Evans and Page

Evans & Page was founded by Corey Evans and Geneva Page in 2003. Mr. Evans and Ms. Page are considered experts in the field of animal law and regularly appear as speakers at national conferences and also teach animal law in Bay Area law schools. Evans & Page represents the nation’s premier animal advocacy organizations. Our portfolio of cases and clients displays the spectrum of legal approaches and issues involved in improving the lives of animals. Our cases include:

civil rights / free speech lawsuits against police departments and entertainment facilities;
administrative challenges to California and federal government regulations;
lawsuits on behalf of consumers and non-profits seeking injunctive relief against factory farms for the inhumane treatment of animals raised for food;
veterinary malpractice lawsuits;
lawsuits on behalf of taxpayers to curb unlawful expenditures by California agencies;
lawsuits on behalf of citizens to enforce their public records requests under the California Public Records Act; and
representation of individuals whose dogs are prosecuted under “dangerous dog” laws.

Corey Evans

Corey Evans is the founding partner of Evans & Page. Mr. Evans co-taught animal law at Santa Clara University and will be co-teaching animal law at the University of San Francisco in Spring 2008. He was a judge for the National Center for Animal Law’s (NCAL) moot court and closing argument competition at Harvard Law School for the last two years, judge for NCAL’s California mock trial competition at Chapman University, and speaker at Lewis & Clark’s Annual Animal Law Conference for the last three years. Mr. Evans has been interviewed by Los Angeles Times Magazine, National Public Radio, and local and national newspapers. Prior to starting Evans & Page, Mr. Evans worked as a corporate lawyer doing mergers, acquisitions, and stock offerings for Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom LLP. Mr. Evans received his Juris Doctorate from Santa Clara University, received his Bachelor of Arts from the University of California Santa Barbara, and studied at Lund University in Sweden.

Geneva Page

Geneva Page is a partner at Evans & Page. She co-taught animal law at Santa Clara University and will be co-teaching animal law at the University of San Francisco in Spring 2008. She was a judge for the National Center for Animal Law’s (NCAL) moot court and closing argument competition at Harvard Law School for the last two years, judge for NCAL’s California mock trial competition at Chapman University, and speaker at Lewis & Clark’s Annual Animal Law Conference for the last two years. Ms. Page graduated from Vermont Law School (VLS). Her studies at VLS focused on animal law, and shortly after graduating she began work at the Animal Protection Institute (API) in Sacramento as their Government Affairs Coordinator. At API her responsibilities included lobbying state legislators, drafting proposed legislation, legal research and testifying at legislative hearings. Ms. Page received her Bachelor of Arts from San Francisco State University and has studied law at the University of Reading in England and tropical conservation at the Universidad Nacional in Costa Rica.