Collections law in California covers debt recovery for creditors, debtor protection from harassment, FDCPA violations, garnishment defense, and credit reporting disputes. 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 collections cases, and attorneys who practice in Superior Court regularly understand the nuances that affect how these matters are resolved.

The statute of limitations for collections matters in California is generally 4 years written, 2 years oral, 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 collections in California bring jurisdictional expertise that general practitioners often lack.

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

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
Kevin Kump - Attorney
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
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
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
Robert Daniel Rodriguez - Attorney
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
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
John Ward Schilt - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Tenax Law Group
 700 Landing Circle Suite 199 Larkspur CA 94939
(510) 234-2808
SUNY Ctr at Stony Brook
German
Bar #221186
South Dakota Bar
Active License
Verified
Arbitration & Mediation Business Law Collections
Harrison Pierce Kordestani - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Kordestani Legal Partners, Inc.
 8033 W Sunset Blvd Ste 798 Los Angeles CA 90046
(323) 628-7150
Boston University School of Law (1995)
Farsi
Bar #175220
California Bar
Active License
Verified
Arbitration & Mediation Business Law Cannabis & Marijuana Law
Crystal Mariah Center - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Becker Nelson Center & James since April 2016
 263 Main St Lvl 2 Placerville CA 95667
(530) 295-6400
University of California - Davis (2009)
Bar #287845
California Bar
Active License
Verified
Business Law Collections Construction Law
Brian L Coggins - Attorney
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
Scott Jordan - Attorney
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
Assly Sayyar - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Sayyar Law, APC
 5550 Painted Mirage Rd. #320 Las Vegas NV 89149
(760) 444-3560
University of Nevada-Las Vegas (2006)
Bar #255145
California Bar
Active License
Verified
Business Law Collections Estate Planning
Steven Ames Simons - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Law Office of Steven A. Simons
 15315 Magnolia Blvd Suite 308 Los Angeles CA 91356
(818) 368-9642
Southwestern University School of Law
Bar #131410
California Bar
Active License
Verified
Business Law Collections Consumer Law
J. Eric LeVine - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Law Office of J. Eric LeVine
 25283 Cabot Rd Suite 116 Laguna Hills CA 92653
(949) 458-2336
Western State Univ
Bar #82294
California Bar
Active License
Verified
Arbitration & Mediation Business Law Collections
Paul Nigel Walton - Attorney
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
David Scott Miller - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Martin & Martin, LLP
 3530 Wilshire Blvd # 1650 Los Angeles CA 90010
(818) 556-1515
Loyola Law School, Los Angeles
Bar #195634
California Bar
Active License
Verified
Antitrust Law Business Law Collections
Richard Allen MacBride - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Law Offices of Richard A. MacBride
 855 Marina Bay Pkwy 210 Richmond CA 94804
(415) 730-6289
University of California, Berkeley School of Law
Bar #199695
California Bar
Active License
Verified
Business Law Collections
Amanda Sue Johnson - Attorney
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
Phyllis Voisenat - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Law Office of Phyllis Voisenat
 1101 Marina Village Parkway Suite 201 Alameda CA 94501
(510) 883-3798
Univ of California Berkeley
English
Bar #159095
9th Circuit Bar
Active License
Verified
Appeals & Appellate Business Law Collections
Shaun Kendig Boss - Attorney
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
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
Peter Nixon Brewer - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Brewer Offord & Pedersen LLP
 2501 Park Blvd 2nd Floor Palo Alto CA 94306
650327290011
University of Santa Clara, School of Law
English
Idaho Bar
Active License
Collections Construction Law Landlord Tenant
Alec Brian Wisner - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
 18375 Ventura Blvd, Suite 275 Tarzana CA 91356
(818) 776-1813
University of Southern California Gould School of Law
Nevada Bar
Active License
Business Law Collections Communications & Internet Law
Jonathan Patrick Beck - Attorney
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
James Alexander Dumas Jr - Attorney
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
Marc Andrew Lieberman - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
FLP Law Group LLP
 1875 Century Park E # 2230 Los Angeles CA 90067
(310) 284-7350
UCLA School of Law
Bar #157318
California Bar
Active License
Verified
Bankruptcy Business Law Collections
Willis Steven Baughman - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Law Office of Willis Baughman
 7730 Morro Rd Suite 201 Atascadero CA 93422
(805) 461-1878
California St Univ Long Beach
Bar #153879
California Bar
Inactive License
Verified
Bankruptcy Collections Consumer Law
John J. Hamilton - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
John Hamilton
 39 Chadwick Irvine CA 92618
(949) 552-1170
William Mitchell College of Law (1990)
English
Bar #182095
9th Circuit Bar
Active License
Verified
Business Law Collections Consumer Law
John Nye Gulick Jr - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Gulick Law
 875 S Eliseo Dr 2 Larkspur CA 94904
(415) 385-8734
Case Western Reserve University School of Law
Bar #47941
California Bar
Active License
Verified
Business Law Civil Rights Collections
Adam Christian Fullman - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
The Fullman Firm PC
 2000 East 4th Street Suite 320 Santa Ana CA 92705
(866) 557-3149
California St Univ Fullerton
English
Bar #194249
California Bar
Active License
Verified
Bankruptcy Collections
Jeffrey Stearman - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Law Office of Jeffrey D. Stearman
 7755 Center Ave #1100 Huntington Beach CA 92647
(714) 871-7778
Western State University College of Law (1979)
English
Federal Circuit Bar
Unknown Status
Collections Criminal Law Divorce
Eric S. Beiswanger - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Law Offices of Eric S. Beiswanger
 Cyril Lawerence, Inc. 2111 "K" Street Merced CA 95341
(209) 222-6167
Rutgers School of Law-Camden (2005)
California Bar
Unknown Status
Business Law Collections Divorce
Nathan Wirtschafter - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Nathan D. Wirtschafter, Corp.
 22144 Clarendon St Ste 303 Woodlands Hill CA 91367
(818) 660-2518
Loyola Law School, Los Angeles (1992)
English, Hebrew
California Supreme Court Bar
Active License
Business Law Collections
Christopher Donald Hewitt - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Law Office of Christopher Hewitt
 74361 Highway 111 #7 Palm Desert CA 92260
(760) 459-2438
Golden Gate University (2004)
English, Spanish
U.S. District Court, Central District of California Bar
Active License
Bankruptcy Collections Foreclosure Defense
Robert Conrad Borris Jr - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Robert C Borris Jr Law
 1089 Bluebell Drive 1501 Livermore CA 94551
(888) 909-9595
Golden Gate University School of Law (1976)
Bar #85415
9th Circuit Bar
Active License
Verified
Bankruptcy Business Law Collections
Marvin Pederson - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Marvin Pederson
 755 Baywood Drive Suite 350 Petaluma CA 94954
California St Univ Sonoma
Bar #85258
California Bar
Active License
Verified
Business Law Collections Construction Law
Mark Theodore Jessee - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Law Offices of Mark T. Jessee
 50 W Hillcrest Dr 200 Thousand Oaks CA 91360
(805) 497-5868
University of the Pacific, McGeorge School of Law
Bar #174233
California Bar
Active License
Verified
Bankruptcy Business Law Collections
Anthony James Keiley III - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Law Offices of Anthony J. Keiley, III
 111 North Market Street, Third Floor San Jose CA 95113
(408) 283-9900
Santa Clara University School of Law (1979)
Bar #104578
California Bar
Unknown Status
Verified
Arbitration & Mediation Business Law Collections
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