California Foreclosure Defense Lawyers | Compare & Review

Foreclosure Defense law in California covers mortgage default defense, loan modification, short sales, deed in lieu, and wrongful foreclosure 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 foreclosure defense cases, and attorneys who practice in Superior Court regularly understand the nuances that affect how these matters are resolved.

The statute of limitations for foreclosure defense matters in California is generally 4 years written, 2 years oral, 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 foreclosure defense in California bring jurisdictional expertise that general practitioners often lack.

Choosing the right foreclosure defense 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 foreclosure defense 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.

Marc Steven Applbaum - Attorney
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
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
Nathan Mubasher - Attorney
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
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
Jenny Lynn Doling - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
J. Doling Law, PC
 36-915 Cook Street, Suite 101 Palm Desert CA 92211
(760) 884-4444
California St Univ
English, Spanish
Bar #207033
10th Circuit Bar
Active License
Verified
Bankruptcy Business Law Consumer Law
Michael Rinne - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Rinne Legal
 3478 Buskirk Ave. Suite 1000 Pleasant Hill CA 94523
(925) 932-7086
Eberhard-Karls-University Tuebingen
German, Russian, Spanish
Bar #242579
California Bar
Active License
Verified
Bankruptcy Energy, Oil & Gas Law Foreclosure Defense
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
R. Grace Rodriguez - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
 21000 Devonshire St Suite 111 Chatsworth CA 91311
(818) 734-7223
Western State College of Law at Argosy University (1993)
Spanish
California Bar
Active License
Bankruptcy Estate Planning Foreclosure Defense
Len Watkins - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Genser & Watkins LLP
 1900 Powell Street Suite 840 Emeryville CA 94608
(510) 237-6916
University of California - Davis (2008)
9th Circuit Bar
Active License
Antitrust Law Bankruptcy Business Law
Ching K. Chiao - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Fred Leeds Properties
 600 S. Lake Avenue Suite 303 Pasadena CA 91106
(626) 698-0088
Southwestern University School of Law (2004)
English, Mandarin
California Bar
Unknown Status
Bankruptcy Business Law Foreclosure Defense
Nicolette Glazer - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Law Offices of Larry R. Glazer
 1875 Century Park East, 7th Floor Los Angeles CA 90067
(310) 407-5353
Foreign School
Bulgarian, French
Bar #209713
California Bar
Active License
Verified
Consumer Law Criminal Law DUI & DWI
Leonard Jack Cravens - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Law Offices of Leonard Cravens
 45902 Oasis St. STE C P.O. Box 2714 Indio CA 92202
(760) 342-1810
Lincoln Law Sch of San Jose (1995)
Bar #208148
California Bar
Active License
Verified
Bankruptcy Criminal Law Foreclosure Defense
Richard Gaines Heston - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Heston & Heston
 4192 Brockton Avenue Suite 100 Riverside CA 92501
(949) 222-1041
Southwestern Law School (1976)
Bar #90738
California Bar
Active License
Verified
Appeals & Appellate Bankruptcy Divorce
Min Stephen Cho - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Cho, Sheasby, Chung & Ignacio, LLP, and as a managing partner at Cho & De La Cerra
 10535 Foothill Blvd Suite 490 Rancho Cucamonga CA 91730
(909) 652-3020
Univ of California Riverside
Bar #218430
California Bar
Active License
Verified
Bankruptcy Business Law Divorce
Joseph B. Angelo - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Gale, Angelo, Johnson & Patrick P.C.
 75 Broadway Suite 202 San Francisco CA 94111
(916) 721-2767
Willamette University College of Law (2009)
English
Bar #268542
California Bar
Active License
Verified
Bankruptcy Foreclosure Defense
September Joy Katje - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Katje Law Group, APC
 130 S. Chaparral Court, Suite 140 Anaheim CA 92808
(714) 400-2970
California State University - San Diego State University (2001)
Arabic, English, Spanish
Bar #227896
California Bar
Active License
Verified
Business Law Consumer Law Estate Planning
Neil Robert Hedtke - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
 820 North Mountain Ave. Suite 109 Upland CA 91786
(909) 579-2233
University of La Verne College of Law (2006)
English, Spanish
California Bar
Unknown Status
Bankruptcy Cannabis & Marijuana Law Divorce
Delaram Keshvarian - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Delaram Keshvarian Law Office
 1100 West Town & Country Road Suite 1250 Orange CA 92868
California Western School of Law (2022)
English, Farsi
California Bar
Active License
Foreclosure Defense Landlord Tenant Real Estate Law
Melanie Tavare - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
The Law Offices of Melanie Tavare
 505 14th St #904 Oakland CA 94612
(510) 255-4646
University of San Francisco School of Law (2007)
English
California Bar
Active License
Bankruptcy Estate Planning Foreclosure Defense
Susan Ann Hemb - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Hemb Law Group
 420 Bullard Ave., Suite 105 Clovis CA 93612
(559) 241-7050
Fresno Pacific Coll
English
Bar #234211
California Bar
Active License
Verified
Bankruptcy Divorce Family Law
Brian Davalos - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Davalos Law Office PC
 2502 Beverly Place Stockton CA 95204
(209) 400-4517
University of the Pacific, McGeorge School of Law (2009)
English, Spanish
California Bar
Unknown Status
Criminal Law Divorce Domestic Violence
Aaron Michael Lloyd - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Lloyd Legal, APC
 444 West C St., Suite 230 San Diego CA 92101
(909) 854-4958
California Western School of Law
English
California Bar
Unknown Status
Bankruptcy Collections Family Law
Rajesh Wadhwani - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Wadhwani & Shanfeld
 714 W Olympic Blvd Suite 702 Los Angeles CA 90015
(661) 338-5569
California St Univ Northridge
English, Hindi, Sindhi
Bar #193120
California Bar
Active License
Verified
Bankruptcy Estate Planning Foreclosure Defense
William Steven Shumway - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Shumway Law
 3400 Douglas Blvd., Suite 250 Roseville CA 95661
(916) 789-8821
University of Utah (1979)
Bar #119351
Federal Circuit Bar
Active License
Verified
Bankruptcy Business Law Collections
Luiey Ghaleb Haddad - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Equity Legal, LLP
 501 W. Broadway Suite 800 San Diego CA 92101
(619) 663-4533
California Western School of Law (2003)
Arabic, English
Bar #237632
California Bar
Active License
Verified
Business Law Criminal Law Foreclosure Defense
Reginald Regan Hindley - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Hindley Law Office
 718 Orchard St Santa Rosa CA 95404
(707) 575-3700
Univ of California Santa Barbara
Bar #113144
California Bar
Active License
Verified
Bankruptcy Foreclosure Defense Probate
Peter G. Macaluso - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Law Office of Peter G. Macaluso
 7230 S Land Park Dr Suite #127 Sacramento CA 95831
(916) 392-6591
California St Univ Sacramento
English
Bar #215730
California Bar
Active License
Verified
Bankruptcy Foreclosure Defense
Yelena Gurevich - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
YG Legal Firm
 3940 Laurel Canyon Blvd. Suite 800 Studio City CA 91604
(213) 534-7769
Thomas Jefferson School of Law (2015)
English, Russian
California Bar
Unknown Status
Arbitration & Mediation Bankruptcy Collections
William Earl Winfield - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Nelson Comis Kettle & Kinney LLP
 5811 Olivas Park Drive, Suite 202 Ventura CA 93003
(805) 604-4106
Brigham Young Univ
Dutch, English
Bar #122055
California Bar
Active License
Verified
Bankruptcy Business Law Foreclosure Defense
Armen A Yeghiayan - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
JT Legal Group
 801 N. Brand Blvd. Ste 1130 Glendale CA 91203
Loyola Law School, Los Angeles (2010)
Armenian, English
Unknown Status
Estate Planning Foreclosure Defense Probate
Ryan Dewey Griffin - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
The Griffin Law Firm
 181 Devine Street San Jose CA 95110
(408) 998-7211
California Western School of Law (1999)
Bar #34520337
Washington Bar
Active License
Verified
Bankruptcy Business Law Foreclosure Defense
Gregory Mark Shanfeld - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Wadhwani & Shanfeld, A Professional Law Corporation
 714 W Olympic Blvd Suite 702 Los Angeles CA 90015
(818) 658-2669
University of Southern California Gould School of Law (1991)
English, Spanish
Bar #173828
Texas Bar
Active License
Verified
Bankruptcy Estate Planning Foreclosure Defense
Robert S. Williams - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Williams & Williams, Inc.
 2441 G St A Bakersfield CA 93301
(661) 323-7933
Santa Clara University School of Law (1976)
English
Bar #73172
U.S. District Court, Eastern District of California Bar
Active License
Verified
Bankruptcy Estate Planning Foreclosure Defense
Vincent D Howard - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Howard Law, P.C.
 1851 E First St #650 Santa Ana CA 92705
(800) 872-5925
Western State College of Law at Argosy University (2003)
English
Bar #232478
California Bar
Active License
Verified
Employment Law Foreclosure Defense Personal Injury
Ali Reza Nader - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Cal West Law
 21800 Oxnard Street Suite 720 Woodland Hills CA 91367
(818) 446-1334
University of West Los Angeles Law School (1996)
English, Farsi, Spanish
Bar #183134
California Bar
Active License
Verified
Bankruptcy Foreclosure Defense Tax Law
Desiree T. Washington - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Washington Law Firm
 21250 Hawthorne Blvd. Suite 500 Torrance CA 90503
University of Chicago
English, Spanish
Bar #217368
California Bar
Active License
Verified
Bankruptcy Collections Consumer Law
Susan Diane Silveira - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Silveira Law Offices
 2037 W Bullard Ave # 311 Fresno CA 93711
(559) 500-2124
Univ of Washington
Bar #169630
California Bar
Active License
Verified
Bankruptcy Consumer Law Foreclosure Defense
Gregory Herman-Dacpano Alumit - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Howard Law PC
 6 Centerpointe Dr 700 La Palma CA 90623
(888) 704-2026
University of San Francisco School of Law (2007)
English
United States District Court for the Southern Districts of California Bar
Unknown Status
Consumer Law Employment Law Foreclosure Defense
Gary Scott Saunders - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Saunders & Associates, APC
 4000 Macarthur Blvd., Suite 600 Newport Beach CA 92660
(949) 844-8445
Brigham Young Univ
American Sign Language, Arabic, English, Greek, Spanish
California Bar
Active License
Bankruptcy Estate Planning Foreclosure Defense
Darren DiMarco - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
DiMarco Warshaw, APLC
 6520 Lonetree Blvd #1011 Rocklin CA 95765
(949) 288-6526
Western State University College of Law (1995)
English
Bar #184816
California Bar
Active License
Verified
Bankruptcy Foreclosure Defense
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