Office Location
Michael F. Millerick, Esq.
THE MILLERICK LAW FIRM
750 B Street, Suite 1750
San Diego, CA 92101
Telephone: (619) 233-0204
Facsimile: (619) 233-6272
BIOGRAPHY
Michael F. Millerick, Esq. has been practicing civil litigation in the city of San Diego handling cases in both state and federal courts for the past 25 years. In addition, Mr. Millerick has participated in hundreds of arbitrations and mediations before the American Arbitration Association, the Judicial Arbitration and Mediation Services and others.
Following admission to the California Bar in 1987, ten years of that time were spent by Mr. Millerick practicing as a shareholder with the well respected law firm of Hillyer & Irwin and later as a partner with Massie, Berman & Millerick. Mr. Millerick now practices at The Millerick Law Firm and handles a variety of civil litigation and arbitration matters for individuals, corporations, and governmental agencies.
Born in 1956 in Hartford, Connecticut, Mr. Millerick has been married for 34 years and is the proud father of three grown children. Mr. Millerick attended the University of Connecticut where he received his Bachelor of Science degree in Finance in 1978. After becoming trained as a commercial lines underwriter with the Travelers Insurance Company, he pursued a law degree at the University of San Diego School of Law and received his Juris Doctorate in 1982, after serving on the San Diego Law Review.
Following law school, Mr. Millerick joined the law firm of Hinkle, Cox, Eaton, Coffield & Hensley in Roswell, New Mexico and practiced for five years handling complex litigation matters for clients such as Exxon Corporation, Mobil Corporation and several local municipalities.
Upon moving to San Diego in 1987, Mr. Millerick became a shareholder with the law firm of Hillyer and Irwin and represented Allstate Insurance Company in hundreds of subrogation matters including significant earth movement and construction related issues. Since that time, Mr. Millerick has successfully litigated several large construction defect cases on behalf of homeowners associations and individuals seeking to recover damages for significant construction defects to their properties.
While at Hillyer & Irwin, Mr. Millerick became proficient in handling complex insurance coverage/bad faith matters on behalf of major governmental entities such as the Port of San Diego and the County of San Diego. During that period, Mr. Millerick was responsible for several multi-million dollar cases which resulted in substantial settlements and/or verdicts for his clients.
Over the past 20 years, Mr. Millerick has been involved in successfully handling numerous franchisor/franchisee and distributorship disputes on behalf of many clients which include Annex Brands, Inc. (Postal Annex+, Inc., The Packaging Store, Sunshine Pack & Ship and Navis Pack & Ship), Postal Connections of America Franchise Corporation, iSold It, Inc., Arctic Beauty Supply, Inc., Fiducial Franchises, Inc., H-1 Auto Care, LLC, JW Tumbles, Vagabond Franchise System, Inc., NutriSystem, Inc., FranNet LLC, and several others. Mr. Millerick also represents franchisees and distributors involving significant contract claims, franchise investment and relationship act violations and other tort claims.
Mr. Millerick has been certified as a "Franchise & Distribution Law Specialist" by the California State Bar. Mr. Millerick is the only attorney located in San Diego County who litigates and arbitrates cases with that certification. Mr. Millerick has acted as an expert witness concerning franchise matters.
Presently, Mr. Millerick represents clients located throughout California and across the United States. His clients include businesses of all sizes and many individuals. Mr. Millerick enjoys practicing at his own firm where he can offer his clientele "big firm" experience and representation at reasonable rates. Given his varied experience handling civil litigation matters of all types, Mr. Millerick is uniquely qualified to represent both plaintiffs and defendants in most types of civil litigation matters. Clients are assured of being treated with the highest degree of respect and attention with results that meet their expectations.