Franklin T. Watson
Construction · Folsom · Sacramento County
Bar #145039 · Admitted 1989
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Looking for a construction attorney near you in Folsom? Explore the Sacramento County record for construction attorneys on the State Bar of California's official roll and review each profile for yourself.
Folsom's civil matters are heard in Sacramento County Superior Court downtown; the Highway 50 tech-and-suburban corridor generates steady family law, estate planning, and employment work east of the capital. For construction cases, venue ordinarily lies with the Sacramento County Superior Court: Gordon D. Schaber Courthouse · which is why counsel who appear there regularly read the local calendar better than any brochure.
The law also keeps time: mechanics liens: record within 90 days of completion (60/30 days after a notice of completion) under Cal. Civ. Code § 8412. Suit to foreclose the lien must follow within 90 days of recording (Cal. Civ. Code § 8460). Defect claims run four years for patent defects (Cal. Code Civ. Proc. § 337.1) and ten for latent (§ 337.15). The plaque below carries the citation; the roster and questions that follow carry the rest.
This page is the Folsom chapter of the registry's statewide record · Construction Lawyers in California collects every county and city.
Mechanics liens: record within 90 days of completion (60/30 days after a notice of completion).
Cal. Civ. Code § 8412
Suit to foreclose the lien must follow within 90 days of recording (Cal. Civ. Code § 8460). Defect claims run four years for patent defects (Cal. Code Civ. Proc. § 337.1) and ten for latent (§ 337.15).
Superior Court of California, County of Sacramento.
Main courthouse: Tani G. Cantil-Sakauye Sacramento County Courthouse, 500 G St., Sacramento, CA 95814
For Folsom: Sacramento County Superior Court: Gordon D. Schaber Courthouse.
Court website · Self-help center · Source: The court's official website, read 2026-09-27. Venue depends on the case; legal information, not legal advice.
9 active attorneys with an address of record in Folsom list construction among their practice areas on the registry, out of 284 active attorneys whose address of record is in Folsom.
By count, the practice areas most often listed by Folsom attorneys are litigation (57), business law (47), family law (42), personal injury (40) and estate planning (38). A count of listings, not a measure of skill.
2 of the 284 have claimed and verified their record here; every other listing is the official record as published.
For 10 of the 284 active attorneys in Folsom, the registry holds a firm website published in a language other than English; by count, Spanish (10), French (1) and Chinese (1). That describes the website, not the attorney's own ability; an attorney's profile says when they have confirmed a language themselves.
Reading the roster in Folsom. Construction disputes reward attorneys fluent in the deadline lattice (preliminary notices, lien and foreclosure windows, Right to Repair pre-litigation steps), so ask early counsel to calendar every date. Owners should ask about defect-claim strategy and expert costs; contractors and subs about lien and stop-notice practice and CSLB exposure. Many construction contracts compel arbitration, and prevailing-party fee clauses are common enough to change settlement math on both sides.
Address of record in Folsom
Construction · Folsom · Sacramento County
Bar #145039 · Admitted 1989
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Construction · Folsom · Sacramento County
Bar #170055 · Admitted 1994
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Construction · Folsom · Sacramento County
Bar #177736 · Admitted 1995
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Construction · Folsom · Sacramento County
Bar #137611 · Admitted 1988
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Construction · Folsom · Sacramento County
Bar #114542 · Admitted 1984
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Construction · Folsom · Sacramento County
Bar #164412 · Admitted 1993
1 published opinion on record
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Construction · Folsom · Sacramento County
Bar #166855 · Admitted 1993
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Construction · Folsom · Sacramento County
Bar #343865 · Admitted 2022
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Construction · Folsom · Sacramento County
Bar #125546 · Admitted 1986
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Elsewhere in Sacramento County
Construction · Sacramento · Sacramento County
Bar #243746 · Admitted 2006
Taking new clients (attorney stated)
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In the last 30 days attorneys have read 11 filed matters on the registry.
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The matters this field covers, as Californians search for them. Each attorney's own profile states which of these they take.
4 consumer matters were submitted to the registry's case review from Sacramento County in the last 90 days. Consumers describe a matter; attorneys on the registry read it and decide for themselves whether to pursue it, and the registry assigns it to no one.
Folsom is in Sacramento County, whose trial court is the Superior Court of California, County of Sacramento. The court lists its main courthouse as the Tani G. Cantil-Sakauye Sacramento County Courthouse, 500 G St., Sacramento, CA 95814. For Folsom: Sacramento County Superior Court: Gordon D. Schaber Courthouse. Where a particular case is filed depends on the case and the venue rules, and the court's website (https://www.saccourt.ca.gov) lists every location. This is legal information, not legal advice.
The Superior Court of California, County of Sacramento runs a self-help center for people going to court without a lawyer: https://www.saccourt.ca.gov/self-help. It explains forms and procedures; it does not act as your lawyer.
9 active attorneys list construction among their practice areas on the registry with an address of record in Folsom, out of 284 active attorneys there. They are listed first in the roster on this page, in neutral order.
For 10 of the 284 active attorneys in Folsom, the registry holds a firm website published in a language other than English; by count, Spanish (10), French (1) and Chinese (1). That describes the website, not the attorney's own ability; an attorney's profile says when they have confirmed a language themselves.
Yes. 4 consumer matters were submitted to the registry's case review from Sacramento County in the last 90 days. Consumers describe a matter; attorneys on the registry read it and decide for themselves whether to pursue it, and the registry assigns it to no one.
Sacramento and Davis; each lists the attorneys whose address of record is in that city first.
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Source: Cal. Civ. Code § 8412 · State Bar of California licensee records · Superior Court of California, County of Sacramento, official court information read 2026-09-27 · Checked: · Maintained by the California Attorney Registry from official State Bar of California records. Legal information, not legal advice.
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