SAN FRANCISCO, February 28, 2025―Terrance J. Evans, a partner in the San Francisco and Los Angeles offices of Duane Morris LLP, has been selected as the 2025 Loren D. Miller Attorney of the Year by the California Association of Black Lawyers (CABL). Loren D. Miller was a journalist and civil rights attorney who served as chief counsel in Shelley v. Kraemer, the landmark United States Supreme Court case that held that racially restrictive housing covenants cannot legally be enforced. Evans will be honored at the 48th Annual CABL Conference Gala and Awards Ceremony in Oceanside, California, on April 26, 2025.
Evans is a nationally recognized trial lawyer with substantial appellate experience who has secured victories for clients in numerous multimillion-dollar cases in federal and state trial and appellate courts across the United States. He is the co-leader of the firm’s Banking and Finance Industry Group, co-chair of the Duane Morris San Francisco Diversity and Inclusion Committee, and is also a member of the Duane Morris ESG Working Group. His practice is focused on representing clients in federal and state trial and appellate courts across the United States, including the United States Supreme Court. Evans also regularly counsels clients regarding racial justice and diversity and inclusion issues. He has led dozens of diversity trainings for judges, lawyers, law students and members of the community around the United States.
During his more than 20 years of practice, Evans has played a role in the leadership of myriad professional organizations, including the National Bar Association, the California Association of Black Lawyers, the Charles Houston Bar Association―California’s oldest Black bar association―and the Bar Association of San Francisco, as well as sections and committees within such groups. Evans is the chair of the California Lawyers Association, the largest voluntary state bar association in the United States, representing the interests of more than 260,000 California lawyers. He is the first person of color and the first Black person to hold the position. He is a co-founder of the Charles Houston Bar Institute and California Lawyers Association Racial Justice Committee.
Evans has spoken at more than 200 diversity and inclusion programs and civil rights programs in partnership with more than 65 law schools, bar associations, colleges, universities, high schools, law firms, churches and other organizations. He also frequently appears on national and local television and radio discussing issues ranging from the United States Supreme Court and California courts to important legislation and civil rights issues. During his legal career, Evans has raised more than $550,000 for scholarships for underprivileged students. He has also created five annual scholarships that have provided tens of thousands of dollars to underprivileged students across the United States.
About CABL
CABL was established in 1977, primarily to change the face of California’s judiciary. Other objectives and purposes included seeking out and eradicating the roots and causes of racism, and vigorously defending Black people from those who would consciously or otherwise deny them basic human and legal rights. Today, CABL is organized around 10 affiliate bar associations in California and represents the interests of more than 5,000 African American attorneys, judicial officers, law professors and law students. CABL is an affiliate of the National Bar Association.
About Duane Morris
Duane Morris LLP provides innovative solutions to today’s multifaceted legal and business challenges through the collegial and collaborative culture of its more than 900 attorneys in offices across the United States and internationally. The firm represents a broad array of clients, spanning all major practices and industries. Duane Morris has been recognized by BTI Consulting as both a client service leader.
