Nicole G. Wells
Partner

Location:  San Diego, Riverside
Phone:  619-231-7738
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Ms. Wells joined Dummit, Buchholz and Trapp in 2010. She is admitted to practice in all California State courts, the Southern District of California, and the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit. Ms. Wells proudly represents hospital entities and their non-physician staff in professional liability actions and provides counsel in a variety of risk reduction and regulatory compliance matters. She has successfully defended individual providers and healthcare organizations throughout California against actions spanning catastrophic birth, brain, and spine injuries to complex medical issues. She has resolved numerous cases through effective law and motion practice and strategic settlement negotiations. This broad spectrum of experience allows her to quickly identify, understand and address medical and legal issues that commonly and uncommonly arise in civil litigation. She holds a special interest in non-profit advising, as well.

For 10 years, Ms. Wells served Think Dignity, a non-profit organization devoted to serving San Diego’s homeless community. She then co-founded The Young Breast Cancer Project with other survivors to institute better breast health education for the young and adolescent populations.


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PRACTICE AREAS
  • Medical Malpractice Defense
  • Healthcare Law
  • General Liability
  • Nonprofit Advising
EDUCATION
  • California Western School of Law, 2010
    • J.D.
  • University of Arizona, 2007
    • B.A. in Political Science and English
BAR/COURT ADMISSIONS
  • State Bar of California
HIGHLIGHTS & AWARDS
  • SuperLawyers San Diego Rising Stars, 2021–2023
  • Martindale-Hubbell, Peer Reviewed
PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS
  • Association for Healthcare Risk Management
  • California Society for Healthcare Risk Management
  • Southern California Association for Healthcare Risk Management
  • San Diego Defense Lawyers
  • Association of Southern California Defense Counsel
  • California Society for Healthcare Attorneys
  • Lawyers Club
  • Women in Health Administration
  • San Diego Businesswomen for Good
PRESENTATIONS & SPEAKING ENGAGEMENTS
  • “California Law Update” California Society for Healthcare Risk Management, March 2023.
  • “Avoiding and Defending Negligent Credentialing Claims,” Nationwide Risk Management Seminar, June 2022
  • “What You Need To Know About Informed Consent,” CME-September 2018
  • “Preparing for Deposition,” San Diego Association for Healthcare Risk Management Conference, August 2018
  • “Defending Medical Malpractice: The Basics & Documentation/Adverse Event Reporting,” CME-April 2018
  • “Being Smarter About the Smart Phone,” CME-March 2018
  • “OB/GYN and CNM Practice Documentation,” CME-January 2018
  • “Accommodating the Disabled Patient,” San Diego Association for Healthcare Risk Management, July 2017
  • “Medical Records Law in California”  Lorman Education Services Continuing Education Seminar, March 2014
PUBLICATIONS
  • “Digital Disease Detection: Harnessing the Web for Public Health Surveillance,” Journal of Biolaw & Business, Recent Developments (Vol. 12, No. 4, 2009).
  • “$271 Million for Research on Stem Cells in California,” Journal of Biolaw & Business, Recent Developments (Vol. 11, No. 3, 2008).
  • “Government Health Officials Began Cracking Down on Internet Sales of Custom-Mixed Hormones for Menopausal Women,” Journal of Biolaw & Business, Recent Developments (Vol. 11, No. 2, 2008).