Background
Keranen, Thomas M. was born on December 19, 1950 in Bemidji, Minnesota, United States.
Keranen, Thomas M. was born on December 19, 1950 in Bemidji, Minnesota, United States.
Michigan Technical University (Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering, 1972) University of Michigan (M.S.E., 1976). Detroit College of Law (Juris Doctor, 1981).
Gordon Sel-Way v Spence Bros, 438 Mich 488 (1991); MD Marinich Inc v Michigan National Bank, 193 Mich App 447 (1992).Worked at Federlein & Keranen, P.C. (Bloomfield Hills, Michigan) specializing in General Civil Practice with Litigation in State and all Federal Courts. Bankruptcy, General Business, Zoning and Land Development. Concentration in Construction Claims and Litigation (State and Federal) Architect/Engineer Liability, Construction Bonds and Liens, State and Federal Procurement, Surety and Fidelity Law, Products Liability, Arbitration, Mediation and Alternative Dispute Resolution.
Admitted to the bar, 1981, Michigan and United States. District Court, Eastern District of Michigan. 1982, Florida and United States.
Claims Court; 1988, United States. District Court, Western District of Michigan. 1989, Wisconsin.
Licensed Professional Engineer, Michigan, 1976.
Adjudicate Faculty Member, Lawrence Technological University. Member: Oakland County, Washtenaw County, Federal and American (Member, Forum Committee on Construction Industry. Public Contract Law) Bar Associations.
State Bar of Michigan. The Florida Bar; State Bar of Wisconsin. Society of American Military Engineers.
Panel of Arbitrators, American Arbitration Association (Member, Commercial/Construction Industry Arbitration Panel). Michigan Society of Professional Engineers. National Society of Professional Engineers.
Federlein & Keranen, P.C., evolved from the engineering related law practice established in Michigan in 1969 by Walter Federlein. Clients are now served in California, Georgia, Florida, Ohio, Illinois, Iowa, Michigan, North Carolina, and Wisconsin, as well as in Canada. The firm maintains bar memberships in Federal Courts, including the United States Claims Court, and the states of Florida, Iowa, Michigan, and Wisconsin.
The firm also maintains memberships in industry and professional associations such as, The International Association of Defense Counsel, The American Arbitration Association, Associated General Contractors, Construction Association of Michigan, the Engineering Society of Detroit, National and Michigan Societies of Professional Engineers, and the Society of Military Engineers and the American Institute of Architects. Members of the firm have been frequent presenters and lecturers at seminars and meetings of the American Arbitration Association, the American Society of Civil Engineers, the American Institute of Architects, the Association of Physical Plant Administrators, and major universities.
Member: Oakland County, Washtenaw County, Federal and American (Member, Forum Committee on Construction Industry. Public Contract Law) Bar Associations. State Bar of Michigan.
The Florida Bar; State Bar of Wisconsin. Society of American Military Engineers. Panel of Arbitrators, American Arbitration Association (Member, Commercial/Construction Industry Arbitration Panel).
Michigan Society of Professional Engineers. National Society of Professional Engineers.