Michael D. Ranahan, Esq.

T: 925-938-5060
F:925-938-6732
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Michael D. Ranahan, Esq. has nineteen years of experience with personal injury cases and handled over a thousand personal injury cases to conclusion.

ADR Experience and Qualifications

  • Nineteen years of experience with personal injury cases involving:
    • Construction site incidents
    • Premises liability
    • Product liability
    • Professional negligence, including legal and medical malpractice
    • Uninsured and underinsured motorists
    • Vehicular related matters
    • Other tort claims
  • Handled over a thousand personal injury cases to conclusion
  • Participated in hundreds of mediations or arbitrations involving personal injury cases
  • Handled Unlawful Detainer pre-trial settlement conferences as a Temporary Commissioner in Contra Costa County
  • Mediated cases through Contra Costa County Smarter Program

Honors, Memberships, and Professional Activities

  • Member, California State Bar Association, 1985
  • San Francisco Trial Lawyers Association
  • Board of Directors, Bay Oaks Soccer Club, Oakland, CA, 2004-present
  • Board of Directors, Park Day School, Oakland, CA, 1999-2002

Background and Education

  • Principal, Ranahan Law Corporation, specializing in personal injury cases, 1985-2004
  • Temporary Commissioner, Contra Costa County, Martinez, CA, 1998-2004
  • J.D., John F. Kennedy University, Pleasant Hill, CA, 1985
  • MBA, University of Illinois, Champaign-Urbana, IL, 1981
  • B.A., University of California, Berkeley, CA, 1977