Michael Mark McMahon

With over thirty years of experience, Michael McMahon focuses his practice at Carmel & Naccasha LLP primarily on civil litigation in the areas of employment, business, public agency, and real estate law.

Mike has substantial background representing both private businesses and public agencies. Practicing law since 1992, he has tried cases on behalf of one of the country’s largest telecommunications companies. He routinely provides extensive advice and counsel to clients on employment-related matters and has grown his practice to also include land use matters.
Mike has handled cases on behalf of numerous cities and special districts in southern California and on the Central Coast. He is familiar with the Tort Claims Act, public entity defenses and immunities and writ proceedings. Mike has represented public agencies on employment related matters from initial discipline to trial. He also has experience conducting personnel investigations and provides advice and counsel on labor and employment issues to local businesses.

Mike moved to San Luis Obispo County in 2005, taking a position as a Court Attorney with the San Luis Obispo County Superior Court. At the Court, Mike dealt with a wide range of civil matters, researching and drafting memoranda to SLO County Superior Court judges with recommended rulings on contested matters. These cases involved real estate transactions, boundary disputes, insurance matters, class actions, actions by and against public agencies and petitions for writs of administrative mandate. Mike also regularly served as a judge pro tem during his tenure as a Court Attorney and had the opportunity to rule on law and motion matters.

Mike joined Carmel & Naccasha LLP in 2007. In 2009, Mike opened the firm’s Paso Robles office, where he continues to practice. The Paso Robles office continues to provide an important link to clients in the wine industry and also to estate planning clients who live in the North County.

• General Civil

California

Since 1992

USDC Central District of California

Since 1999

9th Circuit

Since 2009

Partner

Carmel & Naccasha, LLP

2007 - Current

At Carmel & Naccasha, my practice is split between litigation and transactional matters. I represent a wide range of clients including public agencies, local corporations, and individuals in business and employment litigation, real estate transactions, and business transactions.

Senior Associate

Goldman, Magdalin & Krikes

2006 - 2007

I assisted GM&K in developing a civil litigation practice at its San Luis Obispo County office. Although I enjoyed my time and the firm and worked with very nice and talented people, my time at GM&K was brief because I was presented with the opportunity to help Carmel & Naccasha expand its already growing litigation practice.

Court Attorney

San Luis Obispo County Superior Court

2005 - 2006

At the SLO County Court, I was fortunate to work directly with the County's judges and, particularly, our judges assigned to the civil calendar. I assisted the judges on law and motion matters by researching and preparing memos with recommendations on contested law and motion matters. I also sat pro tem on occasion when judges or commissioners were away, hearing law and motion calendars, case management calendars, and small claims.

Senior Counsel

Pacific Telesis Group

1999 - 2005

At Pacific Bell legal, we kept most litigation in-house and I worked on a variety of cases from complex business litigation to simple personal injury and property damage cases. On larger cases, including class actions, I also worked with outside counsel to ensure that the company's interests were protected.

Senior Associate

Haight Brown & Bonesteel

1993 - 1999

At HBB, I was fortunate to work in a litigation department with some of best trial attorneys in the state. I was also given tremendous autonomy from the start and allowed to run cases from start to finish. While there, I learned a tremendous amount about the practice of law and life in general from partners like Bill Baumgaertner and Peter Ezzell.

Associate

Edwin J. Richards & Associates

1992 - 1993

Arizona State University

J.D.

1991

University of California - Irvine

B.A.

1988

Honors: cum laude

California State Bar  # 157556

Member

1992 - Current