Animal & Dog Bite law in California covers dog bite injuries, pet custody disputes, animal cruelty cases, breed-specific legislation, and livestock damage 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 animal & dog law 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 animal & dog law 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 animal & dog law 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 animal & dog law 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.

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
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
Steven Jeffrey Mehlman - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Mehlman Law Group
 3050 Citrus Circle,, Suite 203 Walnut Creek CA 94598
9259353575103
University of Michigan
Bar #95881
California Bar
Active License
Verified
Animal & Dog Law Business Law Collections
Denise Perelli-Minetti - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Law Office of Denise Perelli-Minetti
 350 Main Street Suite H Pleasanton CA 94566
(925) 701-1718
Bar #269997
Active License
Verified
Animal & Dog Law Arbitration & Mediation Divorce
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
Bruce Julian Kitchin - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Law Office of Bruce Julian Kitchin
 44 W Alisal St Salinas CA 93901
(831) 424-0777
California State University - San Jose State University (1969)
Spanish
Bar #66439
California Bar
Active License
Verified
Animal & Dog Law Arbitration & Mediation Business Law
Rivers Judson Morrell III - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Law Firm of Rivers J. Morrell III
 27201 Puerta Real Mission Viejo CA 92691
(949) 305-1400
Golden Gate University
English, Spanish
Bar #57849
California Bar
Active License
Verified
Animal & Dog Law Arbitration & Mediation Elder Law
Jere Norwood Sullivan Jr - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Law Offices of Jere N. Sullivan Jr.
 1141 Pacific St STE A San Luis Obispo CA 93401
(805) 543-8869
The George Washington University Law School
Bar #73476
California Bar
Active License
Verified
Animal & Dog Law Business Law Criminal Law
Curtis Robert Quay - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
 3393 14th Street Riverside CA 92501
(619) 525-7007
Temple Univ
Spanish
California Bar
Active License
Animal & Dog Law Asbestos & Mesothelioma Civil Rights
Jonathan L. Willis - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Law Office
 427 West Main Street Mail To: PO Box 3935 El Centro CA 92243
(760) 457-7074
Santa Clara University School of Law (1976)
Spanish
Bar #88360
Southern District of California Bar
Active License
Verified
Animal & Dog Law Appeals & Appellate DUI & DWI
Philip Clark Alexander - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Harris Personal Injury Lawyers, Inc.
 301 Mission Avenue Suite 203 Oceanside CA 92054
(760) 231-9970
Brigham Young Univ
Bar #235216
Nevada Bar
Active License
Verified
Animal & Dog Law Insurance Claims Personal Injury
Edward Ray Flores - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Flores Law Group, A Professional Corporation
 1421 E Chapman Ave Tustin CA 92866
(714) 769-1200
Bar #165511
California Bar
Active License
Verified
Animal & Dog Law Business Law Criminal Law
Ryan Taiji Okabe - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Okabe & Haushalter
 1230 Rosecrans Ave 300 Manhattan Beach CA 90266
(310) 543-7708
Loyola Law School, Los Angeles
Bar #215964
California Bar
Active License
Verified
Animal & Dog Law Appeals & Appellate Business Law
Earl Schurmer - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Schurmer Reese Davies
 4640 Admiralty Way Suite 800 Marina Del Rey CA 90292
(805) 981-0764
Southwestern Law School (1988)
English
Bar #150164
California Bar
Active License
Verified
Animal & Dog Law Medical Malpractice Nursing Home Abuse
John Anthony Fetto - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Fetto Law Group
 45 Quail Ct, Suite 112 Walnut Creek CA 94596
(510) 279-3452
University of California College of the Law, San Francisco (1981)
English, Tagalog
Bar #129472
California Bar
Active License
Verified
Animal & Dog Law Nursing Home Abuse Personal Injury
Evan James Spano - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Harris Personal Injury Lawyers, Inc.
 629 State Street, Suite 201 Santa Barbara CA 93101
(805) 544-0100
University of San Diego School of Law (2013)
California Bar
Unknown Status
Animal & Dog Law Insurance Claims Personal Injury
Richard Morse III - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Morse Injury Law
 1230 Columbia St Ste 560 San Diego CA 92101
(619) 525-7007
California Western School of Law (2009)
English
California Bar
Active License
Animal & Dog Law Asbestos & Mesothelioma Civil Rights
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
Alise M. Malley - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Harris Personal Injury Lawyers, Inc.
 301 Mission Avenue Suite 203 Oceanside CA 92054
(760) 231-9970
California Bar
Unknown Status
Animal & Dog Law Insurance Claims Personal Injury
MavEryck Langford Stevenson - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
The Law Offices of MavEryck Langford Stevenson, Esq.
 468 N Camden Dr 2nd FL #221 Beverly Hills CA 90210
(424) 281-7233
Loyola Law School, Los Angeles (2012)
Bavarian, English, German, Hungarian, Spanish
California Bar
Unknown Status
Animal & Dog Law Arbitration & Mediation Bankruptcy
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
Andrew Michael Wyatt - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Wyatt Law
 20750 Ventura Blvd Ste 440 Woodland Hills CA 91364
(818) 710-3813
Bar #158759
California Bar
Active License
Verified
Animal & Dog Law Appeals & Appellate Arbitration & Mediation
John Steiner - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Law Offices of John Steiner
 1600 Sacramento Inn Way Suite 214 Sacramento CA 95815-3461
(916) 883-1529
Chapman University
English, Farsi, Persian
United States District Court (USDC) for the Eastern District of California (Federal) Bar
Unknown Status
Animal & Dog Law Asbestos & Mesothelioma Civil Rights
Michael Thomas Lynch - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Lynch Law
 1223 High Street Ste B6 Auburn CA 95603
(530) 886-4006
Empire School of Law
English
Bar #237382
California Bar
Active License
Verified
Animal & Dog Law Criminal Law Domestic Violence
Jon Kiyoshi Renge - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Law Office of Jon K. Renge
 1340 Van Ness Ave Fresno CA 93721
(559) 558-6660
University of the Pacific, McGeorge School of Law
Bar #188529
California Bar
Active License
Verified
Animal & Dog Law Criminal Law DUI & DWI
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
Adam Joseph Hepburn - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Hepburn, Hernandez & Jung Trial Lawyers
 6435 Caminito Blythefield San Diego CA 92037
(760) 444-0276
California Western School of Law (2010)
California Bar
Active License
Animal & Dog Law Employment Law Nursing Home Abuse
Erich Tomkinson - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Harris Personal Injury Lawyers, Inc.
 100 Wilshire Boulevard, Suite 700 Santa Monica CA 90401
California Bar
Unknown Status
Animal & Dog Law Insurance Claims Personal Injury
Vibhu Talwar - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Fisher & Talwar
 801 S Grand Ave 11th Fl Los Angeles CA 90017
(213) 891-0777
Univ of California Irvine
California Bar
Active License
Animal & Dog Law Asbestos & Mesothelioma Business Law
Mr. Jeremy Keith Hanson - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Law Offices of Jeremy K. Hanson
 7344 Magnolia Ave, Suite 235 Riverside CA 92504
(951) 688-0006
California St Univ
California Bar
Unknown Status
Animal & Dog Law Arbitration & Mediation Business 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
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
Robert Chihming Hsu - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Lexint Law P.C.
 13300 Crossroads Pkwy N 100 City of Industry CA 91746
(626) 286-7055
Southwestern University School of Law
Bar #225437
California Bar
Active License
Verified
Animal & Dog Law Business Law Criminal Law
Kim White - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Law Office of Kim White
 900 East Main Street, Ste 323 Grass Valley CA 95945
(530) 263-9983
NWCU School of Law
English
California Bar
Unknown Status
Animal & Dog Law Estate Planning
Bradley D. Liggett - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Law Office of Bradley D. Liggett
 1025 Farmhouse Lane San Luis Obispo CA 93401
(805) 544-0100
Brigham Young University (2005)
French, Italian, Spanish
California Bar
Unknown Status
Animal & Dog Law Insurance Claims Personal Injury
Derek M. Waldron - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Harris Personal Injury Lawyers, Inc.
 301 Mission Avenue Suite 203 Oceanside CA 92054
(760) 231-9970
Unknown Status
Animal & Dog Law Insurance Claims Personal Injury
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
Jack A. Love - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
The Law Office of Jack A. Love
 1033 West Avenue J Suite B Lancaster CA 93534
(661) 270-1475
University of Honolulu Law School (1995)
California Bar
Unknown Status
Animal & Dog Law Juvenile Law Medical Malpractice
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