Top Rated Business Litigation Attorney in Sacramento, CA

The founder of Carroll & Associates, PC, Sheila Lamb Carroll devotes her practice to business litigation and transactions. She attended California State Polytechnic University, Pomona, where she majored in business administration and received a Bachelor of Science in 1984. Ms. Carroll then pursued her legal education at the University of San Diego School of Law, and she served as an editor on the San Diego Law Review before obtaining her Juris Doctor in 1989.

Located in Sacramento, California, Ms. Carroll represents companies throughout the greater capital city area. She handles a variety of litigation on their behalf, including business torts, contract breaches and intellectual property infringement defense. Ms. Carroll’s litigation experience has also encompassed labor and employment law, and she provides defense representation for her business clients in the areas of workplace discrimination, wrongful termination and other acts of retaliation, and sexual harassment.

Apart from her litigation practice, Ms. Carroll assists her business clients in several types of matters. For those who are planning to start a new venture, she outlines the various forms of legal entities that are available and helps them determine the most advantageous one for their needs. After the company has been formed, Ms. Carroll often acts as their general counsel, preparing and reviewing contracts, advising them on regulatory compliance, and working with them on financing transactions as well as mergers and acquisitions.

Admitted to practice in California since 1989, Ms. Carroll is also admitted to practice before the U.S. District Courts for the Northern, Central, Southern and Eastern Districts of California; the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit; and the Supreme Court of the United States. She has been active in several civic organizations, including the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society and The ALS Association Greater Sacramento Chapter.