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Michael J. Thomas

Michael J. Thomas

USA 2026

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Greenberg Traurig, LLP
 Greenberg Traurig, LLP

Ranked in 1 practice area

Construction

Florida

7 years ranked

About

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Practice Areas

Real Estate

Litigation

Real Estate Litigation

Construction Law

Career

Michael J. Thomas is Co-Chair of the National Construction Law Practice and focuses his practice on construction law and litigation matters. Michael represents and counsels his developer clients in all aspects of the design, development and construction of residential, commercial and mixed-use real estate development projects, including construction contract negotiation, design services contract negotiation, construction financing, construction insurance, risk management, suretyship, mechanic’s lien law, construction/design defect litigation, and alternative dispute resolution. Michael is board certified by The Florida Bar in construction law.

Concentrations:

Construction

Architecture, engineering and design

Insurance

Bonds and suretyship

Condominiums

Professional Memberships

Member, American Bar Association, Construction Law Section

Member, Florida Bar Association, Construction Law Committee

Member, Miami-Dade County Bar Association

Publications

Listed, Chambers USA Guide, 2020-2022.

Team Member, Chambers & Partners USA Real Estate Law Firm of the Year, 2017-2018 and 2022.

Personal

J.D., cum laude, University of Florida Levin College of Law, 2005

B.S., magna cum laude, University of Florida, 2002

Chambers Review

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Chambers Guide to the USA

Construction - Florida

Band 2
Individual Editorial

Michael Thomas has vast experience in construction litigation and contract drafting, where he acts primarily for developer-side clients involved in residential, commercial and mixed-use real estate developments.

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Strengths

Provided by Chambers

  • Michael knows his stuff. He is very detail-oriented. We feel like we are in good hands.

    ConstructionChambers Guide to the USA

  • Michael Thomas has the rare combination of being extremely bright academically and as a lawyer, while being very practical. This has served him and his clients well.

    ConstructionChambers Guide to the USA

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