California Civil Rights Attorney Listings

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California residents facing civil rights issues have access to attorneys who specialize in discrimination, police misconduct, First Amendment violations, voting rights, and civil liberties. 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 civil rights cases in this jurisdiction.

The statute of limitations for civil rights 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 civil rights in California bring jurisdictional expertise that general practitioners often lack.

When selecting a civil rights attorney in California, consider their specific experience with cases like yours, their familiarity with Superior Court procedures, and their track record. The attorneys listed on this page serve clients throughout California and have profiles that include their credentials, practice areas, office locations, and client reviews. Comparing multiple attorneys helps you find the right fit for your situation and budget.

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

James L. Arrasmith - Attorney
James L. Arrasmith
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
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Michael Jon Bailey - Attorney
Michael Jon Bailey
0/5 (0 reviews)
Michael Jon Bailey Law Offices
 1400 Webster St # 7 Alameda CA 94501
(510) 769-2062
Golden Gate University School of Law
Bar #148180
California Bar
Active License
Verified
Arbitration & Mediation Civil Rights Divorce
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Stephen Allen Gershman - Attorney
Stephen Allen Gershman
0/5 (0 reviews)
Law Offices of Stephen A. Gershman
 17547 Ventura Blvd # 308 Los Angeles CA 91316
(818) 990-6505
Pepperdine University School of Law
Bar #70941
California Bar
Active License
Verified
Arbitration & Mediation Civil Rights Criminal Law
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Kristina Marie Kendall-Gkikas - Attorney
Kristina Marie Kendall-Gkikas
0/5 (0 reviews)
Kendall Gkikas & Mitchell LLP
 PO BOX 877 CLAREMONT CA 91711
(909) 482-1422
University of La Verne College of Law
Bar #232270
California Bar
Active License
Verified
Arbitration & Mediation Civil Rights Divorce
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Harry Wayne Harrison - Attorney
Harry Wayne Harrison
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
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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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Karyne Ghantous - Attorney
Karyne Ghantous
0/5 (0 reviews)
Ghantous Law Corporation
 2603 Camino Ramon, Suite 200 San Ramon CA 94583
(925) 242-2431
University of California College of the Law, San Francisco (1994)
English
Bar #191309
California Bar
Active License
Verified
Arbitration & Mediation Asbestos & Mesothelioma Business Law
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Jason Kelly Smith - Attorney
Jason Kelly Smith
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
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Sarah Ashley Pavlik - Attorney
Sarah Ashley Pavlik
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
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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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Thomas Rodger Chapin - Attorney
Thomas Rodger Chapin
0/5 (0 reviews)
Reel Fathers Rights APC
 232 E. Grand Boulevard Suite 204 Corona CA 92879
(951) 278-2919
California St Univ Northridge
Spanish
Bar #221741
California Bar
Active License
Verified
Civil Rights Criminal Law Divorce
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Darshan Patel - Attorney
Darshan Patel
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
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Hannah Stitt - Attorney
Hannah Stitt
0/5 (0 reviews)
Tectonic Law PC
 3929 24th Street San Francisco CA 94114
(628) 203-8479
Bar #309349
California Bar
Active License
Verified
Business Law Cannabis & Marijuana Law Civil Rights
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Richard James Molin - Attorney
Richard James Molin
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
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Navruz Avloni - Attorney
Navruz Avloni
0/5 (0 reviews)
Avloni Law a Professional Corporation
 870 Market Street, Suite 544 San Francisco CA 94102
Bar #279556
California Bar
Active License
Verified
Civil Rights Employment Law
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Geoff A. Dulebohn - Attorney
Geoff A. Dulebohn
0/5 (0 reviews)
 1339 Esplanade Chico CA 95926
(530) 342-2858
California Western School of Law
Bar #255187
California Bar
Active License
Verified
Civil Rights Criminal Law Domestic Violence
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Dan Robinson - Attorney
Dan Robinson
0/5 (0 reviews)
Dan Robinson P.C.
 701 E. Santa Clara St., Suite 45 Ventura CA 93001
University of Minnesota Law School (2004)
English
Bar #254458
Federal Circuit Bar
Active License
Verified
Business Law Civil Rights Communications & Internet Law
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Scot Andrew Candell - Attorney
Scot Andrew Candell
0/5 (0 reviews)
Law Offices of Scot Candell
 4040 Civic Center Drive Suite 200 San Rafael CA 94903
(415) 441-1776
Tufts Univ
Bar #173261
California Bar
Active License
Verified
Cannabis & Marijuana Law Civil Rights Criminal Law
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Beth Wolf Mora - Attorney
Beth Wolf Mora
0/5 (0 reviews)
Mora Employment Law
 18 Crow Canyon Court, Suite 145 San Ramon CA 94583
(925) 820-8949
Golden Gate University School of Law
Bar #208859
California Bar
Active License
Verified
Business Law Civil Rights Elder Law
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Joseph Franklin Klatt - Attorney
Joseph Franklin Klatt
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
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Sarah Jane T.C. Truong - Attorney
Sarah Jane T.C. Truong
0/5 (0 reviews)
Perry Johnson Anderson Miller & Moskowit
 438 First street 4th floor Santa Rosa CA 95401
(707) 525-8800
University of California - Berkeley (2006)
Bar #314966
New York Bar
Active License
Verified
Business Law Civil Rights Consumer Law
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T Troy Otus - Attorney
T Troy Otus
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
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Michael Lee Carver - Attorney
Michael Lee Carver
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
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Mandy Gina Leigh - Attorney
Mandy Gina Leigh
0/5 (0 reviews)
Leigh Law Group, P.C.
 870 Market St San Francisco CA 94102
(415) 399-9155
Univ of Florida
Portuguese, Spanish
Bar #225748
California Bar
Active License
Verified
Business Law Civil Rights Education Law
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Curtis Robert Quay - Attorney
Curtis Robert Quay
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
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Mr Edward McLean Lyman III - Attorney
Mr Edward McLean Lyman III
0/5 (0 reviews)
The Cochran Firm Los Angeles
 4929 Wilshire Blvd Ste 1010 Los Angeles CA 90010
(323) 931-6200
Univ of Miami
Bar #248264
California Bar
Active License
Verified
Civil Rights Employment Law Entertainment & Sports Law
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Berne Reuben - Attorney
Berne Reuben
0/5 (0 reviews)
Law Office of Berne Reuben
 2222 Martin Luther King Jr Way Berkeley CA 94704
(510) 981-0143
Boalt Hall (University of Berkeley School of Law)
Bar #79332
California Bar
Inactive License
Verified
Civil Rights Employment Law
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Yisrael Gelb - Attorney
Yisrael Gelb
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
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Amanda Sue Johnson - Attorney
Amanda Sue Johnson
0/5 (0 reviews)
Johnson and Cruz PC
 3711 North Harbor Boulevard Unit A Fullerton CA 92835
(714) 283-3803
Trinity Law School (2010)
English, Spanish
California Bar
Unknown Status
Civil Rights Collections Consumer Law
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Robert Edward Blythe II - Attorney
Robert Edward Blythe II
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
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Matthew Scott Pappas - Attorney
Matthew Scott Pappas
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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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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Richard Morse III - Attorney
Richard Morse III
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
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Rand L. Stephens - Attorney
Rand L. Stephens
0/5 (0 reviews)
Law Offices of Rand L. Stephens
 1155C Arnold Drive Suite 278 Martinez CA 94553
(925) 757-1700
Unknown Status
Business Law Civil Rights Consumer Law
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Eric Alan Isaacson - Attorney
Eric Alan Isaacson
0/5 (0 reviews)
 6580 Avenida Mirola La Jolla CA 92037-6231
(858) 263-9581
Harvard Divinity School (2021)
Central District of California (federal) Bar
Active License
Antitrust Law Appeals & Appellate Civil Rights
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Robert Salinas - Attorney
Robert Salinas
0/5 (0 reviews)
Salinas Law Group
428 13th St 8th Floor Oakland CA 94612
(510) 663-9240
University of California, Berkeley School of Law (1996)
English, Spanish
Bar #184260
California Bar
Active License
Verified
Business Law Civil Rights Employment Law
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David Lincoln Axelrod - Attorney
David Lincoln Axelrod
0/5 (0 reviews)
Sierra Law Office of David L. Axelrod
 Sierra Law Office of David L. Axelrod 121 Duncan Way Roseville CA 95678
(209) 533-4270
Univ of California Berkeley
Bar #138790
California State Courts Bar
Active License
Verified
Appeals & Appellate Arbitration & Mediation Civil Rights
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