Michael Lee Mau

Our managing attorney Michael L. Mau, Esq. has gained extensive experience as a trial lawyer and advocate. He has extensive experience in the areas of Construction Law, Real Property and Commercial Litigation, Collections, Business Counseling and Insurance / Surety Defense. He has experience handling cases at all stages of litigation including trial work.

Initially he worked and gained a wide variety of experience as an Independent Contract Attorney. He then practiced for five plus years with Simpson, Aherne & Garrity, P.C., a construction law firm with offices in San Mateo and San Francisco. After a shorter stint at McLemore, Collins & Toschi, LLP, an insurance defense firm with offices in Oakland and Santa Rosa, he opened The Mau Law Firm in 1999.

The firm's practice includes substantial work in each of the following areas: drafting, analysis and litigation of commercial, construction, design and real estate contracts; litigating Mechanics Liens and lien release bonds, Stop Notices and release bonds for Stop Notices, and Payment / Performance bond claims; construction bidding and delay claims; substitution hearings; construction defect litigation; debt collection and defense; administrative hearings; license bond claims; real estate law; landlord-tenant counseling and evictions; representation of mobile-home parks; corporate counseling / business forming; and insurance / surety defense. The firms clientele include contractors, subcontractors, construction supply companies, design professionals such as architects and engineers, property owners, property developers, insurance carriers, surety companies and various local businesses.

With considerable resources to draw upon, professional affiliations, industry contacts and the latest technology, Mr. Mau is the premier advocate for our clients. Mr. Mau believes in a vigorous advocacy, but always aiming towards a prompt, efficient and cost-effective results.

Santa Clara University School of Law

J.D. (1993) | Law

1993

Honors: Law Review

University of California - Santa Barbara

B.A. (1990) | Law & Society; Philosophy

1990

Honors: Double Major; Honor Roll

Managing Attorney

The Mau Law Firm

1999 - Current

Construction Law Speaker, San Francisco

Renaissance Entreprenuership Center

Green Business Certified

San Francisco Environment / Green Business Department

A+ Rating; Honor Roll

Better Business Bureau

AV Rated

Martindale Hubbell

Lead Counsel Rated

Lead Counsel

Asian American Contractors Association

Director, In-House Counsel

Current

South of Market Business Association

Director, Treasurer

Current

American Bar Association

Member

Current

Association of Trial Lawyers of America

Member

Current

San Francisco County Bar Association

Member

Current

California

Since 1993

9th Circuit

Since 1995

U.S. Supreme Court

Since 2011

• Free Consultation
  Free telephone consultation, typically up to 15 minutes.

Construction Law

Construction Contracts, Construction Defects, Construction Liens, Construction Litigation

Real Estate Law

Commercial Real Estate, Condominiums, Easements, Eminent Domain, Homeowners Association, Land Use & Zoning, Mortgages, Neighbor Disputes, Residential Real Estate, Water Law

Business Law

Business Contracts, Business Dissolution, Business Finance, Business Formation, Business Litigation, Franchising, Mergers & Acquisitions, Partnership & Shareholder Disputes

Collections

Insurance Claims

Bad Faith Insurance, Business Insurance, Disability Insurance, Health Insurance, Life Insurance, Motor Vehicle Insurance, Property Insurance

Insurance Defense

• Construction Defect Litigation