Lisa D. Nicolls
Top rated Construction Litigation attorney in Sacramento, California
Murphy Austin Adams Schoenfeld LLP
Practice areas: Construction Litigation, Business Litigation, General Litigation
Licensed in California since: 2004
Education: University of California Davis School of Law
Selected to Super Lawyers: 2013 - 2025 Murphy Austin Adams Schoenfeld LLP
555 Capitol MallSuite 850
Sacramento, CA 95814 Phone: 916-446-2300 Email: Lisa D. Nicolls Visit website
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Lisa Nicolls is the co-managing partner of Murphy Austin. Lisa’s practice focuses on all aspects of general civil litigation with an emphasis on construction and business law, which includes the representation of contractors, subcontractors, developers, owners and design professionals. Lisa’s construction practice includes, but is not limited to, contract drafting, bid protests, contractor licensing issues, and prosecution and defense of claims for payment (including stop notices, mechanics liens, and payment bond claims) and for extra work, delays, and loss of productivity. Lisa has successfully handled numerous complex construction disputes and has extensive experience in mediation, arbitration and trial of such matters.
Lisa received her B.S., with honors, in Neurobiology, Physiology, and Behavior, in 2000 and was awarded her J.D. in 2004 from the University of California, Davis. Lisa is listed in the 2013 through 2024 editions of Northern California Super Lawyers and in Sacramento/Sactown Magazine’s Top Lawyers List 2015 through 2020 for excellence in construction litigation and in 2022 and 2024 for excellence in construction law.
First Admitted: 2004, California
Professional Webpage: https://www.murphyaustin.com/attorneys/lisa-d-nicolls/
- President, Board of Directors, Region Business (2021)
- Member, Board of Directors, Region Business (2015 to present)
- Member, Board of Directors, Association of General Contractors Delta Sierra District (2019 to present)
- Member, Board of Directors, National Association of Women in Construction, Sacramento Chapter (2019 to 2024)
- Member, Board of Directors, Placer County Contractors Association (2014, 2015)
- Member, Board of Directors, North State BIA Associates Council (2014, 2015)
- Member, Board of Directors, El Dorado Builders’ Exchange (2012, 2013)
- Sacramento County Bar Association, Construction Law Section
- State Bar of California
- United States District Courts for the Eastern, Northern and Central Districts of California
- Team Captain, Relay For Life of Natomas (2009, 2010, 2012); Fight Back Chair, Relay For Life of Natomas (2010); Graduate, Sacramento Metro Chamber of Commerce Leadership Sacramento Program (2010); Volunteer Judge, National Ethics Trial Competition, Sacramento (2008)
- Named in Sacramento/Sactown Magazine’s Top Lawyers List, Construction Law (2022-2024) and Construction Litigation (2015-2020), Sacramento/Sactown Magazine’s Top Lawyers List
- Fellow, Construction Lawyers Society of America, Construction Lawyers Society of America
- Look of Success Business Award Recipient - Nonprofit Resource Center (2010), Nonprofit Resource Center
- University of California, Davis School of Law, J.D., 2004
- University of California, Davis, B.S., with honors, 2000, Neurobiology, Physiology, and Behavior, National Institute for Trial Advocacy, Deposition Skills Program, 2009
- “Meet the New Requirements for Contractors Under AB 830,” cowritten with Charles R. Hellstrom (January 2022); “Construction Update: California Warns Act Quickly Against Unlicensed Contractors,” co-author (July 2021); “AB 1701: The New Law that Expands Prime Contractor Liability for Subcontractor Wage Payment Issues,” co-author, Placer County Contractors Association (January 2018); “Legal Update: More Risks to General Contractors who Hire Unlicensed Subcontractors,” with Steven A. Lamon, Sacramento Regional Builders Exchange Construction Quarterly (October 2013); “Legal Update: Under new laws effective January 1, 2012, when can a public entity withhold retention of greater than 5% and should it exercise its right to do so?,” with D. Michael Schoenfeld, (January 2012); “Legal Alert: New Legislation Signed By Governor Brown Affecting Prime Contractors, Subcontractors, Suppliers and Public and Private Owners,” Co-authored with V. Blair Shahbazian, (November 2011); “The Preliminary 20-Day Notice: What You Need to Know about One of the Most Important Forms Out There,” Co-authored with Steven A. Lamon, (September 2011); “Advice to Contractors During Difficult Times: Zealously Protect Your Collection Rights by Using the Proper Forms and Heeding Deadlines,” Co-authored with Steven A. Lamon, (August 2011); “Think You are Properly Licensed? Think Again! A Common Situation in which a Contractor is Not Properly Licensed and the Severe Consequences that can Result,” Co-authored with Steven A. Lamon, (July 2011); “Caution: Oral Change Orders on Public Projects are Usually Not Enforceable,” Co-authored with Steven A. Lamon, (June 2011); “Unconditional Waivers and Releases upon Payment: How To Avoid Waiving Your Rights When an Owner or Prime Contractor Demands One before Payment is Made,” Co-authored with Steven A. Lamon, (May 2011); “California’s Mechanic’s Lien Laws,” Co-authored with Steven A. Lamon, (April 2011)
- Business
- Construction
- Real Estate
Office location for Lisa D. Nicolls
555 Capitol Mall
Suite 850
Sacramento, CA 95814
Selections
- Super Lawyers: 2013 - 2025