Michael B. Allen - a San Mateo, CA Real Estate Lawyer

San Mateo Real Estate Lawyer

Updated: 02/16/2026

Areas of Practice

Real Estate
Construction
Business
Estate Planning
Alternative Dispute Resolution
Business & Commercial Law
Business Organizations
Collections
Construction Law
Contracts
Debtor/Creditor
Elder Law
Foreclosure & Alternatives
Housing & Construction Defects
Land Use & Zoning
Landlord/Tenant
Litigation & Appeals
Mediation & Collaborative Law
Premises Liability -- Plaintiff
Real Estate Law
Trusts
Wills

Attorney Information

Overview

Mr. Allen began his professional career in 1972 as a Mechanical Engineer working for Fluor, Inc., a fortune 500 internationally known engineering and construction firm. While at Fluor Mr. Allen, over an eight (8) year period, worked his way to an upper management position as a Senior Legal Analyst drafting and negotiating contracts and working on regulatory matters in connection with a new division at Fluor. Having attended night law school while at Fluor, Mr. Allen took and passed the July 1978 bar exam and continued at Fluor for two (2) years thereafter forming his first law partnership in 1980. At that time Mr. Allen began to focus his attention on civil litigation matters with an emphasis on real estate and construction law. Mr. Allen formed his own firm in 1985 and has added other attorneys to his practice as the practice grew. Mr. Allen and his firm have continuously provided exceptional legal services to individuals, small and medium size business on the Peninsula continuously since 1986.

Education

Legal Education
- San Mateo Law School, San Mateo, California, 1978
  J.D.
Non Legal Education
- University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, 1972
  B.S.
  Major: Mechanical Engineering

Current Employment Position(s)

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Founding Partner - In Memoriam
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Past Positions

Fluor Corporation, Senior Legal Analyst, 1977 - 1980

Classes and Seminars

Legal Principals of Real Estate (Instructor), College of San Mateo, 1982 - 1985

Representative Cases

Lambert v. Carneghi, et al
- Citation: 158 Cal.App.4th 1120 [70 Cal.Rptr.3d 626]
- Court: 1st Appellate Dist. Div. 4
- Year: 2008

Bar Admissions

California, 1978
U.S. District Court Northern District of California, 1980
U.S. Tax Court, 1980

Other Affiliations

Executive Council of Homeowners
San Mateo Bar Association, 1978 - Present (Member)

Fraternities and Sororities

Delta Tau Delta

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Contact

San Mateo, CA

66 Bovet Road
Suite 250
San Mateo, CA 94402

Directions

Phone: 877-618-3517

Fax: 650-340-6350

Email: Send a message

Website: https://www.mballenlaw.com

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