Legal Malpractice law in California covers attorney negligence, breach of fiduciary duty, missed deadlines, conflict of interest, and fee 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 legal malpractice cases, and attorneys who practice in Superior Court regularly understand the nuances that affect how these matters are resolved.

One of the most important things to know about legal malpractice law in California is the statute of limitations. You generally have 2 years (CCP § 335.1) from the date of injury to file a claim. California follows pure comparative fault under Li v. Yellow Cab Co. for determining liability, which directly affects how much compensation you may recover. Cases are filed in Superior Court, and knowing how local judges handle these matters gives experienced attorneys a real advantage.

Choosing the right legal malpractice 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.

Want to understand your legal rights before contacting an attorney? Read our complete guide to legal malpractice law in California for an in-depth look at California's statutes, court procedures, and what outcomes are possible. When you're ready, use the profiles below to compare attorneys and schedule a consultation.

James Wohl - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Law Offices of James P. Wohl
 1925 Century Park East Suite 2140 Los Angeles CA 90067
(310) 557-2839
Stanford Univ
Bar #34866
California Bar
Unknown Status
Verified
Business Law Elder Law Legal Malpractice
Harry Wayne Harrison - Attorney
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
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
Richard James Molin - Attorney
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
Darshan Patel - Attorney
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
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
T Troy Otus - Attorney
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
Joseph Franklin Klatt - Attorney
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
Jonathan Allan Goldstein - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
The Law Offices of Jonathan A. Goldstein, Esq.
 8912 Burton Way Beverly Hills CA 90211
(310) 866-9295
The George Washington University Law School (1999)
Spanish
Bar #225293
District of Columbia Bar
Active License
Verified
Appeals & Appellate Arbitration & Mediation Business Law
Jemal Kenya Yarbrough - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Law Offices of Jemal K. Yarbrough
 900 N. La Brea Ave., Suite 25 Inglewood CA 90302
(424) 634-7323
Southwestern Law School
Bar #200954
Federal Circuit Bar
Active License
Verified
Business Law Consumer Law DUI & DWI
Michael S. LeBoff - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Klein & Wilson LLP
 4770 Von Karman Ave Newport Beach CA 92660
(949) 631-3300
Loyola Law School, Los Angeles (1999)
Bar #204612
U.S. District Court Northern District of California Bar
Active License
Verified
Appeals & Appellate Arbitration & Mediation Business Law
Kenneth Sisco - Attorney
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
Andrew John Chan - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Ericksen Arbuthnot
 2300 Clayton Road, Suite 350 Concord CA 94520
(510) 832-7770
University of Miami School of Law (2004)
California Bar
Unknown Status
Construction Law Insurance Defense Intellectual Property
Richard Thomas Bowles - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Bowles & Verna LLP
 2121 N California Blvd # 875 Walnut Creek CA 94596
(925) 935-3300
Univ of California
Bar #46234
California Bar
Active License
Verified
Business Law Legal Malpractice Personal Injury
Andrew Peter Rausch Jr. - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Law Offices of A. Peter Rausch, Jr.
 1930 Tienda Drive Suite 106 Lodi CA 95242
(209) 339-8500
Univ of the Pacific (1979)
English
Bar #127930
California Bar
Active License
Verified
Appeals & Appellate Arbitration & Mediation Business Law
Lawrence Scott Eisenberg - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Eisenberg & Associates, A Professional Corporation
 9210 Irvine Center Drive Irvine CA 92618
(949) 753-1500
Southwestern Law School (1978)
English
Bar #114120
U.S. Supreme Court Bar
Active License
Verified
Animal & Dog Law Legal Malpractice Medical Malpractice
Jon Mitchell Jackson - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Jackson & Wilson, Inc.
 65 Enterprise Aliso Viejo CA 92656
(949) 855-8751
Western State University College of Law
Bar #123333
California Bar
Active License
Verified
Arbitration & Mediation Civil Rights Consumer Law
Terrance James Evans - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Duane Morris LLP
 One Market Plaza, Spear Tower Suite 2200 San Francisco CA 94105
(415) 957-3130
Loyola University School of Law (2002)
Bar #227671
California Bar
Active License
Verified
Antitrust Law Appeals & Appellate Arbitration & Mediation
Pejman Rahnama - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Rahnama Law
 705 N. Oxnard Blvd Ste 103 Oxnard CA 93036
(805) 351-3722
Univ of California at Los Angeles
English, Farsi, Spanish, Tagalog, Vietnamese
Bar #176504
California Bar
Active License
Verified
Asbestos & Mesothelioma Elder Law Employment Law
Louis Samuel Abronson - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Abronson Law Offices
 332 N. Second St. San Jose CA 95112
(408) 687-9155
U.C. Davis
Bar #203737
California Bar
Active License
Verified
Arbitration & Mediation Civil Rights Consumer Law
Robert Michael Baskin - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Law Office of Robert M. Baskin
 1849 Knoll Dr Ventura CA 93003
(805) 658-1000
George Washington University Law School
Bar #65149
California Bar
Active License
Verified
Arbitration & Mediation Civil Rights Consumer Law
Jane Ellen Bednar - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Jane E. Bednar PC
 P.O. Box 1857 Monterey CA 93942-1857
(831) 375-6381
University of Minnesota - Twin Cities (1975)
Spanish
Bar #138626
California Bar
Active License
Verified
Arbitration & Mediation Business Law Consumer Law
David Eugene Smith - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Smith Zitano Law Firm LLP
 401 Watt Ave Sacramento CA 95864
(916) 448-9800
Univ of San Francisco
Bar #72703
California Bar
Active License
Verified
Asbestos & Mesothelioma Elder Law Insurance Claims
Donald Rexford Wild - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Law Office of Donald R. Wild
 696 San Ramon Valley Blvd 173 Danville CA 94526
(925) 855-1848
Univ of Arizona
Bar #46156
California Bar
Unknown Status
Verified
Business Law Legal Malpractice Medical Malpractice
Fred Knez - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Knez Law Group LLP
 6780 Indiana Ave. Suite 150 Riverside CA 92506
(951) 742-7681
Univ of Colorado
Bar #94038
California Bar
Active License
Verified
Arbitration & Mediation Asbestos & Mesothelioma Business Law
Kirk Allen Lauby - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Lauby, Mankin & Lauby LLP
 7700 Irvine Center Drive Suite 800 Irvine CA 92618
(951) 320-1444
Pepperdine University School of Law (2004)
Bar #82241
California Bar
Active License
Verified
Animal & Dog Law Appeals & Appellate Arbitration & Mediation
Gordon Valiant Dunn - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Klein & Wilson
 4770 Von Karman Ave Newport Beach CA 92660
University of California - Irvine (2016)
US District Court Central District of California Bar
Unknown Status
Appeals & Appellate Arbitration & Mediation Business Law
Howard Fields - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Howard M. Fields
 21900 Burbank Blvd., Suite 300 Woodland Hills CA 91367
(818) 804-0860
Univ of California Berkeley
Bar #70820
California Bar
Active License
Verified
Appeals & Appellate Arbitration & Mediation Insurance Defense
Albert Gustav Stoll - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Albert G. Stoll, Jr. | A Law Corporation
 55 Francisco St Ste 403 San Francisco CA 94133
(415) 762-0039
Golden Gate University School of Law
Bar #164649
California Bar
Active License
Verified
Arbitration & Mediation Consumer Law Criminal Law
Ryan Donald Saba - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Rosen Saba, LLP
 9350 Wilshire Blvd. Suite 250 Beverly Hills CA 90212
(310) 285-1727
Univ of California San Diego
Bar #192370
California Bar
Active License
Verified
Business Law Civil Rights Employment Law
Richard Harting - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Harting Simkins & Ryan LLP
 3711 Long Beach Blvd, Suite 600 Long Beach CA 90807
(562) 981-3707
California St Univ Long Beach
Bar #149991
California Bar
Active License
Verified
Animal & Dog Law Estate Planning Insurance Claims
Christopher John Skorina - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Skorina Law, P.C.
 28202 Cabot Road #300 Laguna Niguel CA 92677
(949) 582-1544
Boalt Hall School of Law
Bar #195295
California Bar
Active License
Verified
Arbitration & Mediation Business Law Construction Law
Gregory J. Brod - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Brod Law Office
 17 Keller St Petaluma CA 94952
(415) 397-1130
University of Houston Law Center (1996)
English
Bar #184456
United States District Court for the Northern District of California Bar
Active License
Verified
Animal & Dog Law Consumer Law Health Care Law
Neil Anapol - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
 2550 N Hollywood Way Burbank CA 91505
(818) 566-7355
University California Los Angeles School of Law
California Bar
Active License
Appeals & Appellate Business Law Employment Law
Scott Joseph Harris - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
 8383 Wilshire Blvd. Suite 830 Beverl Hills CA 90211
(323) 370-6139
Johns Hopkins Univ
Bar #238437
California Bar
Active License
Verified
Business Law Gov & Administrative Law Health Care Law
Paul D. Brau - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
 12631 E. Imperial Highway Suite D-126 Santa Fe Springs CA 90670
(562) 219-2747
Univ of California Davis
Bar #75909
California Bar
Active License
Verified
Animal & Dog Law Estate Planning Legal Malpractice
William Cooper Callaham - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Wilcoxen Callaham, LLP
 2114 K Street Sacramento CA 95816
(916) 442-2777
San Diego State Univ
Bar #60728
California Bar
Active License
Verified
Legal Malpractice Medical Malpractice Personal Injury
Marnin Weinreb - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Weinreb Law Group
 6300 Wilshire Blvd. Suite 700 Los Angeles CA 90048
(323) 688-1886
Loyola Law School, Los Angeles (1992)
English
Bar #161591
U.S. District Court for Central Districts of California Bar
Active License
Verified
Business Law Employment Law Insurance Defense
Sarkis Jacob Babachanian - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Babachanian | Legal Counsel
 3460 Ocean View Boulevard Suite F Glendale CA 91208
(818) 500-0678
Southwestern Law School (1989)
Armenian
Bar #174014
California Bar
Active License
Verified
Business Law Civil Rights Criminal Law
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