Thomas E. Miller

CEO & Founder

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Thomas E. Miller has been a distinguished construction defect attorney for over 45 years. During his first eight years of practice he represented developers and their insurance companies. Since 1981, Miller has exclusively represented homeowners and associations in construction defects claims. He has been an Officer on the Board of Directors of his own Homeowners Association for the last 15 years.

A nationally recognized expert and pioneer in his field, he has recovered over $1 Billion for his association clients including 150 settlements and verdicts over $1 Million. Miller is a Fellow Member of the Construction Lawyers Society of America, AV rated (highest possible rating in both legal quality and ethical standards) by Martindale-Hubbell, and has been voted by his peers a "Super Lawyer" since 2004 in construction litigation in both the Northern and Southern California regions. Tom is also recognized as a Top Attorney throughout California by The American Registry. Most recently, The Miller Law Firm was awarded the National Litigator Award by the Trial Lawyers Board of Regents for two consecutive years. This award is the most well respected performance measuring symbol of litigation achievement in the nation, honoring only the top 1% of attorneys, and based strictly on tangible verdict & settlement dollar achievement.

DISTINCTION

  • Mr. Miller is the author of four definitive treatises, "California Construction Defect Litigation: Residential and Commercial” (1986 & 1993), "Handling Construction Defect Claims: Western States” (3rd Edition, 1999; Annual Supplement, 2009-2020), and the 4th Edition published in 2013 by Wolters Kluwer Law & Business (Annual Supplement 2014-2017). He is also the co-author of the authoritative handbook on the subject, "Home and Condo Defects: A Consumer Guide to Faulty Construction," second edition (2012).

EDUCATION

  • University of California, Hastings College of Law, San Francisco (J.D. 1973)

  • California State University, Long Beach (B.A., Magna Cum Laude 1970)

ADMISSIONS

  • California State Bar Association

  • American Bar Association

  • The Bar Association of San Francisco

  • US-Mexico Bar Association

INDUSTRY AFFILIATIONS

  • CAI

  • CACM

  • ECHO

  • IREM

  • San Francisco Trial Lawyers Association

  • The Bar Association of Los Angeles

  • The Bar Association of San Francisco

  • Construction Lawyers Society of America

HONORS

  • Consumer Attorneys of California: Presidential Award of Merit; Board of Directors

  • UC Hastings College of the Law: Alumnus of the Year; Thomas E. Miller
    Distinguished Professorship of Law

  • CSULB: Thomas E. Miller President's Scholar Center; Alumnus of the Year

  • California Western School of Law: Thomas E. Miller Mock Trial Room

  • CAI: College of Community Association Lawyers, Founding Member

  • CACM: Visions Awards Recipient; Founding Member

  • University of California: Chancellor's Executive Round Table

  • Litigator Award, Trial Lawyers Board of Regents, 2014 & 2015

  • AV Preeminent, Martindale-Hubbell, Highest Possible Rating in Both Legal Quality & Ethical Standards, 2003 – 2020

  • AV Preeminent Judicial Edition, Martindale-Hubbell (2011-2019)

  • California Super Lawyer, 2004 – 2020, Northern & Southern California

  • Top Attorney, The American Registry

MEDIA FEATURES

  • Wall Street Journal

  • CNN

  • Washington Post

  • New York Times

  • San Francisco/ LA Daily Journal

  • Los Angeles Times

  • Orange County Register

  • San Francisco Chronicle

  • San Francisco Business Journal

COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT

  • Habitat for Humanity

  • Children of Shelters

  • JUMA Ventures

  • Amigo de los Ninos Foundation

  • Neighborhood Parks Council

  • Enterprise for High School Students

  • Mission Hospital Foundation

  • Food for Kids

  • Tipping Point Community

  • UC Hastings Foundation Board Member

  • UC Hastings Chancellor’s Circle 2018