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Michael B. Allen - San Mateo, CA
66 Bovet RoadSuite 250 San Mateo, CA 94402
Allen, Baker & Stephan, PC
Updated: 11/04/2022
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San Mateo Real Estate Lawyer
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.About Michael B. Allen
Current Employment Position(s)
- Founding Partner - In Memoriam
Year Joined Firm
- 1980
Practice Areas
- 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
Qualifications
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)
Classes and Seminars
- Legal Principals of Real Estate (Instructor), College of San Mateo, 1982 - 1985
Past Positions
- Fluor Corporation, Senior Legal Analyst, 1977 - 1980
Education
- San Mateo Law School, San Mateo, California, 1978
J.D. - University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, 1972
B.S.
Major: Mechanical Engineering
Fraternities and Sororities
- Delta Tau Delta
Office Information
Address
66 Bovet RoadSuite 250 San Mateo, CA 94402
Phone
Fax
- 650-340-6350
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