California Medical Malpractice Lawyers | Read Reviews & Compare

California residents facing medical malpractice issues have access to attorneys who specialize in surgical errors, misdiagnosis, birth injuries, medication errors, and hospital negligence. 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 medical malpractice cases in this jurisdiction.

One of the most important things to know about medical malpractice law in California is the statute of limitations. You generally have 3 years or 1 year from discovery (MICRA) 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.

The medical malpractice attorneys listed here practice throughout California and can be filtered by location, reviews, and experience. Each profile includes practice area details, office locations, and client feedback. We recommend comparing several attorneys before making a decision — most offer free initial consultations, which gives you a chance to evaluate their approach and determine whether they're the right fit.

Want to understand your legal rights before contacting an attorney? Read our complete guide to medical 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
Sanjay Sobti - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
U.S. Law Center
 4230 Green River Rd Corona CA 92880
(951) 371-0027
California St Univ
Bar #202636
California Bar
Active License
Verified
Business Law Criminal Law Divorce
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
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
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
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
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
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
Hamed Aghajani - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
United Lawyer Group; United Lawyer Group PLC
 2219 Main Street Suite 1123 Santa Monica CA 90405
Bar #309812
California Bar
Active License
Verified
Asbestos & Mesothelioma Medical Malpractice Personal Injury
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
Steven Jay Weinberg - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
McCune Wright Arevalo, LLP
 73255 El Paseo Suite 10 Palm Desert CA 92260
(760) 346-0227
Univ of California at Los Angeles
Bar #67968
California Bar
Active License
Verified
Medical Malpractice Nursing Home Abuse Personal Injury
Dmitriy Cherepinskiy - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Cherepinskiy Law Office, PC
 1180 S. Beverly Dr, Suite 405 Los Angeles CA 90035
(310) 694-0317
University of California, Davis, School of Law (1999)
Russian, Ukrainian
Bar #222311
California Bar
Active License
Verified
Agricultural Law Asbestos & Mesothelioma Business 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
Timothy Kent Hobbs II - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Hobbs Law Group
 250 West 1st Street Ste. 316 Claremont CA 91711
(626) 782-4520
University of La Verne College of Law (2006)
Bar #268532
California Bar
Active License
Verified
Asbestos & Mesothelioma Construction Law Consumer Law
Dean Harold McVay - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Lewis Brisbois Bisgaard & Smith LLP
 650 East Hospitality Lane Suite 600 San Bernardino CA 92408
(909) 381-7166
Vanderbilt University Law School (1987)
English
Bar #149742
California Bar
Active License
Verified
Appeals & Appellate Business Law Health Care Law
John J. Kinney III - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Moseley Collins
 980 9th St 16th Floor Sacramento CA 95814
(916) 444-4444
Liberty University School of Law
English
Bar #300216
9th Circuit Bar
Active License
Verified
Medical Malpractice Nursing Home Abuse Personal Injury
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
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
James Richard Morgan - Attorney
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
Melinda Joy Helbock - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
The Law Office of Melinda J. Helbock, A.P.C.
 12707 High Bluff Dr., Suite 200 San Diego CA 92024
(858) 794-1456
Univ of California San Diego
Bar #163117
California Bar
Active License
Verified
Asbestos & Mesothelioma Consumer Law Medical Malpractice
Micheal Anthony Thompson - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Law Office of Micheal A. Thompson, APC
 410 Tuolumne St Vallejo CA 94590
(707) 643-2122
Univ of San Francisco
English
Bar #120424
California Bar
Active License
Verified
Arbitration & Mediation Business Law Estate Planning
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
Tahj Emmanuel Gomes - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Washington & Heithecker
 330 W 5th St Chico CA 95928
(530) 345-1647
California St Univ Chico
English
Bar #205254
U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California Bar
Active License
Verified
Appeals & Appellate Business Law Insurance Defense
Stewart Michael Tabak - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Tabak Law Firm
 250 Dorris Pl Stockton CA 95204
(209) 460-0982
Univ of the Pacific
Bar #88780
California Bar
Active License
Verified
Elder Law Medical Malpractice Products Liability
Martin Taleisnik - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Sawl Law Group
 2150 Tulare Street Fresno CA 93721
(559) 205-7757
Univ of California at Los Angeles
English
Bar #172218
California Bar
Active License
Verified
Criminal Law DUI & DWI Elder Law
Kenneth W. Drake - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Kenneth W. Drake, Inc.
 21241 Ventura Blvd. Suite 288 Woodland Hills CA 91356
(818) 906-1441
Southwestern Univ School of Law
Bar #81850
9th Circuit Bar
Active License
Verified
Elder Law Estate Planning Health Care Law
Charles Salvatore LiMandri - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
LiMandri & Jonna LLP
 16236 San Dieguito Road Building 3, Suite 3-15 Rancho Santa Fe CA 92067
(858) 759-9930
Georgetown University Law Center
English
Bar #110841
California Bar
Active License
Verified
Business Law Environmental Law Insurance Defense
Richard Jay Simons - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Furtado Jaspovice and Simons ALC
 6589 Bellhurst Ln Castro Valley CA 94552
(510) 917-2169
University of California, Berkeley School of Law (1976)
Bar #72676
California Bar
Active License
Verified
Medical Malpractice Personal Injury Products Liability
Tobie B. Waxman - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Law Offices of Tobie B. Waxman
 400 Corporate Pt Ste 300 Culver City CA 90230
(310) 410-9902
George Washington Univ
English
Bar #167151
California Bar
Active License
Verified
Divorce Family Law Medical Malpractice
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
Mark Joseph Zanobini - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Law Office of Mark J. Zanobini, P.C.
 591 Redwood Highway, Building 4000 Mill Valley CA 94941-3039
(415) 520-5998
Univ of California Berkeley
Bar #121184
California Bar
Active License
Verified
Maritime Law Medical Malpractice Personal Injury
Michael Dennis Meadows - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Casper, Meadows, Schwartz & Cook
 2121 N California Blvd 1020 Walnut Creek CA 94596
(925) 947-1147
University of California College of the Law, San Francisco
Bar #62110
California Bar
Active License
Verified
Arbitration & Mediation Civil Rights Criminal Law
Rebekah Ryan Main - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Law Offices of Rebekah Ryan Main
 8588 Utica Ave. Suite 200 Rancho Cucamonga CA 91730
(909) 891-0906
California Southern LS
Bar #244327
California Bar
Active License
Verified
Business Law Divorce Family Law
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
Glen Mitchell Belovsky - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Law Offices of Glen M. Belovsky
 345 Franklin St San Francisco CA 94102
(415) 505-7554
Golden Gate University School of Law (1995)
Bar #180176
Texas Bar
Active License
Verified
Arbitration & Mediation Business Law Civil Rights
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