Michael T.McKeeman

Partner

Michael focuses his practice on transactional and litigation matters throughout Northern and Southern California involving construction law, real estate, and complex commercial matters.


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Michael is co-chair of the firm's national Construction practice and co-chair of the San Francisco Commercial Litigation practice. Michael has significant experience in representing public and private owners, design professionals, contractors, subcontractors, and material suppliers in construction disputes. Michael's knowledge of the construction industry is bolstered by several years of field experience in which he participated in the construction of large commercial and multidwelling residential structures. He represents clients on matters involving contract drafting, contract negotiation, contract interpretation, bid protests, differing site conditions, extra work claims, change order and payment disputes, mechanics' lien, stop notice, and bond claims, design defects, construction defects, warranty claims, and delay, inefficiency, acceleration, and other impact claims.

Michael’s practice includes both public and private construction projects. He has worked on a wide variety of projects including stadiums, performance venues, hotels, commercial/retail structures, transportation facilities, high-speed rail, hospitals, high-rise office buildings, condominiums, apartments, single family residences, jails, justice centers, earthwork projects, amusement parks, parking structures, golf courses, and educational facilities.

When disputes arise, Michael assists clients with claim preparation, arbitration, mediation, dispute resolution boards, state and federal litigation, and other viable alternative dispute resolution procedures that offer viable alternatives to expensive and protracted litigation. 

  • JD, Santa Clara University School of Law

    Magna cum laude
    Merit Scholar

  • BS, University of California, Berkeley

    With honors
    Phi Beta Kappa Honor Society
    Berkeley Alumni Scholar

  • California
  • US District Court, Central District of California
  • US District Court, Eastern District of California
  • US District Court, Northern District of California