Michael W. Thomas

With over 14 years of experience, Michael focuses his practice on real estate transactions and litigation as well as commercial and construction law. Mr. Thomas represents developers, contractors, real property owners and homeowners associations in construction, real estate and land use-related litigation in both California and Hawaii. Mr. Thomas has a broad background in construction and commercial real estate, including purchase and sale agreements, land use and common interest development documentation, and related issues. Mr. Thomas often speaks at seminars throughout California on topics related to his areas of expertise. As a speaker, he shares his knowledge on topics relating to: Easements, Boundary Disputes, Mechanic’s Liens, Construction Law, and Homeowner Association law. Before starting Inman • Thomas, LLP, Mr. Thomas worked at the law firms of Trainor-Robertson, and Weintraub, Genshlea, Chediak & Sproul in Sacramento, California. He is a member of the Sacramento County Bar Association, Real Property Section. His is also a member of the State Bar of California, the State Bar of Hawaii, the American Bar Association and the Community Association’s Institute. He received his Juris Doctor degree from Santa Clara University School of Law, his M.A. degree from University of California and his B.A. degree from California State University Sonoma.

Bruce R. Inman

Bruce Inman is a founding partner of the firm Inman • Thomas, LLP, which is located in Roseville, California. Mr. Inman's law practice focuses on creating common interest developments and advising community associations. He has assisted clients in creating hundreds of developments, including master planned communities, attached, detached, mixed-use, and commercial planned development and has extensive experience creating a variety of residential and commercial condominium projects. Mr. Inman is the vice-chair of the California Building Industry Association/Department of Real Estate Subcommittee, and a former board member of a regional chapter of the Community Associations Institute. He received is Bachelor of Arts degree from St. Mary's College of California, Teaching Credential from California State University Stanislaus, and Juris Doctorate from the University of the Pacific, McGeorge School of Law.

Cara M. O'Neill

Ms. O'Neill brings 13 years experience in bankruptcy and commercial litigation to the firm. She is an accomplished trial attorney, having represented clients in both civil and criminal courts in El Dorado, Nevada, Placer, Sacramento, Tulare and Yolo Counties. For three years she served as an Administrative Law Judge for the New Motor Vehicle Board at which time she had the pleasure of facilitating settlements between major automotive and motorcycle manufacturers and their franchisees. She has taught undergraduate and graduate courses in the areas of Employment Law, Business Law and Criminal Law for a well-known university as well as conducted legal seminars on negotiation techniques and current issues in the insurance industry. She holds a BA in Communications Studies from California State University at Sacramento, and a J.D.from the University of the Pacific, McGeorge School of Law, where she graduated Order of the Barristers in 1994.