Animal & Dog Bite Lawyers in California | Free Case Reviews

Animal & Dog Bite law in California covers dog bite injuries, pet custody disputes, animal cruelty cases, breed-specific legislation, and livestock damage claims. When these legal matters arise, having the right attorney can make a significant difference in the outcome. California has its own statutes, court procedures, and legal standards that apply specifically to animal & dog law cases, and attorneys who practice in Superior Court regularly understand the nuances that affect how these matters are resolved.

One of the most important things to know about animal & dog law law in California is the statute of limitations. You generally have 2 years (CCP § 335.1) from the date of injury to file a claim. California follows pure comparative fault under Li v. Yellow Cab Co. for determining liability, which directly affects how much compensation you may recover. Cases are filed in Superior Court, and knowing how local judges handle these matters gives experienced attorneys a real advantage.

Choosing the right animal & dog law attorney in California means evaluating more than just qualifications — it means finding someone who understands the local legal system and has handled similar cases. Use the profiles on this page to compare attorney experience, read client reviews, check office locations, and identify lawyers who offer free initial consultations. Taking the time to compare options can significantly affect your outcome.

Want to understand your legal rights before contacting an attorney? Read our complete guide to animal & dog law law in California for an in-depth look at California's statutes, court procedures, and what outcomes are possible. When you're ready, use the profiles below to compare attorneys and schedule a consultation.

Samuel Dordulian - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
550 N Brand Blvd #1990 CA Torrance, CA
(818) 322-4056
Northwestern School of Law, Portland, Oregon (Year)
U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Indiana Bar
Unknown Status
Animal & Dog Law Civil Rights Construction Law
James L. Arrasmith - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
The Law Offices of James L. Arrasmith
 9719 Lincoln Village Dr #500 Sacramento CA 95827
(916) 704-3009
Lincoln Law School of Sacramento (2012)
English, Spanish
Bar #332498
California Bar
Active License
Verified
Animal & Dog Law Civil Rights Divorce
Steven Jeffrey Mehlman - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Mehlman Law Group
 3050 Citrus Circle,, Suite 203 Walnut Creek CA 94598
9259353575103
University of Michigan
Bar #95881
California Bar
Active License
Verified
Animal & Dog Law Business Law Collections
James Bergener - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Sweet James Accident Lawyers
 4220 Von Karman Avenue Suite 200 Newport Beach CA 92660
(949) 644-1000
English, Spanish
California Bar
Active License
Animal & Dog Law Elder Law Health Care Law
Shawn Patrick King Huston - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Huston | McCaffrey, LLP
 1650 Hotel Circle North, Suite 201 San Diego CA 92108
(619) 800-1166
National Univ
Bar #235944
California Bar
Active License
Verified
Animal & Dog Law Arbitration & Mediation Bankruptcy
Victor Manuel Perez - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Perez Law Firm
 1304 W Center Ave Visalia CA 93291
(559) 625-2626
University of California College of the Law, San Francisco
Bar #114381
California Bar
Active License
Verified
Animal & Dog Law Criminal Law Domestic Violence
Kirk Allen Lauby - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Lauby, Mankin & Lauby LLP
 7700 Irvine Center Drive Suite 800 Irvine CA 92618
(951) 320-1444
Pepperdine University School of Law (2004)
Bar #82241
California Bar
Active License
Verified
Animal & Dog Law Appeals & Appellate Arbitration & Mediation
Edward Ray Flores - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Flores Law Group, A Professional Corporation
 1421 E Chapman Ave Tustin CA 92866
(714) 769-1200
Bar #165511
California Bar
Active License
Verified
Animal & Dog Law Business Law Criminal Law
Jere Norwood Sullivan Jr - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Law Offices of Jere N. Sullivan Jr.
 1141 Pacific St STE A San Luis Obispo CA 93401
(805) 543-8869
The George Washington University Law School
Bar #73476
California Bar
Active License
Verified
Animal & Dog Law Business Law Criminal Law
Bruce Julian Kitchin - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Law Office of Bruce Julian Kitchin
 44 W Alisal St Salinas CA 93901
(831) 424-0777
California State University - San Jose State University (1969)
Spanish
Bar #66439
California Bar
Active License
Verified
Animal & Dog Law Arbitration & Mediation Business Law
Rivers Judson Morrell III - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Law Firm of Rivers J. Morrell III
 27201 Puerta Real Mission Viejo CA 92691
(949) 305-1400
Golden Gate University
English, Spanish
Bar #57849
California Bar
Active License
Verified
Animal & Dog Law Arbitration & Mediation Elder Law
Ryan Taiji Okabe - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Okabe & Haushalter
 1230 Rosecrans Ave 300 Manhattan Beach CA 90266
(310) 543-7708
Loyola Law School, Los Angeles
Bar #215964
California Bar
Active License
Verified
Animal & Dog Law Appeals & Appellate Business Law
Eben Lee Kurtzman - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Red House Lawyer
 1131 Park Ave San Jose CA 95126
(408) 295-2105
Santa Clara University
Bar #144142
Santa Clara County Bar
Active License
Verified
Animal & Dog Law Arbitration & Mediation Business Law
Robert Edward Blythe II - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Nordstrom, Steele, Nicolette and Blythe
 777 E Tahquitz Canyon Way Suite 200 Palm Springs CA 92262
(760) 837-1884
University of Southern California (1965)
English
Bar #97433
9th Circuit Bar
Active License
Verified
Animal & Dog Law Asbestos & Mesothelioma Civil Rights
Guy Ellery Louie - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Louie & Jimenez, LLP
 225 West Winton Avenue- Suite 200 Hayward CA 94533
(925) 234-1440
Thomas Jefferson School of Law (1990)
Bar #158008
California Bar
Active License
Verified
Animal & Dog Law Appeals & Appellate Arbitration & Mediation
Philip Clark Alexander - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Harris Personal Injury Lawyers, Inc.
 301 Mission Avenue Suite 203 Oceanside CA 92054
(760) 231-9970
Brigham Young Univ
Bar #235216
Nevada Bar
Active License
Verified
Animal & Dog Law Insurance Claims Personal Injury
Adam Joseph Hepburn - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Hepburn, Hernandez & Jung Trial Lawyers
 6435 Caminito Blythefield San Diego CA 92037
(760) 444-0276
California Western School of Law (2010)
California Bar
Active License
Animal & Dog Law Employment Law Nursing Home Abuse
John Anthony Fetto - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Fetto Law Group
 45 Quail Ct, Suite 112 Walnut Creek CA 94596
(510) 279-3452
University of California College of the Law, San Francisco (1981)
English, Tagalog
Bar #129472
California Bar
Active License
Verified
Animal & Dog Law Nursing Home Abuse Personal Injury
Andrew Michael Wyatt - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Wyatt Law
 20750 Ventura Blvd Ste 440 Woodland Hills CA 91364
(818) 710-3813
Bar #158759
California Bar
Active License
Verified
Animal & Dog Law Appeals & Appellate Arbitration & Mediation
Armen Kiramijyan - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
KAASS LAW
 815 East Colorado Street Suite 220 Glendale CA 91205
(310) 943-1171
California Western School of Law (2008)
Armenian, English, French, Russian
California Bar
Unknown Status
Animal & Dog Law Business Law Criminal Law
Christopher Michael Glew - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
The Law Offices of Glew & Kim
 1851 E First St #840 Santa Ana CA 92705
(714) 648-0004
Whittier Law School
Bar #210644
California Bar
Active License
Verified
Animal & Dog Law Appeals & Appellate Business Law
Lisa M Howard - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Law Office of Lisa M. Howard
 1014 Broadway Suite 1196 Santa Monica CA 90401
(310) 486-0284
City University of New York - Hunter College (1972)
English
U.S. District Court - Central District of California Bar
Active License
Animal & Dog Law Appeals & Appellate Arbitration & Mediation
Michael Thomas Lynch - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Lynch Law
 1223 High Street Ste B6 Auburn CA 95603
(530) 886-4006
Empire School of Law
English
Bar #237382
California Bar
Active License
Verified
Animal & Dog Law Criminal Law Domestic Violence
Jon Kiyoshi Renge - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Law Office of Jon K. Renge
 1340 Van Ness Ave Fresno CA 93721
(559) 558-6660
University of the Pacific, McGeorge School of Law
Bar #188529
California Bar
Active License
Verified
Animal & Dog Law Criminal Law DUI & DWI
Lawrence Scott Eisenberg - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Eisenberg & Associates, A Professional Corporation
 9210 Irvine Center Drive Irvine CA 92618
(949) 753-1500
Southwestern Law School (1978)
English
Bar #114120
U.S. Supreme Court Bar
Active License
Verified
Animal & Dog Law Legal Malpractice Medical Malpractice
Bradley D. Liggett - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Law Office of Bradley D. Liggett
 1025 Farmhouse Lane San Luis Obispo CA 93401
(805) 544-0100
Brigham Young University (2005)
French, Italian, Spanish
California Bar
Unknown Status
Animal & Dog Law Insurance Claims Personal Injury
Richard Harting - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Harting Simkins & Ryan LLP
 3711 Long Beach Blvd, Suite 600 Long Beach CA 90807
(562) 981-3707
California St Univ Long Beach
Bar #149991
California Bar
Active License
Verified
Animal & Dog Law Estate Planning Insurance Claims
David Rick Nelson - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
 939 Appleridge Pl Fairfield CA 94534
(530) 934-3680
University of the Pacific, McGeorge School of Law
California Bar
Unknown Status
Animal & Dog Law Appeals & Appellate Business Law
Robert Chihming Hsu - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Lexint Law P.C.
 13300 Crossroads Pkwy N 100 City of Industry CA 91746
(626) 286-7055
Southwestern University School of Law
Bar #225437
California Bar
Active License
Verified
Animal & Dog Law Business Law Criminal Law
Laila Havre Jacobsma - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Jacobsma Law APC
 12631 E. Imperial Highway Suite D-126 Santa Fe Springs CA 90670
(562) 219-2747
Pepperdine University School of Law (2003)
Spanish
Bar #165225
California Bar
Active License
Verified
Animal & Dog Law Arbitration & Mediation Bankruptcy
Jack A. Love - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
The Law Office of Jack A. Love
 1033 West Avenue J Suite B Lancaster CA 93534
(661) 270-1475
University of Honolulu Law School (1995)
California Bar
Unknown Status
Animal & Dog Law Juvenile Law Medical Malpractice
William John Light - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Law Ofc Frank P. Barbaro
 1111 N. Broadway Santa Ana CA 92701
(424) 269-5554
Univ of North Dakota
English
Bar #141220
California Bar
Active License
Verified
Animal & Dog Law Civil Rights Elder Law
Edward Grichanik - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
HHJ Trial Lawyers
 Carlsbad 2175 Salk Avenue Suite 180 Carlsbad CA 92008
(866) 691-4803
California Bar
Unknown Status
Animal & Dog Law Employment Law Nursing Home Abuse
Barry Michael Rudman - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
The Rudman Law Firm, A.P.C.
 5042 Wilshire Blvd., Suite 15099 Los Angeles CA 90036
(818) 769-6900
Loyola Law School, Los Angeles (1970)
Bar #48587
U.S. Supreme Court Bar
Active License
Verified
Animal & Dog Law Medical Malpractice Personal Injury
George Steven Arata - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
 912 11th St #100 Modesto CA 95354
(209) 522-2211
Univ of the Pacific
Bar #68631
California Bar
Active License
Verified
Animal & Dog Law Criminal Law Employment Law
John C. Carpenter - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Carpenter & Zuckerman
 8827 West Olympic Boulevard Beverly Hills CA 90211
(310) 273-1230
Bar #155610
Active License
Verified
Animal & Dog Law Civil Rights Elder Law
Mr. Phillip D. Wheeler - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Phillip D. Wheeler, Lawyer At Law
 P.O. BOX Morro Bay CA 93443
(805) 441-9209
Concord University School of Law (2004)
English, Spanish
California Bar
Unknown Status
Animal & Dog Law Business Law Construction Law
Paul D. Brau - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
 12631 E. Imperial Highway Suite D-126 Santa Fe Springs CA 90670
(562) 219-2747
Univ of California Davis
Bar #75909
California Bar
Active License
Verified
Animal & Dog Law Estate Planning Legal Malpractice
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