Miller Morton Caillat & Nevis

What Miller Morton Caillat & Nevis does

Miller, Morton, Caillat & Nevis, LLP is a California limited liability partnership law firm founded in 1929 in San Jose, California. The firm is the longest tenured general partnership in Santa Clara County and provides legal services across four core practice areas: Construction, Real Estate, Business/Corporate, and Trusts & Estates, with complementary Employment Law support. It operates two California offices (San Jose and Newport Beach) and currently lists eight attorneys on its website, with reported headcount in the 11-50 range.

The firm serves a diversified client base that includes some of California's largest property owners, developers, contractors, public agencies, and Fortune 500 companies on the institutional side, alongside small and mid-sized businesses and individuals on the long tail. Notable case results include recovering more than $50 million in construction defect damages for California property owners and developers. The firm is recognized as a Tier 1 California construction firm by U.S. News & World Report, holds Chambers Ranked Spotlight California status, and has multiple partners rated AV Preeminent by Martindale-Hubbell and recognized as Northern California Super Lawyers.

The business model is a traditional professional services billing model with competitive hourly rates. Go-to-market relies primarily on attorney thought leadership (articles in Western Real Estate Business, Multifamily Executive, Law360, and The Construction Specifier) and active leadership in industry associations such as the Associated General Contractors of California (AGCC), Santa Clara County Builders Exchange, ASPE, USGBC, NAWIC, CAA, and AOA. Revenue is not publicly disclosed. No AI/technology product capability, M&A activity, funding rounds, or material leadership changes are documented in the available sources.

Name

Miller Morton Caillat & Nevis

Legal name

Miller, Morton, Caillat & Nevis, LLP

Website

https://millermorton.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1929

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Miller, Morton, Caillat & Nevis is a 1929-founded California law firm specializing in construction, real estate, business, and trusts & estates law, serving institutional clients, public agencies, small and mid-sized businesses, and individuals through its San Jose and Newport Beach offices.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

San Jose

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Marketing or Sales, Operations, Others

Revenue model

1. Legal Services Billing: Law firm providing legal services with competitive billing rates for construction, real estate, business, and estate planning matters.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels2 records

Core offering

Miller, Morton, Caillat & Nevis, LLP is a California-based law firm delivering full-service litigation and transactional legal representation across four core practice areas: Construction Law, Real Estate Law, Business/Corporate Law, and Trusts & Estates. The firm represents general contractors, developers, design professionals, property owners, investors, lenders, public agencies, and a range of businesses from Fortune 500 companies to startups, as well as individuals needing estate planning services.

Product overview

Miller, Morton, Caillat & Nevis, LLP is a law firm offering legal services, not a technology product company. The firm provides legal representation through four interconnected practice areas: Construction Law, Real Estate Law, Business Law, and Trusts & Estates. These services are delivered by attorneys across two California offices (San Jose and Newport Beach) and are complemented by specialized Employment Law support. The firm represents clients ranging from Fortune 500 companies to startups, small businesses, and individuals, with a strategic focus on California's construction, real estate, business, and estate planning sectors.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Construction Law Services Full-service litigation and transactional representation for the California construction industry, including construction defect claims, delay and impact claims, mechanics' lien claims, government claims, job close-out and payment disputes, and contract negotiation for prime contracts, design-build agreements, and subcontracts. Targets general contractors, developers, design professionals, and property owners.
• Real Estate Law Services Full-service real estate legal representation including transactions (residential leases, commercial leases, development contracts, financing documents) and litigation (landlord-tenant disputes, breach of contract claims, residential non-disclosure, foreclosures, construction disputes, ADA accessibility claims). Targets investors, developers, borrowers, lenders, landlords, and tenants.
• Business Law Services Comprehensive transactional and litigation services for businesses, including entity formation, complex contract negotiations, mergers, acquisitions, sales, consolidations, redemptions, dissolutions, and business litigation (contract disputes, unfair competition, corporate disputes, statutory violations). Targets California businesses from Fortune 500 companies to startups and small businesses.
• Trusts & Estates Services Comprehensive estate planning (wills, trusts, powers of attorney, medical directives), trust administration, and probate and estate litigation services for individuals and families throughout California.
• Employment Law Services Labor and employment counsel integrated with the firm's business practice, including employment litigation, risk management strategy, drafting of employment handbooks and agreements, and representation in governmental hearings including Department of Industrial Relations and EEOC matters.

Quantifiable outcome

• Over $35 million in settlements for one of the largest California-based multi-family and commercial property owners in construction defect litigations
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers4 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• The Associated General Contractors of California (AGCC)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe firm serves as active members of AGCC, with attorneys serving on the Legal Advisory Committee. Board/committee membership indicated. The firm writes and speaks on construction law topics for the organization.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Wendel Rosen LLP: East Bay-based California law firm with a strong construction and real estate practice, serving developers, contractors, and property owners across Northern California. Directly comparable to MMCN in California construction-law focus and client mix.
• Cox, Castle & Nicholson LLP: California-based law firm widely recognized as a leading construction and real estate practice, with offices in Los Angeles, San Francisco, and Orange County. Directly comparable to MMCN in serving developers, contractors, and property owners across the state.
• Allen Matkins Leck Gamble Mallory & Natsis LLP: California-based law firm focused on real estate, construction, and land use, with offices in Los Angeles, Orange County, San Francisco, and San Diego. Comparable to MMCN in real estate and construction focus with broader Southern California coverage.
• Hanson Bridgett LLP: San Francisco-headquartered California law firm with deep real estate, construction, and business law practices serving institutional clients. Comparable to MMCN in vertical specialization and Northern California anchor presence.
• Procopio, Cory, Hargreaves & Savitch LLP: California-based full-service law firm with established construction, real estate, and business law practices serving clients from San Diego to San Francisco. Comparable to MMCN in California-centric coverage and similar practice area mix.
• Peckar & Abramson PC: National construction law firm widely recognized as one of the largest construction practices in the U.S., serving general contractors, subcontractors, and owners. Comparable to MMCN in dedicated construction-law focus, though with national rather than California-only scope.

Regional players

• Fabyanske, Westra, Hart & Thomson, P.A. Minnesota-based construction law firm serving clients nationally with a pure-play construction practice. Comparable in dedicated construction-law focus but does not directly compete in MMCN's California geography.

Broad incumbents

• Greenberg Traurig LLP: Global law firm with strong California real estate and construction practices serving institutional investors and developers. Comparable overlap in real estate and construction work, though operating with vastly broader geographic and practice coverage.
• Saul Ewing Arnstein & Lehr LLP: Mid-Atlantic and national law firm with an established construction practice serving contractors, developers, and design professionals. Comparable in serving the construction vertical, though broader in geographic and practice coverage than MMCN.
• Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP: National Am Law firm with a substantial California real estate and construction practice serving institutional and Fortune 500 clients. Comparable as a competitor for larger construction and real estate matters but operates at significantly greater scale.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles8 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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