Michael Brooks Carroll
A recent recognition I have received from Martindale-Hubbell®, one of the oldest and most accepted rater of attorneys: You’ve been awarded the highest possible Martindale-Hubbell® distinction by both your peers and the Judiciary!
as “AV Preeminent” meaning that Mr. Carroll’s attorney peers and judges before whom he has appeared have evaluated him as having the preeminent and highest of legal abilities and ethical standards.
Michael Brooks Carroll
San Francisco, California
Areas of Practice:
- Construction Law
- Real Estate Law
Litigation Percentage:
- 90% of Practice Devoted to Litigation
Bar Admissions:
- California, 1972
- Georgia, 1973
- U.S. District Court Eastern District of California, 1972
- U.S. District Court Northern District of California, 1972
- U.S. District Court Southern District of California, 1972
- U.S. District Court Middle District of Georgia, 1973
- U.S. District Court Southern District of Georgia, 1973
- U.S. District Court Northern District of Georgia, 1973
- U.S. Court of Appeals 9th Circuit, 1972
- U.S. Court of Appeals 5th Circuit, 1973
Education:
- University of Chicago Law School, Chicago, Illinois, 1972
- J.D., Doctor of Jurisprudence
- Honors: Finalist, Hinton Moot Court Competition; Rockefeller Fellow
- Law Review: Member, 1971-1972, Comment Editor, 1972, University of Chicago Law Review, 1971 – 1972
- Davidson College, Davidson, North Carolina, 1968
- A.B., Bachelor of Arts
- Honors: Phi Beta Kappa, Omicron Delta Kappa
- University of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois
Past Professional Associations and Memberships:
- Federal Court Arbitration Program, Northern District of California, 1980 – Present: Arbitrator
- California Continuing Education of the Bar, 1988 – Present: Member, Advisory Committee
- American Arbitration Association, 1984 – Present: Member, Panel of Arbitrators
- Bar Association of San Francisco: Member
- State Bar of California: Member
- American Bar Association: Member
Past Employment Positions:
- California State Bar Court, Trial Referee, 1979 – 1983
- United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit, Hon. John C. Godbold, Circuit Judge, Law Clerk, 1972 – 1973
- United States Army Reserve, Captain
The Law Offices of Michael Brooks Carroll is a San Francisco firm representing clients in the Bay Area, Wine County, Silicon Valley and throughout Northern California, including Oakland, Walnut Creek, Fairfield, Sonoma, Stockton, Modesto, Fresno, Berkeley, San Rafael, Sacramento, Santa Rosa, San Mateo, San Jose, Palo Alto, Solano, Napa and Los Angeles, and the following counties: San Francisco, Santa Barbara, Solano, Napa, Sonoma, San Mateo, Marin, Contra Costa, Alameda, Santa Clara, San Joaquin and Stanislaus. Mr. Carroll has litigated cases in Arizona, Nevada and nationwide.