAL

     During his 24 years as an attorney, Everett represented hundreds of law enforcement officers in criminal, civil and administrative proceedings.  The law firm has a one hundred percent (100%) success rate when defending law enforcement officers in civil cases.  In criminal matters our clients have received a defense verdict in more than ninety-five percent (95%) of their cases.  On three occasions, Superior Court judges have declared clients actually innocent of all criminal charges, including one case tried as a capital murder.  In administrative discipline proceedings, the law firm prevails in more than eighty percent (80%) of the cases litigated.

     Everett litigated numerous civil matters including some that have resulted in multi-million dollar judgments.  Cases include a more than four million dollar judgment for a murdered California police chief's family.  He was particularly successful in litigation involving the Fair Labor Standards Act ("FLSA").  Over the past several years, Everett was successful in obtaining several millions of dollars in judgments awarded by the United States Court of Federal Claims to federal law enforcement officers involved in FLSA overtime claims.  

     Everett was also a successful appellate attorney when enforcing the rights of law enforcement officers.  He argued at the appellate level on more than sixty (60) occasions as well as on the California Supreme Court.  Everett was involved in approximately thirty-seven (37) cases that have resulted in precedent setting rulings. They include:  

1.   The Copley Press v. The Superior Court of Calif., (2006) 122 Cal.4th 489;
2.    Kolender v. San Diego Civil Service Comm. ("Berry"), (2005) 132       Cal.App.4th 716 ;
3.    Kolender v. San Diego Civil Service Comm. ("Salenko"), (2005) 132 Cal.App.4th 1150;
4.    Alford v. Superior Court, (2003) 29 Cal.4th 1033;
5.    Coronado Police Officers' Assn. v. Carroll, (2003) 106 Cal.App.4th 1001;
6.    Davis v. City of San Diego, (2003) 106 Cal.App.4th 893;
7.    James v. City of Coronado, (2003) 106 Cal.App.4th 905;
8.    Adams v. The United States, (2003) 350 F.3d 1216;
9.    Billings v. The United States, (2003) 322 F.3d 1328;
10.  Angelo v. The United States, (2003) 57 Fed Cl. 100;
11.  San Diego Police Officer's Assn. v. City of San Diego, (2002) 104 Cal.App.4th 275;
12. Caloca v. County of San Diego ("Caloca II"), (2002) 102 Cal.App.4th 433;
13.   San Diego Police Officers' Assn. v. City of San Diego, (2002) 98 Cal.App.4th 779;
14.   Bates v. The United States, (2002) 51 Fed. Cl. 460;
15.   National City Police Officers' Assn. v. City of National City, (2001) 87 Cal.App.4th 1274;
16.   Adams v. The United States, (2001) 51 Fed Cl. 57;
17.   Adams v. The United States, (2001) 48 Fed Cl. 602;
18.   Adams v. The United States, (2000) 46 Fed Cl. 616;
19.   Flores v. County of San Diego, (2000) 206 F.3d 845;
20.   Adams v. The United States, (2000) 48 Fed Cl. 616;
21.   Adams v. The United States, (2000) 44 Fed. Cl. 772;
22.   San Diego Police Officers' Assn. v. San Diego Police Dept., (1999) 76 Cal.App.4th 19;
23.   Dobbins v. San Diego County Civil Service Comm., (1999) 75 Cal.App.4th 125;
24.   Caloca v. County of San Diego ("Caloca I"), (1999) 72 Cal.App.4th 1209;
25.   Bollinger v. San Diego County Civil Service Comm., (1999) 71 Cal.App.4th 568;
26.   Adams v. The United States, (1998), 40 Fed Cl. 303;
27.   San Diego County Deputy Sheriffs' Assn. v. San Diego County Civil Service Comm., (1998) 68 Cal.App.4th 1084;
28.   Townsel v. San Diego Metropolitan Transit Development Board, (1998) 65 Cal.App.4th 940;
29.   Head v. San Diego County Civil Service Comm., (1996) 50 Cal.App.4th 240;
30.   City of El Cajon v. El Cajon Police Officers' Assn., (1996) 49 Cal.App.4th 64;
31.   In re The Matter of The Appeal of Arnold, SPB Case No. 96-17;
32.   Bohatch v. City of Reno, (1996) 932 F. Supp. 1232;
33.   San Diego Police Officers' Assn. v. City of San Diego, (1994) 29 Cal.App.4th 1736;
34.   Dibb v. County of San Diego, (1994) 8 Cal.4th 1200;
35.   Haight v. City of San Diego, (1991) 228 Cal.App.3rd 413;
36.   Bailey v. City of National City, (1991) 226 Cal.App.3rd 1319; and
37.   Doster v. County of San Diego, (1988) 203 Cal.App.3rd 257.

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