Jeffrey D. Janoff

Attorney Jeffrey D. Janoff represents individuals in San Jose and throughout the San Francisco Bay Area who have been injured due to the negligence or wrongful misconduct of others.

Mr. Janoff has been selected as a Super Lawyer every year since 2010. He is AV-Preeminent Rated by Martindale-Hubbell and holds a Superb rating on AVVO. Mr. Janoff is also a member of the Millionaire Dollar Advocates Forum based on the results he has achieved for his clients.

For over 40 years, Jeffrey D. Janoff has worked tirelessly for clients injured by motor vehicle accidents, defective products, dog bites, and unsafe premises. He has helped clients who have been the victim of bad faith insurance practices, and sexual harassment or discrimination in the workplace.

In addition to his private law practice, Mr. Janoff continues to serve as a Judge Pro Tem and Small Claims Temporary Judge for the Santa Clara Superior Court. He has been President of the Santa Clara County Trial Lawyer Association and is a former member of the Santa Clara County Child and Adolescent Advisory Commission and past chair of the Consumer Affairs Commission.

Jeffrey D. Janoff is the immediate past President of the Board of Directors for the New Museum Los Gatos in Los Gatos, California.

Areas of Practice

Bar Admissions

U.S. District Court Eastern District of California, 1998
U.S. Supreme Court, 1988
U.S. District Court Northern District of California, 1983
California, 1982

Education

Santa Clara University School of Law, Santa Clara, CA, J.D., 1982
State University of New York at Binghamton, Binghamton, NY, B.A., Political Science, 1979

Honors and Awards

AV-Preeminent Rating, Martindale-Hubbell
Super Lawyers, 2010-Present
Litigator Award, Trial Lawyers Board of Regents, 2014
Top 100 Trial Lawyers, National Trial Lawyers, 2014
Top Attorneys in Northern California, 2013
Member, Millionaire Advocates Forum
President's Award, Santa Clara County Trial Lawyers Association, 1995
Outstanding Young Men of America, 1987
Commendation State Bar of California, Board of Governors, 1983

Professional Associations and Memberships

Santa Clara County Trial Lawyers Association
- Board of Governors, 2007-2011
- Past President
- Vice President-Elect
- Secretary
Santa Clara County Bar Association
- Board of Trustees
- Judiciary Committee
- Lawyer Referral Service Executive Committee
Santa Clara County Superior Court
- Judge Pro Tem
- Small Claims Temporary Judge
New Museum Los Gatos, President of the Board of Directors
Civil Justice Foundation, Founding Sponsor
Santa Clara University School of Law Alumni Association
American Trial Lawyers Association
California Trial Lawyers Association
Consumer Attorneys of California
Bay Area Lawyers for the Arts
Lincoln Law School, Faculty
VUE, Inc. (Arts Education), Pro Bono General Counsel
Santa Clara County Child and Adolescent Advisory Committee, Former Member

Representative Cases

Hansen v. Jacobsen (1986) 186 Cal. App 3d 350
Davis v. Allstate (1989) 217 Cal. App 3d 1229
Santee v. Santa Clara Office of Education (1990) 220 Cal. App 3d 702

Relevant Past Employment

Janoff Law, President, 2013-Present
Bostwick & Janoff, President, 1998-2013
Bostwick, Rowe & Janoff, Partner, 1989-1998
Bostwick & Rowe, Associate Counsel, 1984-1989
Law Offices of Jeffrey D. Janoff, Attorney, 1982-1984

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