California Civil Rights Lawyers | Find & Compare Profiles

California residents facing civil rights issues have access to attorneys who specialize in discrimination, police misconduct, First Amendment violations, voting rights, and civil liberties. The legal framework in California differs from other states in important ways, and the attorneys listed here have experience navigating Superior Court proceedings and the specific regulations that govern civil rights cases in this jurisdiction.

The statute of limitations for civil rights matters in California is generally 2 years (CCP § 335.1), though specific deadlines vary by case type. Cases proceed through Superior Court, and California's state laws may provide protections or requirements that differ from federal standards. The State Bar of California sets the professional standards for practitioners, and attorneys who focus on civil rights in California bring jurisdictional expertise that general practitioners often lack.

When selecting a civil rights attorney in California, consider their specific experience with cases like yours, their familiarity with Superior Court procedures, and their track record. The attorneys listed on this page serve clients throughout California and have profiles that include their credentials, practice areas, office locations, and client reviews. Comparing multiple attorneys helps you find the right fit for your situation and budget.

For a detailed overview of how civil rights law works in California — including key statutes, deadlines, and what to expect from the legal process — Read our complete guide to civil rights law in California. If you're ready to take the next step, browse the attorney profiles below and reach out for a free 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
Karyne Ghantous - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Ghantous Law Corporation
 2603 Camino Ramon, Suite 200 San Ramon CA 94583
(925) 242-2431
University of California College of the Law, San Francisco (1994)
English
Bar #191309
California Bar
Active License
Verified
Arbitration & Mediation Asbestos & Mesothelioma Business Law
Michael Jon Bailey - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Michael Jon Bailey Law Offices
 1400 Webster St # 7 Alameda CA 94501
(510) 769-2062
Golden Gate University School of Law
Bar #148180
California Bar
Active License
Verified
Arbitration & Mediation Civil Rights Divorce
Stephen Allen Gershman - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Law Offices of Stephen A. Gershman
 17547 Ventura Blvd # 308 Los Angeles CA 91316
(818) 990-6505
Pepperdine University School of Law
Bar #70941
California Bar
Active License
Verified
Arbitration & Mediation Civil Rights Criminal Law
Robert Daniel Rodriguez - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Law Offices of Robert D. Rodriguez
 4695 Chabot Drive Ste. 200 Pleasanton CA 94588
(209) 596-4263
California St Univ Stanislaus
Bar #242396
Federal Circuit Bar
Unknown Status
Verified
Bankruptcy Civil Rights Collections
Kristina Marie Kendall-Gkikas - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Kendall Gkikas & Mitchell LLP
 PO BOX 877 CLAREMONT CA 91711
(909) 482-1422
University of La Verne College of Law
Bar #232270
California Bar
Active License
Verified
Arbitration & Mediation Civil Rights Divorce
Harry Wayne Harrison - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Bodell Law Group
 11455 El Camino Real #400 San Diego CA 92130
(858) 461-4699
University of San Diego School of Law
Bar #211141
California Bar
Active License
Verified
Business Law Civil Rights Consumer Law
Geoff A. Dulebohn - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
 1339 Esplanade Chico CA 95926
(530) 342-2858
California Western School of Law
Bar #255187
California Bar
Active License
Verified
Civil Rights Criminal Law Domestic Violence
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
Darshan Patel - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
DPA Attorneys at Law
 1650 Hotel Circle North Suite 120 San Diego CA 92108
(760) 372-0007
English, Gujarati, Hindi, Spanish
Bar #312423
California Bar
Active License
Verified
Antitrust Law Appeals & Appellate Arbitration & Mediation
Richard James Molin - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Stewart Humpherys & Molin, LLP
 PO BOX 720 CHICO CA 95927
(530) 891-6111
San Francisco State Unv
Bar #66894
California Bar
Active License
Verified
Civil Rights Consumer Law Criminal Law
T Troy Otus - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Otus Law Group
 7901 Oakport St 4300 Oakland CA 94621
(510) 250-2298
Trinity Univ
Bar #148411
California Bar
Active License
Verified
Civil Rights Consumer Law Criminal Law
Vernon Louis Ellicott - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Law Offices of Vernon L. Ellicott
 3435 Thousand Oaks Blvd #4361 Westlake Village CA 91359
(818) 914-7322
Southwestern University School of Law
Bar #175334
California Bar
Active License
Verified
Bankruptcy Civil Rights Criminal Law
Scot Andrew Candell - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Law Offices of Scot Candell
 4040 Civic Center Drive Suite 200 San Rafael CA 94903
(415) 441-1776
Tufts Univ
Bar #173261
California Bar
Active License
Verified
Cannabis & Marijuana Law Civil Rights Criminal Law
Sarah Ashley Pavlik - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Hylton & Associates, APC
 21052 Oxnard St Woodland Hills CA 91367
(818) 999-2269
English, French
Bar #291109
California Bar
Active License
Verified
Business Law Civil Rights Insurance Claims
Andrea Marcy Tytell - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
The Law Offices of Andrea M Tytell
 2121 Rosecrans Ave Suite 1350 El Segundo CA 90245
(310) 416-9710
University of West Los Angeles School of Law (1988)
English
Bar #166835
California Bar
Active License
Verified
Civil Rights Divorce Education Law
Jason Kelly Smith - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
MK Smith, APC
 9891 Irvine Center Drive Suite 200 Irvine CA 92618
(949) 299-2500
Pepperdine University School of Law (2008)
English
Bar #277923
California Bar
Active License
Verified
Arbitration & Mediation Business Law Cannabis & Marijuana Law
Thomas Rodger Chapin - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Reel Fathers Rights APC
 232 E. Grand Boulevard Suite 204 Corona CA 92879
(951) 278-2919
California St Univ Northridge
Spanish
Bar #221741
California Bar
Active License
Verified
Civil Rights Criminal Law Divorce
Dan Robinson - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Dan Robinson P.C.
 701 E. Santa Clara St., Suite 45 Ventura CA 93001
University of Minnesota Law School (2004)
English
Bar #254458
Federal Circuit Bar
Active License
Verified
Business Law Civil Rights Communications & Internet Law
Joseph Richardson - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
McCune Wright Arevalo, LLP
 3281 E Guasti Rd #100 Ontario CA 91761
(909) 345-8110
Univ of Redlands
Bar #212206
California Bar
Active License
Verified
Civil Rights Consumer Law Employment Law
Jon Mitchell Jackson - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Jackson & Wilson, Inc.
 65 Enterprise Aliso Viejo CA 92656
(949) 855-8751
Western State University College of Law
Bar #123333
California Bar
Active License
Verified
Arbitration & Mediation Civil Rights Consumer Law
Mandy Gina Leigh - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Leigh Law Group, P.C.
 870 Market St San Francisco CA 94102
(415) 399-9155
Univ of Florida
Portuguese, Spanish
Bar #225748
California Bar
Active License
Verified
Business Law Civil Rights Education Law
Beth Wolf Mora - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Mora Employment Law
 18 Crow Canyon Court, Suite 145 San Ramon CA 94583
(925) 820-8949
Golden Gate University School of Law
Bar #208859
California Bar
Active License
Verified
Business Law Civil Rights Elder Law
Daniel Horowitz - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Lawyers in Lafayette
 3650 Mt Diablo Blvd. Suite 225 Lafayette CA 94549
(925) 283-1863
Southwestern University School of Law (1978)
Bar #92400
U.S. Supreme Court Bar
Active License
Verified
Civil Rights Criminal Law Domestic Violence
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
Robert Martin Dowd - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Griswold LaSalle Cobb Dowd & Gin LLP
 111 E 7th St Hanford CA 93230
(559) 584-6656
San Francisco State Unv
Bar #70685
California Bar
Active License
Verified
Agricultural Law Civil Rights Gov & Administrative Law
Mr Edward McLean Lyman III - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
The Cochran Firm Los Angeles
 4929 Wilshire Blvd Ste 1010 Los Angeles CA 90010
(323) 931-6200
Univ of Miami
Bar #248264
California Bar
Active License
Verified
Civil Rights Employment Law Entertainment & Sports Law
Francisco J. Rodriguez - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Katsuranis & Rodriguez, Attorneys at Law
 524 7th St. Oakland CA 94607
(510) 504-2030
New College of California SOL
Spanish
Bar #188459
Northern District of California Bar
Active License
Verified
Appeals & Appellate Civil Rights Criminal Law
David Lincoln Axelrod - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Sierra Law Office of David L. Axelrod
 Sierra Law Office of David L. Axelrod 121 Duncan Way Roseville CA 95678
(209) 533-4270
Univ of California Berkeley
Bar #138790
California State Courts Bar
Active License
Verified
Appeals & Appellate Arbitration & Mediation 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
Eric Alan Isaacson - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Law Office of Eric Alan Isaacson
 6580 Avenida Mirola La Jolla CA 92037-6231
(858) 263-9581
Harvard Divinity School (2021)
Bar #120584
Central District of California (federal) Bar
Active License
Verified
Antitrust Law Appeals & Appellate Civil Rights
Michael Terence Lyons - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Law Office of Michael T. Lyons
 2421 Calle Linares Santa Barbara CA 93109
(805) 570-0269
University of California - Santa Barbara
California Bar
Unknown Status
Appeals & Appellate Arbitration & Mediation Business Law
Adam Stoddard - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Zenere Cowden & Stoddard APC
 2005 De La Cruz Blvd., Ste. 240 Santa Clara CA 95050
(408) 475-5575
Lincoln Law School (2006)
English
California Bar
Unknown Status
Business Law Civil Rights Construction Law
Amy Maitrayee Ghosh - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Law Offices of Amy Ghosh
 3435 Wilshire Blvd Ste 2270 Los Angeles CA 90010
(213) 365-2370
University of La Verne College of Law
Bar #201701
California Bar
Active License
Verified
Arbitration & Mediation Business Law Civil Rights
Kevin Michael Kneupper - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Kneupper & Covey PC
 17011 Beach Blvd., Suite 900 Huntington Beach CA 92647
(714) 786-5045
The University of Texas School of Law (2005)
English
Bar #325413
Texas Bar
Active License
Verified
Civil Rights Consumer Law Personal Injury
Michael Wayne Cooper - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Michael W. Cooper, Lawyer at Law
 9001 Skyway Paradise CA 95969
(530) 877-1383
Stanford Univ
California Bar
Active License
Arbitration & Mediation Civil Rights Criminal Law
Robert Salinas - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Salinas Law Group
428 13th St 8th Floor Oakland CA 94612
(510) 663-9240
University of California, Berkeley School of Law (1996)
English, Spanish
Bar #184260
California Bar
Active License
Verified
Business Law Civil Rights Employment Law
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