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California Domestic Violence Legal Professionals

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If you need legal help with domestic violence matters in California, understanding the local legal landscape is the first step. California attorneys handle cases involving protective orders, restraining orders, safety planning, criminal defense for DV charges, and child custody in DV situations, and the state's specific rules — from filing procedures in Superior Court to applicable deadlines — can directly shape the strategy and outcome of your case.

The statute of limitations for domestic violence 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 domestic violence in California bring jurisdictional expertise that general practitioners often lack.

Choosing the right domestic violence 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.

Before you choose an attorney, it helps to understand the legal landscape. Read our complete guide to domestic violence law in California to learn about filing deadlines, state-specific rules, and what damages or remedies may be available in your case. Then use the directory below to find and compare qualified lawyers across California.

Marc Steven Applbaum - Attorney
Marc Steven Applbaum
0/5 (0 reviews)
Midway Law Firm APC
 4275 Executive Square Ste. 200 La Jolla CA 92037
(619) 993-0288
Univ of Southern Calif
English, Spanish
Bar #222511
California Bar
Active License
Verified
Arbitration & Mediation Business Law Cannabis & Marijuana Law
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James L. Arrasmith - Attorney
James L. Arrasmith
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
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Amanda Moran - Attorney
Amanda Moran
0/5 (0 reviews)
Moran Law Firm in Fresno, California
 1330 L Street, Suite A Fresno CA 93721
(559) 264-2688
California State University - Fresno
Bar #311090
California Bar
Active License
Verified
Appeals & Appellate Criminal Law Divorce
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Robin Dwayne Perry - Attorney
Robin Dwayne Perry
0/5 (0 reviews)
Law Offices of Robin D. Perry & Associates, a boutique law firm located in Long Beach, California
 100 Oceangate Ste 525 Long Beach CA 90802
(562) 216-2944
Univ of California Davis
Bar #181686
California Bar
Active License
Verified
Business Law Criminal Law Domestic Violence
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Kevin Heaney - Attorney
Kevin Heaney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Law Office of Kevin J. Heaneyd
 24 Professional Center Pkwy Ste 240 San Rafael CA 94903
(415) 302-9609
University of San Francisco (1987)
English, Spanish
Bar #154496
9th Circuit Bar
Active License
Verified
Criminal Law Domestic Violence DUI & DWI
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Michael Thomas Erpino - Attorney
Michael Thomas Erpino
0/5 (0 reviews)
Law Office of Michael Erpino
 313 Walnut St, Ste 120 Chico CA 95928
(530) 898-1111
Southwestern Law School (1995)
Bar #192451
California Bar
Active License
Verified
Criminal Law Domestic Violence DUI & DWI
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Robert Daniel Rodriguez - Attorney
Robert Daniel Rodriguez
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
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Nathan Mubasher - Attorney
Nathan Mubasher
0/5 (0 reviews)
Law Offices of Nathan Mubasher
 2621 Green River Rd Ste 105 PMB 403 Corona CA 92882
Thomas Jefferson School of Law
Arabic
Bar #281645
California Bar
Active License
Verified
Arbitration & Mediation Business Law Consumer Law
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Daniel Hunter - Attorney
Daniel Hunter
0/5 (0 reviews)
The Hunter Law Group
 111 Corporate Dr, Ste 130 Ladera Ranch CA 92694
(949) 682-7234
University of San Diego School of Law (1998)
English
Bar #206551
Utah Bar
Active License
Verified
Divorce Domestic Violence Family Law
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Geoff A. Dulebohn - Attorney
Geoff A. Dulebohn
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
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Shawn Patrick King Huston - Attorney
Shawn Patrick King Huston
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
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Richard James Molin - Attorney
Richard James Molin
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
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Victor Manuel Perez - Attorney
Victor Manuel Perez
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
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T Troy Otus - Attorney
T Troy Otus
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
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Joshua Mulligan - Attorney
Joshua Mulligan
0/5 (0 reviews)
The Mulligan Defense
 82-850 Highway 111 ste B Indio CA 92201
(760) 777-4322
Univ of Montana
Bar #233009
California Bar
Active License
Verified
Criminal Law Domestic Violence DUI & DWI
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Donald Bruce Marks - Attorney
Donald Bruce Marks
0/5 (0 reviews)
Marks & Brooklier, LLP
 10100 Santa Monica Blvd., Suite# 300 Los Angeles CA 90067
(310) 772-2287
Queens Coll
English
Bar #43538
California Bar
Active License
Verified
Appeals & Appellate Arbitration & Mediation Business Law
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Forest Michele Wilkerson - Attorney
Forest Michele Wilkerson
0/5 (0 reviews)
Wilkerson & Mulligan, PC
 82-850 Highway 111 ste B Indio CA 92201
(760) 777-4322
Franklin Univ
Bar #235930
California Bar
Active License
Verified
Appeals & Appellate Criminal Law Domestic Violence
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Jason Kelly Smith - Attorney
Jason Kelly Smith
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
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Lindsey Anne Bannerman - Attorney
Lindsey Anne Bannerman
0/5 (0 reviews)
Law Offices of Lindsey A. Bannerman
 810 14th St Modesto CA 95354
(209) 529-0969
Univ of Wyoming
Bar #227932
California Bar
Active License
Verified
Business Law Divorce Domestic Violence
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Rena Marie Harrison - Attorney
Rena Marie Harrison
0/5 (0 reviews)
Hammerschmidt Law Corporation
 2445 Capitol St. Ste. 150 Fresno CA 93721
(559) 233-5333
San Joaquin College of Law (2015)
English
Bar #330925
California Bar
Active License
Verified
Criminal Law Domestic Violence DUI & DWI
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Jameson E.P. Sheehan - Attorney
Jameson E.P. Sheehan
0/5 (0 reviews)
Law Office of Jameson Sheehan
 1550 Humboldt Road, Suite 6 Chico CA 95928
(530) 636-4240
CAL Northern School of Law
English
Bar #327287
California Bar
Active License
Verified
Divorce Domestic Violence Family Law
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Mani Dabiri - Attorney
Mani Dabiri
0/5 (0 reviews)
Think Defense, APLC
 1 Park Plaza Suite 600 Irvine CA 92614
(714) 673-6798
University of Southern California Gould School of Law (2002)
Bar #241696
U.S. Supreme Court Bar
Active License
Verified
Appeals & Appellate Business Law Criminal Law
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Daniel Joseph Kolacia - Attorney
Daniel Joseph Kolacia
0/5 (0 reviews)
Kolacia Law Firm
 8291 Utica Ave Ste 110 Rancho Cucmonga CA 91730
(714) 725-7159
Iowa State Univ
English, Spanish
Bar #245266
California Bar
Active License
Verified
Criminal Law Domestic Violence DUI & DWI
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Vikas Bajaj - Attorney
Vikas Bajaj
0/5 (0 reviews)
Law Office of Vikas Bajaj, APC
 2150 First Ave Suite 200 San Diego CA 92101
(619) 525-7005
University of California - San Diego
English, Spanish, Spanish
Bar #216464
California Bar
Active License
Verified
Cannabis & Marijuana Law Criminal Law Domestic Violence
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Matthew Jay Ruff - Attorney
Matthew Jay Ruff
0/5 (0 reviews)
Matthew J Ruff, DUI Lawyer
 444 W. Ocean Blvd. Long Beach CA 90802
(310) 527-4100
Bar #180340
U.S. Supreme Court Bar
Active License
Verified
Criminal Law Domestic Violence DUI & DWI
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Jon Mitchell Jackson - Attorney
Jon Mitchell Jackson
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
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Fritzie Galliani - Attorney
Fritzie Galliani
0/5 (0 reviews)
Law Office of Fritzie Galliani, A.P.C.
 1770 Corson Street Pasadena CA 91106
(626) 577-2326
California State University - San Diego State University
English
Bar #82054
California Bar
Active License
Verified
Criminal Law Divorce Domestic Violence
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Daniel Horowitz - Attorney
Daniel Horowitz
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
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Eben Lee Kurtzman - Attorney
Eben Lee Kurtzman
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
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Michael Dennis Iverson - Attorney
Michael Dennis Iverson
0/5 (0 reviews)
Law Offices of Michael D. Iverson, APC
 38975 Sky Canyon Drive Suite 207 Murrieta CA 92563
(951) 418-2770
California Southern Law School (2006)
English
Bar #249372
California Bar
Active License
Verified
Arbitration & Mediation Bankruptcy Business Law
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Leslie Prince - Attorney
Leslie Prince
0/5 (0 reviews)
Law Offices of Russo & Prince
 One Harbor Center, Suite 230 Suisun City CA 94585
(707) 427-6777
Univ of California at Los Angeles
Bar #107732
9th Circuit Bar
Active License
Verified
Appeals & Appellate Criminal Law Domestic Violence
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Francisco J. Rodriguez - Attorney
Francisco J. Rodriguez
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
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Michael Guisti - Attorney
Michael Guisti
0/5 (0 reviews)
Law Office of Michael L. Guisti
 Newport Beach Newport Beach CA 92660
(949) 390-9898
Western State College of Law at Argosy University (1998)
Bar #200914
California Bar
Active License
Verified
Appeals & Appellate Criminal Law Domestic Violence
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Deborah F. Brown - Attorney
Deborah F. Brown
0/5 (0 reviews)
Deborah Brown Law
 3987 Missouri Flat Road #340-307 Placerville CA 95667
(520) 363-7477
Lincoln Law School of Sacramento (2005)
Bar #269156
California Bar
Unknown Status
Verified
Bankruptcy Divorce Domestic Violence
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James Richard Morgan - Attorney
James Richard Morgan
0/5 (0 reviews)
James R. Morgan
 1511 Treat Blvd Walnut Creek CA 94598
(925) 947-0200
Loyola Law School, Los Angeles
Bar #77499
California Bar
Active License
Verified
Arbitration & Mediation Business Law Construction Law
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Stephen B Mashney - Attorney
Stephen B Mashney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Mashney Law Offices, APC
 335 N Brookhurst Street Anaheim CA 92801
(714) 535-5090
San Francisco Law School (1988)
Arabic, Chinese, Korean, Spanish
Bar #162675
9th Circuit Bar
Active License
Verified
Bankruptcy Criminal Law Divorce
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Michael Terence Lyons - Attorney
Michael Terence Lyons
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
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Andrew Holley - Attorney
Andrew Holley
0/5 (0 reviews)
Andrew D. Holley - Lawyer for Immigrants, a PLC
 6801 Mission Street Suite 200 Daly City CA 94014
(530) 715-2300
Santa Clara University School of Law (2007)
English, Spanish
California Bar
Unknown Status
Appeals & Appellate Criminal Law Domestic Violence
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Jennifer Diem-Trang Le - Attorney
Jennifer Diem-Trang Le
0/5 (0 reviews)
Law Offices of Jennifer Le
 8907 Warner Ave Suite 153 Huntington Beach CA 92647
(714) 841-5600
University of the Pacific, McGeorge School of Law (1996)
English, Vietnamese
Bar #203330
California Bar
Active License
Verified
Criminal Law Domestic Violence DUI & DWI
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James Rankin Gass - Attorney
James Rankin Gass
0/5 (0 reviews)
James R. Gass, Attorney at Law
 1200 Nevada St Suite 101 Redlands CA 92373
(909) 798-6676
Univ of Alaska
English
Bar #152108
California Bar
Active License
Verified
Criminal Law Domestic Violence DUI & DWI
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