Juvenile Law law in California covers juvenile criminal defense, delinquency proceedings, status offenses, juvenile transfer hearings, and youth advocacy. 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 juvenile law cases, and attorneys who practice in Superior Court regularly understand the nuances that affect how these matters are resolved.

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

The juvenile law 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.

Before you choose an attorney, it helps to understand the legal landscape. Read our complete guide to juvenile law 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
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
Kevin Heaney - Attorney
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
Stephen Allen Gershman - Attorney
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
Ted Khalaf - Attorney
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
Anjali A. Bansal - Attorney
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
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
Vernon Louis Ellicott - Attorney
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
Paul Takakjian - Attorney
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
Shawn Patrick King Huston - Attorney
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
Amador Larry Corona - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Law Offices of Amador L. Corona
 2124 Main Street, Suite 130 Huntington Beach CA 92648
(951) 279-1009
Univ of California Irvine
Spanish
Bar #93679
California Bar
Active License
Verified
Criminal Law Insurance Claims Juvenile 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
Mr. Joe J. Vandervoort - Attorney
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
Joshua Mulligan - Attorney
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
Vikas Bajaj - Attorney
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
Jennifer Lynn Field - Attorney
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
Jere Norwood Sullivan Jr - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Law Offices of Jere N. Sullivan Jr.
 1141 Pacific St STE A San Luis Obispo CA 93401
(805) 543-8869
The George Washington University Law School
Bar #73476
California Bar
Active License
Verified
Animal & Dog Law Business Law Criminal Law
Edward Ray Flores - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Flores Law Group, A Professional Corporation
 1421 E Chapman Ave Tustin CA 92866
(714) 769-1200
Bar #165511
California Bar
Active License
Verified
Animal & Dog Law Business Law Criminal Law
Peter James Chambers - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
The Law Office of Peter James Chambers
 1020 B Street San Rafael CA 94901
(415) 523-5260
Brooklyn Law School (2012)
English
California Bar
Active License
Criminal Law Domestic Violence DUI & DWI
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
Jennifer Diem-Trang Le - Attorney
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
Charles Frederick Magill - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Magill & Guzman Magill, A Professional Corporation
 1060 Fulton Mall Suite 806 Fresno CA 93721
(559) 255-3425
California St Univ Hayward
English
Bar #144187
California Bar
Unknown Status
Verified
Criminal Law Domestic Violence DUI & DWI
Andrew Michael Wyatt - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Wyatt Law
 20750 Ventura Blvd Ste 440 Woodland Hills CA 91364
(818) 710-3813
Bar #158759
California Bar
Active License
Verified
Animal & Dog Law Appeals & Appellate Arbitration & Mediation
Robert Lee Marshall - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Marshall Law Office
 2445 Oro Dam Boulevard Suite 4 OROVILLE CA 95966
(530) 342-4900
CAL Northern School of Law
Bar #200757
California Bar
Active License
Verified
Criminal Law Domestic Violence DUI & DWI
Michael Thomas Erpino - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Law Office of Michael Erpino
 313 Walnut St, Ste 120 Chico CA 95928
(530) 898-1111
Southwestern Law School (1995)
Bar #192451
California Bar
Active License
Verified
Criminal Law Domestic Violence DUI & DWI
Carey Leanne Haydon - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Borton Petrini, LLP
 2444 Main Street Suite 110 Fresno CA 93721
(559) 268-0117
National University
English
California Bar
Unknown Status
Family Law Juvenile Law
Matthew L. Green - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Gillett Law
 220 S Mooney Blvd Ste B Visalia CA 93291-4551
(559) 781-9980
San Joaquin College of Law (2012)
English
California Bar
Unknown Status
Divorce Domestic Violence Family Law
Philip John Crawford - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
The Crawford Law Firm, Inc.
 986 W Cliff Dr Santa Cruz CA 95060
(408) 313-3212
Santa Clara University School of Law (1984)
Bar #129046
California Bar
Active License
Verified
Criminal Law Divorce Education Law
Leslie Prince - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Law Offices of Russo & Prince
 One Harbor Center, Suite 230 Suisun City CA 94585
(707) 427-6777
Univ of California at Los Angeles
Bar #107732
9th Circuit Bar
Active License
Verified
Appeals & Appellate Criminal Law Domestic Violence
Guy Ellery Louie - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Louie & Jimenez, LLP
 225 West Winton Avenue- Suite 200 Hayward CA 94533
(925) 234-1440
Thomas Jefferson School of Law (1990)
Bar #158008
California Bar
Active License
Verified
Animal & Dog Law Appeals & Appellate Arbitration & Mediation
Donald Bruce Marks - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Marks & Brooklier, LLP
 10100 Santa Monica Blvd., Suite# 300 Los Angeles CA 90067
(310) 772-2287
Queens Coll
English
Bar #43538
California Bar
Active License
Verified
Appeals & Appellate Arbitration & Mediation Business Law
Susan Marie Hearne - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Nor Cal Criminal Law
 2068 Talbert Dr. Suite 300 Chico CA 95928
(530) 580-8529
Chapman University (1999)
English, Spanish
California Bar
Active License
Criminal Law Domestic Violence DUI & DWI
Faith Jansen - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Faith Jansen Attorney at Law
 540 Lennon Ln # 290 Walnut Creek CA 94598
(925) 274-0900
University of California College of the Law, San Francisco
Bar #291570
California Bar
Active License
Verified
Arbitration & Mediation Divorce Estate Planning
William Robert Fuhrman - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Law Office of William R. Fuhrman
 527 Encinitas Blvd Ste 202 Encinitas CA 92024
(760) 479-2525
University of San Diego School of Law
Bar #58751
California Bar
Active License
Verified
Arbitration & Mediation Business Law Communications & Internet Law
Daniel Horowitz - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Lawyers in Lafayette
 3650 Mt Diablo Blvd. Suite 225 Lafayette CA 94549
(925) 283-1863
Southwestern University School of Law (1978)
Bar #92400
U.S. Supreme Court Bar
Active License
Verified
Civil Rights Criminal Law Domestic Violence
Boris Bindman - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
The Law Offices of Boris Bindman
 Law Chambers Building 345 Franklin Street San Francisco CA 94102
(415) 634-7040
Washington & Lee University (2013)
English, Russian
California Bar
Unknown Status
Appeals & Appellate Criminal Law Domestic Violence
Elliot Silver - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Silver Law Office
 1211 Embarcadero Suite 200 Oakland CA 94606
(510) 995-0000
University of Miami School of Law (1991)
English
Florida Bar
Active License
Cannabis & Marijuana Law Criminal Law Domestic Violence
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