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Michael B. Ijams

Michael B. Ijams

Partner

Modesto Office 209.576.0111 Vcard Email

Areas of Focus:

Mr. Ijams has advised clients for over 40 years in business and civil litigation matters.  His practice includes business, real estate, and civil litigation, contract and real property law, and advising businesses, corporations, and partnerships.

Representative Cases

  • Representation of building owner in construction defect litigation
  • Representation of corporation in action for breach of long-term agricultural lease
  • Representation of boards of Nonprofit Religious Corporations in disputes regarding bylaws and church governance
  • Representation of trustees in trust administration litigation
  • Representation of limited partner in derivative action and dissolution of limited partnership with multiple real estate holdings
  • Representation of manufacturer in UCC breach of contract litigation with customer
  • Representation of grower in litigation over farm labor contracts

Personal

  • Born and raised in Modesto, California
  • Married, with two adult daughters
  • Interests include bicycling, reading, photography, and college football (especially UC Davis), but most of all, wife Anne, daughters Katie and Chrissy, daughter-in-law Christina, and son-in-law Cole

Professional Admissions

  • All California state courts
  •  United States District Court for the Northern, Eastern and Central Districts of California
  • United States Bankruptcy Court for the Northern and Eastern Districts of California
  • United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
  • United States Supreme Court

Activities / Memberships

  • State Bar of California, 1978 – present (Member, Litigation and Business Law Sections)
  • Stanislaus County Bar Association
  • Wray Ladine Inn of Court
  • Modesto Rotary Club
  • Board Member of Community Hospice, Inc., a non-profit organization that provides hospice care to patients and their families in Stanislaus, Merced, and San Joaquin Counties
  • Modesto Quarterback Club, a non-profit organization that supports local high school football programs
  • St. Joseph's Catholic Church (Vice Chair, Building Committee)
  • UC Davis Alumni Association

Education

  • University of California, Davis, School of Law, J.D., 1978
  • University of California, Davis, B.A., Political Science, 1974