Thomas E. Miller, the Founder and President of The Miller Law Firm, has been a distinguished construction defect attor¬ney for over 45 years. During his first eight years of practice he represented developers and their insurance companies. Since 1981, Tom has exclusively represented homeowners and associations in construction defects claims. A nationally recognized expert and pioneer in his field, he has recovered over $1 Billion for his association clients including 150 settle¬ments and verdicts over $1 Million. Tom graduated from U.C. Hastings College of Law in 1973.

He 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 recog-nized as a Top Attorney throughout California by The American Registry. 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 per¬formance measuring symbol of litigation achievement in the nation, honoring only the top 1% of attorneys, and based strict¬ly on tangible verdict & settlement dollar achievement. Tom 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) and the 4th Edition published in 2013 by Wolters Kluwer Law & Business (Supplemented Annually).