California Legal Malpractice Lawyers | Compare Attorneys Near You

Legal Malpractice law in California covers attorney negligence, breach of fiduciary duty, missed deadlines, conflict of interest, and fee disputes. 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 legal malpractice 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 legal malpractice 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 legal malpractice 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 legal malpractice 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
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
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
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
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
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
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
John Ward Schilt - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Tenax Law Group
 700 Landing Circle Suite 199 Larkspur CA 94939
(510) 234-2808
SUNY Ctr at Stony Brook
German
Bar #221186
South Dakota Bar
Active License
Verified
Arbitration & Mediation Business Law Collections
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
Kenneth Sisco - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
 3574 Bluff Street Norco CA 92860
(714) 265-7766
Southwestern University School of Law
English
Bar #69814
6th Circuit Bar
Active License
Verified
Bankruptcy Business Law Legal Malpractice
Richard Thomas Bowles - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Bowles & Verna LLP
 2121 N California Blvd # 875 Walnut Creek CA 94596
(925) 935-3300
Univ of California
Bar #46234
California Bar
Active License
Verified
Business Law Legal Malpractice Personal Injury
Terrance James Evans - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Duane Morris LLP
 One Market Plaza, Spear Tower Suite 2200 San Francisco CA 94105
(415) 957-3130
Loyola University School of Law (2002)
Bar #227671
California Bar
Active License
Verified
Antitrust Law Appeals & Appellate Arbitration & Mediation
Jemal Kenya Yarbrough - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Law Offices of Jemal K. Yarbrough
 900 N. La Brea Ave., Suite 25 Inglewood CA 90302
(424) 634-7323
Southwestern Law School
Bar #200954
Federal Circuit Bar
Active License
Verified
Business Law Consumer 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
Pejman Rahnama - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Rahnama Law
 705 N. Oxnard Blvd Ste 103 Oxnard CA 93036
(805) 351-3722
Univ of California at Los Angeles
English, Farsi, Spanish, Tagalog, Vietnamese
Bar #176504
California Bar
Active License
Verified
Asbestos & Mesothelioma Elder Law Employment Law
Jane Ellen Bednar - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Jane E. Bednar PC
 P.O. Box 1857 Monterey CA 93942-1857
(831) 375-6381
University of Minnesota - Twin Cities (1975)
Spanish
Bar #138626
California Bar
Active License
Verified
Arbitration & Mediation Business Law Consumer Law
Andrew John Chan - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Ericksen Arbuthnot
 2300 Clayton Road, Suite 350 Concord CA 94520
(510) 832-7770
University of Miami School of Law (2004)
California Bar
Unknown Status
Construction Law Insurance Defense Intellectual Property
Robert Michael Baskin - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Law Office of Robert M. Baskin
 1849 Knoll Dr Ventura CA 93003
(805) 658-1000
George Washington University Law School
Bar #65149
California Bar
Active License
Verified
Arbitration & Mediation Civil Rights Consumer Law
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
Donald Rexford Wild - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Law Office of Donald R. Wild
 696 San Ramon Valley Blvd 173 Danville CA 94526
(925) 855-1848
Univ of Arizona
Bar #46156
California Bar
Unknown Status
Verified
Business Law Legal Malpractice Medical Malpractice
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
David Eugene Smith - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Smith Zitano Law Firm LLP
 401 Watt Ave Sacramento CA 95864
(916) 448-9800
Univ of San Francisco
Bar #72703
California Bar
Active License
Verified
Asbestos & Mesothelioma Elder Law Insurance Claims
Louis Samuel Abronson - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Abronson Law Offices
 332 N. Second St. San Jose CA 95112
(408) 687-9155
U.C. Davis
Bar #203737
California Bar
Active License
Verified
Arbitration & Mediation Civil Rights Consumer Law
Howard Fields - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Howard M. Fields
 21900 Burbank Blvd., Suite 300 Woodland Hills CA 91367
(818) 804-0860
Univ of California Berkeley
Bar #70820
California Bar
Active License
Verified
Appeals & Appellate Arbitration & Mediation Insurance Defense
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
Ryan Donald Saba - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Rosen Saba, LLP
 9350 Wilshire Blvd. Suite 250 Beverly Hills CA 90212
(310) 285-1727
Univ of California San Diego
Bar #192370
California Bar
Active License
Verified
Business Law Civil Rights Employment Law
Andrew Peter Rausch Jr. - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Law Offices of A. Peter Rausch, Jr.
 1930 Tienda Drive Suite 106 Lodi CA 95242
(209) 339-8500
Univ of the Pacific (1979)
English
Bar #127930
California Bar
Active License
Verified
Appeals & Appellate Arbitration & Mediation Business Law
Nelson Clyde Barry III - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Law Office of Nelson C. Barry III
 5228 Diamond Heights Blvd San Francisco CA 94131
(415) 587-0550
UC Hastings College of the Law
Bar #87839
California Bar
Active License
Verified
Arbitration & Mediation Civil Rights Consumer Law
Mitchell Lee Lathrop - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Law Office of Mitchell L. Lathrop
 600 West Broadway Suite 500 San Diego CA 92101-3357
(619) 955-5951
College of Law of England and Wales (2002)
Bar #38610
District of Columbia Bar
Active License
Verified
Arbitration & Mediation Insurance Claims Legal Malpractice
Sarkis Jacob Babachanian - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Babachanian | Legal Counsel
 3460 Ocean View Boulevard Suite F Glendale CA 91208
(818) 500-0678
Southwestern Law School (1989)
Armenian
Bar #174014
California Bar
Active License
Verified
Business Law Civil Rights Criminal Law
Paul David Murphy - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Murphy Rosen LLP
 100 Wilshire Blvd Ste 1300 Santa Monica CA 90401
(310) 899-3300
Univ of California Santa Barbara
Bar #159556
New York Bar
Active License
Verified
Appeals & Appellate Business Law Entertainment & Sports Law
Charles Sanford Roseman - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Law Offices of Charles S. Roseman & Associates
 225 Broadway, Suite 1400 San Diego CA 92101
(619) 544-1500
California State University, Northridge
English
Bar #51453
California Bar
Active License
Verified
Arbitration & Mediation Civil Rights Elder Law
Mark Anchor Albert - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Law Offices of Mark Anchor Albert and Associates
 445 S Figueroa St #3100 Los Angeles CA 90071
(213) 699-1355
University of California, Berkeley School of Law (1988)
English, French, Italian, Portuguese, Spanish
Bar #137027
California Bar
Active License
Verified
Appeals & Appellate Business Law Construction Law
Christopher John Skorina - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Skorina Law, P.C.
 28202 Cabot Road #300 Laguna Niguel CA 92677
(949) 582-1544
Boalt Hall School of Law
Bar #195295
California Bar
Active License
Verified
Arbitration & Mediation Business Law Construction Law
Gregory G Phillips - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Law Office of Gregory Phillips
 500 Esplanade Drive, Suite 1520 Oxnard CA 93036
(805) 604-7065
Pepperdine University (1978)
United States District Court, Central District Bar
Active License
Consumer Law Criminal Law Legal Malpractice
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
Leif Harrison Kleven - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Law Office of Leif Kleven
 910 Hale Place Suite 212 Chula Vista CA 91914
(619) 796-3680
Brigham Young University (2002)
English, Spanish
California Bar
Unknown Status
Appeals & Appellate Legal Malpractice Medical Malpractice
Steven Peck - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Premier Legal: The Peck Law Group
 6454 Van Nuys Boulevard Suite 150 Los Angeles CA 91401
(818) 908-0509
University of West Los Angeles (1981)
California Bar
Unknown Status
Bankruptcy Business Law Collections
Gregory J. Brod - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Brod Law Office
 17 Keller St Petaluma CA 94952
(415) 397-1130
University of Houston Law Center (1996)
English
Bar #184456
United States District Court for the Northern District of California Bar
Active License
Verified
Animal & Dog Law Consumer Law Health Care Law
James Edward Fox - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Fox & Fox Law Corporation
 15233 Ventura Boulevard #1111 Sherman Oaks CA 91403
(818) 986-4494
Univ of California Berkeley
Bar #88365
California Bar
Active License
Verified
Legal Malpractice Medical Malpractice Personal Injury
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