Severson and Werson

Jason M. Julian is Special Counsel in Severson & Werson’s San Francisco office, where he practices in the Financial Services group. A litigator, his practice encompasses all areas of civil litigation.

Prior to joining Severson & Werson, Mr. Julian practiced with Foley & Lardner LLP in San Francisco, and with Oppenheimer, Wolff & Donnelly LLP in Palo Alto. He has represented a broad range of clients in financial institution litigation, business and commercial litigation, and intellectual property litigation.

Mr. Julian received his J.D. in 2001 from the University of California, Hastings College of the Law, where he was a member of Hastings International and Comparative Law Review. During law school, Mr. Julian served as a judicial extern to the Honorable Joseph C. Spero, U.S. District Court, Northern District of California. He also earned a master's degree in public administration from Rutgers University and a B.A. in political economy from the University of California at Berkeley.

Before law school, Mr. Julian's previous experience included serving in the U.S. Peace Corps in Belize, and working with the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe, the United Nations Volunteers in Liberia, and the California State University's Office of Federal Relations in Washington, D.C.

Mr. Julian is admitted to practice in all state and federal courts in California.
 

Mr. Julian's primary areas of legal practice include:

Civil litigation, at trial and appellate levels, in state and federal courts.

Mr. Julian's specific experience includes:

Financial Institution Litigation: Representation of financial institutions, primarily mortgage lenders, auto finance companies, and loan servicers, in suits raising a variety of lender liability claims.

Business and Commercial Litigation: Prosecute and defend actions arising from complex business transactions, fiduciary relationships, partnerships, suretyships, employment termination, and business torts.

Biographical Information:

Employment History:
Joined Severson & Werson in 2009
Associate, Foley & Lardner, LLP, San Francisco, 2003-2008
Associate, Oppenheimer Wolff & Donnelly, Palo Alto, 2001-2003

Education: B.A., University of California, Berkeley 1988, M.A., Rutgers University, 1994, J.D., University of California, Hastings College of the Law, 2001.

Admitted to Practice: California, 2001; U.S. District Court, Northern, Southern, Eastern and Central Districts of California, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit.

Professional Affiliations: Member, State Bar of California. Member, Bar Association of San Francisco.