Phoenix Office
Tel: (602) 229-5704
Fax: (602) 420-5004
Michael A. McCanse
Partner
Michael McCanse is vice-chair of the firm's Real Estate and Construction Litigation Group. He counsels owners and contractors on all manner of construction-related disputes, and has litigated claims involving projects of all sizes (from small residential remodels, to large commercial buildings, to master planned communities with hundreds of home sites). Mr. McCanse also routinely represents individual and corporate clients in complex business and contract disputes, and has substantial experience with alcohol beverage law, landlord-tenant actions, creditor-debtor actions, and professional liability-related actions. His recent experience includes:
· Representing one of the largest developers in the nation in various Arizona-based construction and contracting-related matters.
· Representing a national environmental, geotechnical, and civil engineering firm in various Arizona-based construction and contracting-related matters.
· Representing owners and contractors in arbitrations conducted by the American Arbitration Association pursuant to its Construction Industry Arbitration Rules.
· Serving as National Beverage Counsel to the second-largest brewer in the United States.
· Acting as national collections counsel for a large Arizona-based franchisor.
Legal Services
· Banking & Financial Institutions
· Litigation & Dispute Resolution
· Real Estate and Construction Litigation
Education and Honors
· Marquette University Law School (J.D., 2006)
o Marquette Law Review
o Corporate Law Moot Court Team
· University of Iowa (B.A., 2002)
Bar Admissions
· Arizona
· Wisconsin
Court Admissions
· U.S. District Court, District of Arizona, 2006
Professional and Civic Activities
· Arizona Animal Welfare League (Volunteer)
· Arizona's Wills for Heroes (Volunteer)
· Capital School Homeroom Program (Volunteer)
Professional Recognition
· Selected for inclusion in Southwest Super Lawyers® – Rising Stars (2014–present: Business Litigation)
Publications and Presentations
03/09/18
2017 Year in Review: Recent Midwest Legal Decisions Impacting Real Estate and Construction Law
Quarles & Brady Seminar
03/10/17
Practical Implications of Indemnification and Additional Insured Provisions: A Litigator's Perspective
Marquette University Law School CLE Program
03/10/17
"Practical Implications of Indemnification and Additional Insured Provisions: The Litigators’ Perspective"
Marquette University Law School CLE Program
09/23/16
"Physician Depositions 101"
2016 Annual Clinical Assembly of Osteopathic Surgeons
01/01/12
Arizona Tort Law Handbook, 1st Ed. Fraud Chapter
State Bar of Arizona
01/01/10
The Lawyer's Guide to Lead Paint, Asbestos and Chinese Drywall