Construction Defect Mediation and Litigation
Thomas E. Miller has been a distinguished construction
defect lawyer for over 25 years. During his first eight years
of practice with one of San Diego's "big three" law firms,
Higgs, Fletcher and Mack, he represented developers and their
insurance companies. Since 1981, Miller has exclusively represented
homeowners associations in construction defects and land subsidence
claims. A pioneer in his field, he has recovered over $350
million for his association clients including 75 settlements
and verdicts over $1 million. Mr. Miller is licensed to practice
law in the states of California and Colorado and has offices
throughout the Western United States.
Distinction
Mr. Miller is the co-author of the only consumer
handbook on the subject, "Home and Condo Defects; A Consumer
Guide to Faulty Construction," (2001). He is also the author
of the only legal textbooks on the subject, "California Construction
Defect Litigation: Residential and Commercial," (1986 & 1993),
which has been cited by several Courts of Appeals, and "Handling
Construction Defect Claims: Western States" (3rd Edition).
Miller is the author and instructor of several university
extension courses entitled "California Construction defect
Law for Community Associations," specifically tailored to
educate property managers and homeowner association board
of directors.
Honors
- CAOC Presidential Award of Merit (2001)
- California State University, Long Beach Thomas E. Miller
President's Scholar Center (2001); President Associates
Appreciation Award (2000)
- California Western School of Law: "Thomas E. Miller -
Mock trail Room"
- Community Associations Institute: College of Community
Association Lawyers (1995-Present)
- Consumer Attorneys of California (CAOC): Board of Directors,
Presidential Award of Merit (2000)
- CACM Vision Awards (1993 Excellence in Service; 1995
Excellence in Education)
- California State University, Long Beach Alumnus of the
Year (1995)
- Hastings College of the Law Alumnus of the Year (1995)
- Orange County Trial Lawyer Association, Board of Directors
(2001)
Community Involvement
- Mission Hospital Foundation, Mission Viejo
- HOAG Hospital Foundation, Newport Beach
- Amigos de los Niņos Foundation, Cabo San Lucas
- CSULB President's Associates
- Hastings College of the Law 1066 Foundation Board of Trustees
- University of California, Irvine, Chancellor's Chief Executive
Round Table
- Habitat for Humanity
Media Features
- Los Angeles Times
- Orange County Register
- New York Times
- San Francisco Chronicle
- KCBS, KABC, KCOP, KTTV, KDOC, OCN
- Los Angeles/San Francisco Daily Journal
- National Geographic
Education
- University of California, Hastings College of the Law (J.D.,
1973)
- California State University, Long Beach (B.A., magna cum laude,
1970)
Honors
- Community Associations Institute (CAI)
- Executive Council of Homeowners (ECHO)
- California Association of Community Managers (CACM)
- Institute of Real Estate Management (IREM)
- American Bar Association
- California State Bar
- Colorado State Bar
- Consumer Attorneys of California
- American Arbitration Association
- San Francisco Trial Lawyers Association
- San Diego Trial Lawyers Association
- Orange County Trial Lawyers Association
- Arizona Trial Lawyers Association
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