If you need legal help with appeals & appellate matters in California, understanding the local legal landscape is the first step. California attorneys handle cases involving post-trial motions, appellate briefs, oral arguments, standards of review, and preservation of error, 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 appeals & appellate 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 appeals & appellate in California bring jurisdictional expertise that general practitioners often lack.

Choosing the right appeals & appellate 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.

For a detailed overview of how appeals & appellate law works in California — including key statutes, deadlines, and what to expect from the legal process — Read our complete guide to appeals & appellate law in California. If you're ready to take the next step, browse the attorney profiles below and reach out for a free consultation.

Mark Anthony Davis - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Law Offices of Mark A. Davis
 750 E Green St Pasadena CA 91101
(626) 440-0477
South Texas College of Law (1999)
Bar #195014
California Bar
Active License
Verified
Appeals & Appellate Business Law Criminal Law
Scott Anthony McMillan - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
The McMillan Law Firm, A Professional Corporation
 4670 Nebo Dr La Mesa CA 91941
(619) 464-1500
Western Sierra School of Law
Bar #212506
California Bar
Active License
Verified
Agricultural Law Antitrust Law Appeals & Appellate
Amanda Moran - Attorney
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
Stephen D. Klarich - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Wallin & Klarich, A Law Corporation
 505 N. Arrowhead Avenue Suite 105 San Bernardino CA 92401
(714) 730-5300
Western State College of Law at Argosy University (1981)
English, English
Bar #100728
California Bar
Resigned License
Verified
Appeals & Appellate Criminal Law Divorce
John Robert Armstrong - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Armstrong Law Group
 23232 Peralta Drive Suite 120 Laguna Hills CA 92653
(949) 942-6069
Creighton University (1993)
Bar #183912
U.S. Central District of California Bar
Suspended License
Verified
Agricultural Law Appeals & Appellate Arbitration & Mediation
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
David C. Codell - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Law Office of David C. Codell
 5670 WILSHIRE BOULEVARD, SUITE 1800 LOS ANGELES CA 92037
(310) 273-0306
Harvard Law School
English
Bar #200965
9th Circuit Bar
Active License
Verified
Antitrust Law Appeals & Appellate Business Law
Kristen Harris - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Bona Law PC
 4275 Executive Square #200 La Jolla CA 92037
(858) 964-4589
George Mason University School of Law (2018)
English
Bar #323223
California Bar
Active License
Verified
Antitrust Law Appeals & Appellate Business Law
Eugene Illovsky - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Illovsky Gates & Calia LLP.
 1611 Telegraph Avenue Suite 806 Oakland CA 94612
(510) 394-5885
Yale Law School (1983)
Bar #117892
State Bar of California Bar
Active License
Verified
Antitrust Law Appeals & Appellate Business Law
Steven Madoff - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Bona Law PC
 4275 Executive Square #200 La Jolla CA 92037
(858) 964-4589
State University of New York - Buffalo
English
Bar #130750
California Bar
Active License
Verified
Antitrust Law Appeals & Appellate Business Law
David R. Mugridge - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Law Offices of David R. Mugridge
 P.O. Box 1369 Fresno CA 93716
(559) 840-0020
Monterey Institute of International Studies (1979)
French, Spanish
Bar #123389
California Bar
Active License
Verified
Appeals & Appellate Business Law Criminal 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
Joseph Franklin Klatt - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Law Office of Joseph F. Klatt
 9663 Santa Monica Blvd. #959 Beverly Hills CA 90210
(858) 454-2500
University of California - San Francisco
English
Bar #258110
California Bar
Active License
Verified
Appeals & Appellate Business Law Civil Rights
Paula Elaine Meyer - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Paula E. Meyer & Associates, A Professional Law Corporation
 730 E Chapman Ave Orange CA 92866
(714) 505-6004
University of California College of the Law, San Francisco
Bar #109622
California Bar
Active License
Verified
Appeals & Appellate Arbitration & Mediation Business Law
Jonathan Allan Goldstein - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
The Law Offices of Jonathan A. Goldstein, Esq.
 8912 Burton Way Beverly Hills CA 90211
(310) 866-9295
The George Washington University Law School (1999)
Spanish
Bar #225293
District of Columbia Bar
Active License
Verified
Appeals & Appellate Arbitration & Mediation Business Law
Mr. Robin Mashal - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Century City Law Group, APC
 2121 Avenue of the Stars, Suite 800 Los Angeles CA 90067-5080
(310) 286-2000
Loyola Law School, Los Angeles (1996)
English, Farsi
Bar #205003
9th Circuit Bar
Active License
Verified
Appeals & Appellate Business Law Intellectual Property
Jessica Bromall Sparkman - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Jeffer Mangels Butler & Mitchell LLP
 1900 Avenue of the Stars 7th Floor Los Angeles CA 90067
(310) 712-6838
University of Southern California Gould School of Law
English
Bar #235017
9th Circuit Bar
Active License
Verified
Appeals & Appellate Business Law Intellectual Property
Amelia Sargent - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Willenken LLP
 707 Wilshire Blvd Suite 3850 Los Angeles CA 90017
Stanford Law School (2008)
English
Bar #280243
District of Columbia Bar
Active License
Verified
Appeals & Appellate Intellectual Property Trademarks
Melissa J. Fox - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
The Fox Firm
 14252 Culver Drive Suite A248 Irvine CA 92604
(949) 683-8855
Brandeis Univ
Bar #170105
California Bar
Active License
Verified
Appeals & Appellate Business Law Construction Law
Calvin Richard House - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Gutierrez Preciado & House, LLP
 3020 E. Colorado Blvd. Pasadena CA 91107
(626) 449-2300
Columbia Univ
Bar #134902
U.S. Supreme Court Bar
Active License
Verified
Appeals & Appellate Employment Law Municipal Law
David Allen Sergenian - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Sergenian Law, a Professional Corporation
 2355 Westwood Boulevard #529 Los Angeles CA 90064
Eugene Lang Coll
Bar #230174
California Bar
Active License
Verified
Appeals & Appellate Arbitration & Mediation Business Law
Michael Lee Carver - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Labor Law Office, APC
 1395 Ridgewood Drive, Suite 300 Chico CA 95973
(530) 891-8503
Bar #173633
California Bar
Inactive License
Verified
Appeals & Appellate Business Law Civil Rights
Jason Dominguez - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Radcliff Mayes LLP
 515 S. Flower St 18th Floor Los Angeles CA 90071
(213) 788-5336
University of California, Berkeley School of Law (1992)
German, Spanish
Unknown Status
Appeals & Appellate Education Law Employment Law
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
Heather Bussing - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Bussing Law
 PO BOX 1410 HEALDSBURG CA 95448
(707) 622-5156
University of Kansas School of Law
Bar #127556
California Bar
Active License
Verified
Appeals & Appellate Employment Law
Robert Thomas Haden - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Law Offices of Robert T. Haden
 2241 N St Merced CA 95340
(209) 723-3247
Golden Gate University School of Law (1980)
Bar #96427
California Bar
Inactive License
Verified
Appeals & Appellate Business Law Estate Planning
Jason M. Horst - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Horst Legal Counsel, PC
 1855 San Miguel Road Suite 17 Walnut Creek CA 94596
(925) 433-5453
University of San Francisco School of Law
English
Bar #245370
California Bar
Active License
Verified
Appeals & Appellate Arbitration & Mediation Business Law
Kevin R. Martin - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Martin APC
 1939 Harrison Street, Suite 290 Oakland CA 94612
(510) 444-7600
Loyola Law School, Loyola Marymount University
English
California Bar
Active License
Antitrust Law Appeals & Appellate Arbitration & Mediation
Michael J. Hassen - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Reallaw, APC
 1981 N. Broadway, Suite 280 Walnut Creek CA 94596
(925) 359-7500
University of California, Berkeley School of Law (1986)
English
New York Bar
Active License
Antitrust Law Appeals & Appellate Business 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
Michael S. LeBoff - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Klein & Wilson LLP
 4770 Von Karman Ave Newport Beach CA 92660
(949) 631-3300
Loyola Law School, Los Angeles (1999)
Bar #204612
U.S. District Court Northern District of California Bar
Active License
Verified
Appeals & Appellate Arbitration & Mediation Business Law
Bari Susan Robinson - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Law Office of Bari S. Robinson
 1300 Clay St Ste 600 Oakland CA 94612
(510) 625-1507
University of California, Berkeley School of Law
Bar #91743
California Bar
Inactive License
Verified
Appeals & Appellate Business Law Construction Law
Mani Dabiri - Attorney
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
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
Yisrael Gelb - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Gelb Law, APC
 9465 Wilshire Blvd 300 Beverly Hills CA 90212
(323) 632-6864
Southwestern Law School
Hebrew
Bar #344924
California Bar
Active License
Verified
Appeals & Appellate Business Law Civil Rights
Andrew Holley - Attorney
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
Yury Galperin - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Galperin & Hensley LLP
 1801 Century Park East 24th Floor Los Angeles CA 90067
(424) 325-6388
Pepperdine University School of Law
English
Bar #232305
California Bar
Unknown Status
Verified
Appeals & Appellate Divorce Family Law
Dana Louise Curtis - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Dana Curtis Mediation
 4000 Bridgeway Suite 401 Sausalito CA 94965
(415) 331-5158
Univ of Montana
Bar #132474
California Bar
Active License
Verified
Appeals & Appellate Arbitration & Mediation Divorce
Matthew Scott Pappas - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
The Law Office of Matthew Pappas
 22641 Lake Forest Drive, Suite B5-107 Lake Forest CA 92630
(949) 382-1485
Western State Univ COL
Bar #171860
9th Circuit Bar
Active License
Verified
Appeals & Appellate Business Law Civil Rights
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