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If you need legal help with bankruptcy matters in California, understanding the local legal landscape is the first step. California attorneys handle cases involving Chapter 7 liquidation, Chapter 13 reorganization, means testing, exemptions, and automatic stay protections, 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.

Bankruptcy cases in California are filed in federal court, but the state's exemption laws determine what assets you keep. Whether you're considering Chapter 7 liquidation or Chapter 13 reorganization, California's specific exemptions can significantly affect the outcome. Filing triggers an automatic stay that immediately stops creditor actions, and an experienced bankruptcy attorney knows how to maximize the protections available under California law.

The bankruptcy 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.

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

Steven Peter Small - Attorney
Steven Peter Small
0/5 (0 reviews)
Steven P. Small
 2509 Santa Clara Ave Alameda CA 94501
(510) 865-2038
Loyola Law School, Los Angeles
Bar #39869
California Bar
Active License
Verified
Bankruptcy Consumer Law Criminal Law
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Kevin Kump - Attorney
Kevin Kump
0/5 (0 reviews)
Wells Fargo Dealer Services; Toyota Financial Services; BBVA Bancomer USA
 1230 Rosecrans Ave. Suite 300 Manhattan Beach CA 90266
(310) 698-7442
Western State University College of Law
English, Spanish
Bar #134043
California Bar
Suspended License
Verified
Bankruptcy Business Law Collections
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Vernon Louis Ellicott - Attorney
Vernon Louis Ellicott
0/5 (0 reviews)
Law Offices of Vernon L. Ellicott
 3435 Thousand Oaks Blvd #4361 Westlake Village CA 91359
(818) 914-7322
Southwestern University School of Law
Bar #175334
California Bar
Active License
Verified
Bankruptcy Civil Rights Criminal Law
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Robert Daniel Rodriguez - Attorney
Robert Daniel Rodriguez
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
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Shawn Patrick King Huston - Attorney
Shawn Patrick King Huston
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
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Douglas Bram Jacobs - Attorney
Douglas Bram Jacobs
0/5 (0 reviews)
Jacobs, Anderson, Potter & Chaplin, LLP
 20 Independence Cir Chico CA 95973
(530) 342-6144
University of Wisconsin
Bar #84153
California Bar
Active License
Verified
Bankruptcy Business Law Real Estate Law
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Jenny Lynn Doling - Attorney
Jenny Lynn Doling
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
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Juliette Topacio Sarmiento - Attorney
Juliette Topacio Sarmiento
0/5 (0 reviews)
Dragon Archer Group, P.C.
 836 Southampton Road Suite B-270 Benicia CA 94510
(510) 548-9944
Univ of San Diego
Bar #152491
District of Columbia Bar
Active License
Verified
Bankruptcy Estate Planning Immigration Law
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John Albert Iaccarino - Attorney
John Albert Iaccarino
0/5 (0 reviews)
Iaccarino & Church, LLP
 533 Airport Blvd Ste 400 Burlingame CA 94010
(650) 348-0121
Santa Clara University School of Law
Bar #126649
California Bar
Active License
Verified
Bankruptcy Consumer Law Estate Planning
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Douglas B. Wroan - Attorney
Douglas B. Wroan
0/5 (0 reviews)
The Wroan Law Firm, Inc.
 5155 W Rosecrans Ave Hawthorne CA 90250
(310) 265-3910
California St Univ Long Beach
Bar #177051
California Bar
Active License
Verified
Bankruptcy Business Law Communications & Internet Law
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Brian L Coggins - Attorney
Brian L Coggins
0/5 (0 reviews)
Coggins Law, P.C.
 9001 Foothills Blvd # 110 Roseville CA 95747
(916) 270-2895
University of the Pacific, McGeorge School of Law
Bar #239481
California Bar
Active License
Verified
Bankruptcy Business Law Collections
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Scott Jordan - Attorney
Scott Jordan
0/5 (0 reviews)
Jordan Law Offices
 18 Crow Canyon Court Suite 280 San Ramon CA 94583
University of Southern California Gould School of Law (2003)
German
California Bar
Unknown Status
Bankruptcy Business Law Collections
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James Francis Sexton - Attorney
James Francis Sexton
0/5 (0 reviews)
The Sexton Law Firm
 7777 Alvarado Road Suite #410 La Mesa CA 91942
(619) 202-8976
Vanderbilt Univ
English
Bar #149632
California Bar
Active License
Verified
Bankruptcy Estate Planning Family Law
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Jennifer Lynn Field - Attorney
Jennifer Lynn Field
0/5 (0 reviews)
Law Office of Jennifer L. Field
 405 N Indian Hill Blvd Claremont CA 91711
(909) 625-0220
University of La Verne College of Law
Bar #236565
California Bar
Active License
Verified
Bankruptcy Business Law Divorce
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Deborah F. Brown - Attorney
Deborah F. Brown
0/5 (0 reviews)
Deborah Brown Law
 3987 Missouri Flat Road #340-307 Placerville CA 95667
(520) 363-7477
Lincoln Law School of Sacramento (2005)
Bar #269156
California Bar
Unknown Status
Verified
Bankruptcy Divorce Domestic Violence
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Paul Nigel Walton - Attorney
Paul Nigel Walton
0/5 (0 reviews)
Paul Walton, Attorney
 39791 Paseo Padre Pkwy Ste G Fremont CA 94538
(510) 623-4100
Loyola Law School, Los Angeles
Bar #139924
California Bar
Active License
Verified
Arbitration & Mediation Bankruptcy Business Law
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R. Grace Rodriguez - Attorney
R. Grace Rodriguez
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
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Eric Morgan Boeing - Attorney
Eric Morgan Boeing
0/5 (0 reviews)
Boeing Law Offices
 1300 Clay St, Ste 600 Oakland CA 94612
(510) 761-6230
Univ of Illinois
English
Bar #245824
California Bar
Active License
Verified
Bankruptcy Consumer Law Estate Planning
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Manuel Alzamora Juarez - Attorney
Manuel Alzamora Juarez
0/5 (0 reviews)
Law Office of Manuel A. Juarez
 2143 Cedar St. Suite 200 Berkeley CA 94709
(510) 841-6164
San Francisco Law School
English, French, Italian, Spanish
Bar #200706
California Bar
Active License
Verified
Bankruptcy Estate Planning Landlord Tenant
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David Mikel Howard - Attorney
David Mikel Howard
0/5 (0 reviews)
D. M. Howard Law
 641 Flume St 643 Chico CA 95928
(530) 899-5100
Cal Northern School of Law
Bar #183909
California Bar
Unknown Status
Verified
Bankruptcy Business Law Criminal Law
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Michael Dennis Iverson - Attorney
Michael Dennis Iverson
0/5 (0 reviews)
Law Offices of Michael D. Iverson, APC
 38975 Sky Canyon Drive Suite 207 Murrieta CA 92563
(951) 418-2770
California Southern Law School (2006)
English
Bar #249372
California Bar
Active License
Verified
Arbitration & Mediation Bankruptcy Business Law
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Michael Rinne - Attorney
Michael Rinne
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
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Joshua Kroot - Attorney
Joshua Kroot
0/5 (0 reviews)
Primary Law Group
 355 South Grand Avenue Suite 2450 Los Angeles CA 90071
(213) 677-0856
London School of Economics and Political Science (2008)
Bulgarian, English, French
California Bar
Unknown Status
Arbitration & Mediation Bankruptcy Business Law
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Jonathan David Leventhal - Attorney
Jonathan David Leventhal
0/5 (0 reviews)
The Leventhal Law Group, P.C.
 5850 Canoga Ave. 4th Floor Warner Center Towers Woodland Hills CA 91367
(818) 347-5800
University of West Los Angeles
English
California Bar
Unknown Status
Bankruptcy Business Law Estate Planning
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Kenneth Sisco - Attorney
Kenneth Sisco
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
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Robert Lewis Firth - Attorney
Robert Lewis Firth
0/5 (0 reviews)
Law Office of Robert L. Firth
 68910 Adelina Rd. Cathedral City CA 92234
(760) 770-4066
Washington University School of Law (1972)
Bar #231432
Missouri Bar
Active License
Verified
Bankruptcy Business Law Estate Planning
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Joseph Clifford Sandbank - Attorney
Joseph Clifford Sandbank
0/5 (0 reviews)
Sandbank Law, APC
 6524 LONETREE BLVD ROCKLIN CA 95765-5874
(916) 672-8018
California St Univ Humboldt
Bar #219367
California Bar
Active License
Verified
Bankruptcy Business Law Landlord Tenant
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Christopher Whang - Attorney
Christopher Whang
0/5 (0 reviews)
Jeffer Mangels Butler & Mitchell LLP
 2 Embarcadero Center 5th Floor San Francisco CA 94111
(415) 984-9625
University of California College of the Law, San Francisco (2014)
English, Korean
California Bar
Active License
Bankruptcy Business Law Civil Rights
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Len Watkins - Attorney
Len Watkins
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
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Michelle Cornejo Sullivan - Attorney
Michelle Cornejo Sullivan
0/5 (0 reviews)
The Sullivan Defense APC
 11545 W. Bernardo Ct. Suite 211 San Diego CA 92127
(858) 451-9390
Santa Clara University School of Law (1980)
English
Bar #113705
California Bar
Active License
Verified
Bankruptcy Divorce Family Law
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Patricia Joan Johnson - Attorney
Patricia Joan Johnson
0/5 (0 reviews)
PO Box 493673
 1755 Yuba St Redding CA 96001
(530) 247-7285
Univ of California Berkeley
Bar #122570
California Bar
Inactive License
Verified
Bankruptcy Social Security Disability
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Shaun Kendig Boss - Attorney
Shaun Kendig Boss
0/5 (0 reviews)
Shaun Kendig Boss Law Firm
 306 Upas Street San Diego CA 92103
(619) 293-7937
University of San Diego
English
Bar #70227
California Bar
Active License
Verified
Antitrust Law Appeals & Appellate Bankruptcy
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MavEryck Langford Stevenson - Attorney
MavEryck Langford Stevenson
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
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Luis Esparza - Attorney
Luis Esparza
0/5 (0 reviews)
 1129 State St 13 Santa Barbara CA 93101
Concord Law School (2011)
Spanish
9th Circuit Bar
Unknown Status
Bankruptcy Business Law Criminal Law
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Jason Thomas Riddick - Attorney
Jason Thomas Riddick
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 (2004)
English
California Bar
Active License
Arbitration & Mediation Bankruptcy Business Law
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Jonathan Patrick Beck - Attorney
Jonathan Patrick Beck
0/5 (0 reviews)
Law Office of Jonathan Beck
 1930 S. Coast Highway #204 OCEANSIDE CA 92054
(760) 208-4544
Western State Univ
Bar #169678
California Bar
Active License
Verified
Bankruptcy Business Law Collections
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James Alexander Dumas Jr - Attorney
James Alexander Dumas Jr
0/5 (0 reviews)
Dumas & Kim, APC
 3435 Wilshire Blvd 990 Los Angeles CA 90010
(213) 368-5000
University of Southern California Gould School of Law
Bar #76284
California Bar
Active License
Verified
Bankruptcy Business Law Collections
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Jacob Emrani - Attorney
Jacob Emrani
0/5 (0 reviews)
The Law Offices of Jacob Emrani
 1516 S Broadway Los Angeles CA 90015
(213) 748-7734
Univ of Southern Calif
Bar #185535
California Bar
Active License
Verified
Bankruptcy Domestic Violence Gov & Administrative Law
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James D. Miller - Attorney
James D. Miller
0/5 (0 reviews)
Raimondo & Associates, ALC
 7110 N. Marks Avenue Suite 104 Fresno CA 93711
(559) 432-3000
University of San Diego School of Law (1996)
English, Spanish
9th Circuit Bar
Unknown Status
Bankruptcy Business Law Employment Law
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Elliot Gale - Attorney
Elliot Gale
0/5 (0 reviews)
Gale, Angelo, Johnson & Pruett P.C.
 333 University Avenue Suite 600 Sacramento CA 95825
(916) 290-7778
Santa Clara University School of Law (2008)
English
California Bar
Active License
Bankruptcy Consumer Law Foreclosure Defense
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