M. Michael Egan
Michael Egan is a Senior Member of the firm in the Atlanta office where he is a member of the Construction Service Group. His practice involves counseling owners, architects, sureties, construction product manufacturers, and builders on matters including design, finance, building, and fidelity and surety disputes. Michael is a member of the American Bar Association's Fidelity and Surety Committee on the Construction Industry.
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Chapter Seven: The Indemnity Agreement and the Handling of Surety Claims
The Surety's Indemnity Agreement, Law & Practice 2d Edition (2008)
Owner Defenses to Lien Claims and Removal of Invalid Liens
Construction Mechanics' and Materialmen's Liens, Georgia Institute of Continuing Legal Education, Atlanta, May 2007
Practical Implications of Bankruptcy on the Parties Rights in a Construction Contract
The Construction Lawyer, Vol. 22:2, Spring 2002
Defending a Mechanics Lien Foreclosure Action
Construction Mechanics' and Materialmens' Liens, Georgia Institute of Continuing Education, Atlanta, May 2001
Construction Claims Against Public Payment Bonds
Construction Mechanics' and Materialmen's Liens, Georgia Institute of Continuing Legal Education, Atlanta, May 2000
Carter Center, Board of Councilors
Urban Recipe Food Bank, Volunteer
cum laude
University of Georgia
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Georgia Law Review, Notes Editor
cum laude
Duke University
Prior to joining Stites, Mike was a founder of a litigation and corporate firm based in Atlanta, Georgia whose attorneys joined Stites & Harbison. He has written and lectured on a number of construction law issues.
Mike served in the United States Army, beginning as a Private and eventually becoming a Captain in the JAG Corps, Army National Guard. After law school, he became the law clerk to Honorable Wilbur D. Owens, Jr. and Honorable W.A. Bootle, Judges of the United States District Court for the Middle District of Georgia. Mike also has served as a pro bono attorney for the Atlanta Bar Association and for the Atlanta Volunteer Lawyers Association. He has been certified by the French Ministry of Education at Level B2 Proficiency in French, the level necessary to be admitted to French Universities.
Martindale-Hubbell® AV-Preeminent® Peer Review Rated
Best Lawyers in America®, Construction Law (2013-25)
Georgia Super Lawyers®(2004-15)
Stites & Harbison, PLLC Lawyers Named to 2025 Best Lawyers® Publications
Stites & Harbison, PLLC is pleased to announce that 97 of its lawyers are included in the 2025 edition of The Best Lawyers in America®. Since it was first published in 1983, Best Lawyers® has become universally regarded as the definitive guide to legal excellence according to the publication. Additionally, 12 Stites & Harbison attorneys are named as “Lawyer of the Year” and 30 attorneys are recognized in Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch® in America, which recognizes attorneys early in their careers for outstanding professional excellence in private practice in the United States.
Stites & Harbison, PLLC Lawyers Named to 2024 Best Lawyers® Publications
LOUISVILLE, Ky.—Stites & Harbison, PLLC is pleased to announce that 101 of its lawyers are included in the 2024 edition of The Best Lawyers in America®.
Stites & Harbison, PLLC Lawyers Named to 2023 Best Lawyers® Publications
LOUISVILLE, Ky.—Stites & Harbison, PLLC is pleased to announce that 98 of its lawyers are included in the 2023 Edition of The Best Lawyers in America©. Additionally, 11 Stites & Harbison attorneys are named as “Lawyer of the Year” and 19 attorneys are recognized in “Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch,” which recognizes attorneys early in their careers for outstanding professional excellence in private practice in the United States.
Stites & Harbison Adds 19 To Atlanta Team From 2 Firms
Law360 (January 24, 2022, 1:17 PM EST) -- Stites & Harbison PLLC has added 12 Copeland Stair Kingma & Lovell LLP attorneys and all seven of Owen Gleaton Egan Jones & Sweeney LLP's attorneys to its Atlanta office, the firm recently announced.
Stites & Harbison Grows Its Atlanta Office with the Addition of Owen Gleaton Attorneys
ATLANTA—Stites & Harbison, PLLC announces that all seven attorneys from Owen, Gleaton, Egan, Jones & Sweeney, LLP have joined Stites & Harbison’s Atlanta office.