Philip J. Terry

Philip J. (Jeff) Terry leads CMPRs Commercial Litigation Group. He is peer review rated AV (the highest rating possible) by Martindale-Hubbell and selected to the Northern California Super Lawyers list. With over 30 years of extensive courtroom experience, Jeff is a problem solver dedicated to results driven litigation and committed to finding the most practical and efficient solutions for his clients. Jeff has a successful track record litigating to verdict complex commercial, corporate, partnership, investor, real estate and banking related disputes. Since joining CMPR in 2002, Jeff has expanded his litigation practice to issues unique to the wine and alcoholic beverage industry. Jeff has successfully pursued and defended multiple claims involving wine spoilage, cork taint, defective packaging, bottling lines, distribution contracts, alternate proprietorship agreements, issues related to vineyard management and development, grape purchase contracts and IP related disputes. Jeff has a history of supporting local non-profit organizations including assisting several with obtaining their IRC 501(c)(3) tax exempt status. Jeff is also active with the north bay area legal community as a member of several bar associations, participating in Inns of Court, serving over 15 years as a Pro Temp settlement conference panelist with the Sonoma County Superior Court and for two years teaching real property law as an adjunct professor at Empire College of Law in Santa Rosa. Jeff is proficient in Spanish and French.