California Domestic Violence Legal Professionals

Compare verified domestic violence attorney profiles, read client reviews, and request free consultations across California

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If you need legal help with domestic violence matters in California, understanding the local legal landscape is the first step. California attorneys handle cases involving protective orders, restraining orders, safety planning, criminal defense for DV charges, and child custody in DV situations, 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 domestic violence 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 domestic violence in California bring jurisdictional expertise that general practitioners often lack.

Choosing the right domestic violence 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.

Before you choose an attorney, it helps to understand the legal landscape. Read our complete guide to domestic violence law in California to learn about filing deadlines, state-specific rules, and what damages or remedies may be available in your case. Then use the directory below to find and compare qualified lawyers across California.

Marc Steven Applbaum - Attorney
Marc Steven Applbaum
0/5 (0 reviews)
Midway Law Firm APC
 4275 Executive Square Ste. 200 La Jolla CA 92037
(619) 993-0288
Univ of Southern Calif
English, Spanish
Bar #222511
California Bar
Active License
Verified
Arbitration & Mediation Business Law Cannabis & Marijuana Law
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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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Robin Dwayne Perry - Attorney
Robin Dwayne Perry
0/5 (0 reviews)
Law Offices of Robin D. Perry & Associates, a boutique law firm located in Long Beach, California
 100 Oceangate Ste 525 Long Beach CA 90802
(562) 216-2944
Univ of California Davis
Bar #181686
California Bar
Active License
Verified
Business Law Criminal Law Domestic Violence
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Daniel Hunter - Attorney
Daniel Hunter
0/5 (0 reviews)
The Hunter Law Group
 111 Corporate Dr, Ste 130 Ladera Ranch CA 92694
(949) 682-7234
University of San Diego School of Law (1998)
English
Utah Bar
Active License
Divorce Domestic Violence Family Law
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Kevin Heaney - Attorney
Kevin Heaney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Law Office of Kevin J. Heaneyd
 24 Professional Center Pkwy Ste 240 San Rafael CA 94903
(415) 302-9609
University of San Francisco (1987)
English, Spanish
Bar #154496
9th Circuit Bar
Active License
Verified
Criminal Law Domestic Violence DUI & DWI
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Richard F. Taub - Attorney
Richard F. Taub
0/5 (0 reviews)
Taub & Taub, P.C.
 6320 Canoga Avenue Suite 1500 Woodland Hills CA 91367
(818) 646-5300
Nova Southeastern University (1990)
English
Bar #273865
10th Circuit Bar
Active License
Verified
Business Law Criminal Law Divorce
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Nima Sabeti - Attorney
Nima Sabeti
0/5 (0 reviews)
Sabeti Law & Associates
 23832 Rockfield Blvd Ste #175 Lake Forest CA 92630
(949) 326-2626
Chapman University Fowler School of Law
English, Persian, Persian
Bar #326519
California Bar
Active License
Verified
Divorce Domestic Violence Estate Planning
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Ted Khalaf - Attorney
Ted Khalaf
0/5 (0 reviews)
Khalaf Law Group
 6300 Wilshire Blvd. Los Angeles CA 90048
(213) 550-4600
La Sierra Univ
English, Spanish, Spanish
Bar #206518
California Bar
Active License
Verified
Arbitration & Mediation Business Law Criminal Law
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Amanda Moran - Attorney
Amanda Moran
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
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Anjali A. Bansal - Attorney
Anjali A. Bansal
0/5 (0 reviews)
Law Offices of Anjali A. Bansal
 3333 E American Avenue Ste C Fresno CA 93725
(559) 600-6681
University of California, Davis, School of Law (2011)
Hindi
Bar #301791
Active License
Verified
Criminal Law Domestic Violence Juvenile Law
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Christine Hayes Sickler - Attorney
Christine Hayes Sickler
0/5 (0 reviews)
Law Offices of Beatrice L. Snider, A.P.C.
 9663 Tierra Grande Street Suite 301 San Diego CA 92126
(858) 566-6650
University of California College of the Law, San Francisco (1973)
English
Bar #71344
California Bar
Active License
Verified
Divorce Domestic Violence Family Law
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Stephen D. Klarich - Attorney
Stephen D. Klarich
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
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Paul Takakjian - Attorney
Paul Takakjian
0/5 (0 reviews)
Takakjian & Sitkoff, LLP
 7755 Center Ave, 11th Floor Huntington Beach CA 92647
(714) 456-9955
Univ of California at Los Angeles
English, French
Bar #89449
California Bar
Active License
Verified
Criminal Law Domestic Violence DUI & DWI
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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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Lindsey Anne Bannerman - Attorney
Lindsey Anne Bannerman
0/5 (0 reviews)
Law Offices of Lindsey A. Bannerman
 810 14th St Modesto CA 95354
(209) 529-0969
Univ of Wyoming
Bar #227932
California Bar
Active License
Verified
Business Law Divorce Domestic Violence
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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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Nathan Mubasher - Attorney
Nathan Mubasher
0/5 (0 reviews)
Law Offices of Nathan Mubasher
 2621 Green River Rd Ste 105 PMB 403 Corona CA 92882
Thomas Jefferson School of Law
Arabic
Bar #281645
California Bar
Active License
Verified
Arbitration & Mediation Business Law Consumer Law
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Victor Manuel Perez - Attorney
Victor Manuel Perez
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
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Denise Perelli-Minetti - Attorney
Denise Perelli-Minetti
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
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Matthew Stevan Luzaich - Attorney
Matthew Stevan Luzaich
0/5 (0 reviews)
Law Offices of Matthew S. Luzaich
 2540 Esplanade Ste 11 Chico CA 95973
(530) 809-1752
Golden Gate University School of Law (2010)
English
Bar #291609
California Bar
Active License
Verified
Criminal Law Domestic Violence DUI & DWI
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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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Donald Wayne Werno - Attorney
Donald Wayne Werno
0/5 (0 reviews)
Werno Family Law Solutions
 540 N. Golden Circle Dr. Suite 115 Santa Ana CA 92705
(714) 542-4466
National Univ
Bar #200918
California Bar
Active License
Verified
Criminal Law Divorce Domestic Violence
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David R. Mugridge - Attorney
David R. Mugridge
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
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Mr. Joe J. Vandervoort - Attorney
Mr. Joe J. Vandervoort
0/5 (0 reviews)
DUI KING
 1339 Esplanade Chico CA 95926
(530) 342-2858
University of California College of the Law, San Francisco (1969)
Bar #54720
9th Circuit Bar
Resigned License
Verified
Criminal Law Domestic Violence DUI & DWI
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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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Rena Marie Harrison - Attorney
Rena Marie Harrison
0/5 (0 reviews)
Hammerschmidt Law Corporation
 2445 Capitol St. Ste. 150 Fresno CA 93721
(559) 233-5333
San Joaquin College of Law (2015)
English
Bar #330925
California Bar
Active License
Verified
Criminal Law Domestic Violence DUI & DWI
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Gregory J. Cobb - Attorney
Gregory J. Cobb
0/5 (0 reviews)
Law Office of Gregory J. Cobb
 2458 Caminito Vendio San Diego CA 92107
(619) 471-6822
Univ of California San Diego
Bar #133328
California Bar
Active License
Verified
Domestic Violence Family 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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Fritzie Galliani - Attorney
Fritzie Galliani
0/5 (0 reviews)
Law Office of Fritzie Galliani, A.P.C.
 1770 Corson Street Pasadena CA 91106
(626) 577-2326
California State University - San Diego State University
English
Bar #82054
California Bar
Active License
Verified
Criminal Law Divorce Domestic Violence
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Joshua Mulligan - Attorney
Joshua Mulligan
0/5 (0 reviews)
The Mulligan Defense
 82-850 Highway 111 ste B Indio CA 92201
(760) 777-4322
Univ of Montana
Bar #233009
California Bar
Active License
Verified
Criminal Law Domestic Violence DUI & DWI
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Jameson E.P. Sheehan - Attorney
Jameson E.P. Sheehan
0/5 (0 reviews)
Law Office of Jameson Sheehan
 1550 Humboldt Road, Suite 6 Chico CA 95928
(530) 636-4240
CAL Northern School of Law
English
Bar #327287
California Bar
Active License
Verified
Divorce Domestic Violence Family Law
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Vikas Bajaj - Attorney
Vikas Bajaj
0/5 (0 reviews)
Law Office of Vikas Bajaj, APC
 2150 First Ave Suite 200 San Diego CA 92101
(619) 525-7005
University of California - San Diego
English, Spanish, Spanish
Bar #216464
California Bar
Active License
Verified
Cannabis & Marijuana Law Criminal Law Domestic Violence
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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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Ginny Harjot Walia - Attorney
Ginny Harjot Walia
0/5 (0 reviews)
Ginny Walia Law Offices
 39275 Mission Blvd Suite 101 Fremont CA 94539
(408) 724-9200
English, Hindi, Punjabi
New York Bar
Unknown Status
Criminal Law Domestic Violence DUI & DWI
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Andrew Holley - Attorney
Andrew Holley
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
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Anne Whatley - Attorney
Anne Whatley
0/5 (0 reviews)
Whatley Law Firm
 821 Main St Martinez CA 94553
(925) 228-0800
Northwestern School of Law at Lewis & Clark College
English
Bar #189646
California Bar
Active License
Verified
Divorce Domestic Violence Family Law
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Mani Dabiri - Attorney
Mani Dabiri
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
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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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Jennifer Diem-Trang Le - Attorney
Jennifer Diem-Trang Le
0/5 (0 reviews)
Law Offices of Jennifer Le
 8907 Warner Ave Suite 153 Huntington Beach CA 92647
(714) 841-5600
University of the Pacific, McGeorge School of Law (1996)
English, Vietnamese
Bar #203330
California Bar
Active License
Verified
Criminal Law Domestic Violence DUI & DWI
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