Nicholas D. Siegfried

Selected as the University of Miami, College of Law Outstanding Local Government Law School Student by the City, County, and Local Government Law Section of the Florida Bar.

Chambers – Up and Coming: Construction

Super Lawyer in Construction Litigation: 2019 – Present

Best Lawyers in America: 2023-Present

Florida Bar Board Certified in Construction Law.

Since joining Siegfried Rivera in 2006, Nicholas D. Siegfried has concentrated his practice in the areas of construction litigation, condominium law and community association law. In the construction sector, Mr. Siegfried represents owners, developers, contractors, subcontractors, material suppliers and design professionals at all levels of the construction process. He provides counsel to a diverse client base on matters involving project development, bidding, contract negotiation, mechanics liens and dispute avoidance and resolution. On the community association side, Mr. Siegfried represents associations in Chapter 558 claims.

Mr. Siegfried currently serves as an adjunct professor at the University of Miami Law School where he teaches a course on Florida’s Construction Lien Law. Following his first year of law school, he served as an intern for the Honorable Joan A. Lenard, United States District Judge for the Southern District of Florida, and the Honorable Stephen T. Brown, Magistrate Judge for the Southern District of Florida. He was a certified legal intern at the City of Miami Beach Attorney’s Office.

Adjunct Professor of Construction Law at the University of Miami Law School 2013 – Present.

ABA Forum on Construction Law:

• Steering Committee Member of the Forum’s Young Lawyers Division from 2012-2016.
• Chair of the Forum’s Young Lawyers Division from 2016 – 2018.
• Program Co-Chair – ABA Forum on Construction Law Fall Meeting – October 2018.
• Governing Committee Member 2020 – 2023.
• Current Chair of the Technology Committee.

Publications

• Co-author and editor of Florida Construction Law (Aspen Publishers, 2001) and Annual Supplements.
• Co-author and editor of Florida Construction Lien Law, An Overview, Eleventh Edition.
• Co-Author “Subcontract Formation”, Construction Subcontracting: A Comprehensive Practical and Legal Guide (Chapter 2, American Bar Association, 2014).
• Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds: Is Your Head In The Cloud? Nick Siegfried and Jeremy Brummond, 2016 Paper for the ABA Forum on Construction Law Fall Meeting – Chicago.
• “Contractor’s Fraudulent Lien Doesn’t Mean Owner Automatically Wins” March 2017.
• “Contractors That Allow Court Notices to Fall Through the Cracks Will Face Severe Consequences” January 2018.
• Co-Author “Termination and Default”, Construction Law (Chapter 18, American Bar Association, 2019).
• Co-Author “Construction Defects”, Representing the Project Owner, (Chapter 10, American Bar Association, 2025).

Speeches/Seminars

• Speaker – Limitation of Liability Provisions – ABA Forum on Construction Law Division 9 May 2012 Hot Topic Call
• Speaker – Arbitration – ABA Forum on Construction Law Division 1/Division 9’s breakfast 2013 Fall Program
• Speaker – ACE Mentor Construction Contract Negotiation Module – ABA Forum on Construction Law 2014 – Lunch Programs at Midwinter and Annual Meetings.
• Speaker – Florida’s Construction Claims Notice & Opportunity to Cure Law – Association of General Contractors – March 2015.
• Speaker – Damages – ABA Forum on Construction Law’s 2016 Regional Program.
• Speaker – Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds: Is Your Head In The Cloud – ABA Forum on Construction Law’s 2016 Fall Program.
• Speaker – Florida’s Construction Lien Law – Attorneys’ Real Estate Council of Miami-Dade County, Inc. – August 2017.
• Speaker – Construction Contracts – A&P Property Management – July 2017.
• Speaker – Florida’s Construction Lien Law – Latin Builders Association – January 2018.
• Speaker – Managing Construction Projects – Capital Contractor Services, – January 2018.
• Program Co-Chair – ABA Forum on Construction Law Fall Meeting – October 2018.
• Speaker – Framing the Construction Project Part 1 – DSS Condo – November 2020.
• Speaker – Framing the Construction Project Part 2 – DSS Condo – January 2021.
• Speaker – Warranties – City of Miami – February 2021.
• Speaker – Florida Construction Law Legal Update – Latin Builders Association – March 2023.
• Speaker – Asserting Insurance Claims – Brickell Homeowners Association – May 2025.
• Speaker – Florida’s Construction Lien Law – Latin Builders Association – January 2025.

Ace Mentor Program

• Co-Developer of the Forum’s ACE Construction Negotiation Module and Mentor Guide for the ACE Mentor Program.
  1. Led an interactive joint YLD/Division 5 lunch session on the ACE Mentor Program and the ACE Mentor Construction Contract Negotiation Module at the ABA Forum on Construction Law’s 2014 Midwinter Meeting in the Bahamas.
  2. Led a presentation on the ACE Mentor Construction Contract Negotiation Module at the ABA Forum on Construction Law’s 2014 Annual Meeting in New Orleans, LA where local high school students participated.
• Presented the ACE Mentor Construction Contract Negotiation Module at various local high schools.

ABA Forum on Construction Law – Podcast Host.

Florida

Southern District of Florida

United States Supreme Court

Latin Builders Association

Ace Mentor Program