Profile

Lisa Estabrook provides legal counsel to businesses throughout California. With more than 15 years of experience in civil litigation, Lisa focuses her practice on employment law, personal injury defense, construction defect, products liability and business litigation.  She is known and appreciated for her proactive, collaborative approach to problem-solving.

Persuading California Juries in Complex Business Litigation

An experienced trial attorney, Lisa has taken three jury trials to verdict in state and federal court.

The federal court case involved prosecution of a complex fraud/breach of contract dispute surrounding the formation of a large retail business. The two state court cases involved defense of a commercial property damage claim on behalf of a large water bottling company and most recently, defense of a personal injury claim on behalf of an underground pipeline company and its employee. The clients were pleased when the jury returned a verdict for less than the amount offered prior to trial resulting in the court ordering Plaintiff to pay defense costs and expert witness fees.

Experience

Lisa has served as a Neutral for the U.S. District Court, Eastern District’s Voluntary Dispute Resolution Program.

Lisa Estabrook’s representative matters include:

Complex Business Litigation

• Lisa has participated in the prosecution of complex business litigation matters, including securities fraud, antitrust, class and derivative litigation.

Industry Representation

• Lisa has represented automobile dealerships, hotels, retailers, distributors and small business owners before local, state and federal administrative, governmental and judicial bodies in employment, wage-hour and disabled access matters.

Employment Law

• Lisa has represented litigants in both state and federal courts in employment matters based on Title VII, Federal Civil Rights and Fair Employment and Housing Act claims. 
• Before the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, she successfully argued a disability discrimination claim brought under the American with Disabilities Act on behalf of a national retailer. 
• Before the California Court of Appeal for the Third District, she successfully argued a gender-based harassment case on behalf of a national food distributor.

Published Cases

The Court of Appeal for the Third District published the gender-based harassment case dealing with the impact of a workers’ compensation release on a plaintiff’s Fair Employment and Housing Act claims.

News/Publications

Recent News and Articles

11.05.09 Archer Norris Strengthens California Presence

Presentations

Lisa has spoken extensively to business professionals on labor and employment and disabled access laws and published numerous articles on these topics in the Sacramento Daily Recorder. She is co-author of California Federal Civil Rules (Matthew Bender, 2002).

01.19.10 Elk Grove Honda Workplace Violence and Sexual Harassment Training