Indexed from official State Bar of California records · Identity verification · Updated regularly

California State Bar Attorney Data

Source of record

The single source of record for attorney identity is the State Bar of California · the mandatory licensing body for all attorneys in the state. Fields taken from State Bar records: full name, bar number, admission date, license status, and address-of-record locality (city and county). The registry does not create attorney records; it indexes public ones.278,688 California attorneys are indexed against these records; where verification of a roster is not yet complete, the page says "registry indexing underway" instead of rendering unverified listings.

Update cadence

  • Attorney records: synchronized against State Bar data daily (04:00 Pacific).
  • Verification state: updated after secure claims, manual reviews and official-source corrections; it never rates quality.
  • Legal answers and FAQs: reviewed against the cited statutes and updated when the law changes (California legislative sessions typically take effect January 1).

Current coverage

  • 21 practice areas with statewide records.
  • 32 cities detailed across 58 counties and all 12 California regions; every California county (58) is within the registry's indexing scope.
  • 672 city × practice directory pages.
  • 220 standalone cited legal answers at /answers.

Legal information sourcing

Legal answers cite their controlling authority inline: California codes (Code of Civil Procedure, Civil, Labor, Family, Penal, Probate, Government, Vehicle, Business & Professions, Welfare & Institutions, Insurance, Revenue & Taxation), the California Code of Regulations, federal statutes where the field is federal (Title 8 for immigration, Title 11 for bankruptcy, Title 17 for copyright, Title 26 for tax), and published decisions of the California and United States courts. Citations follow common California practice (e.g., "Cal. Code Civ. Proc. § 335.1"). Statutes are paraphrased for plain language; the citation is provided precisely so readers and machines can check the primary source.

Known limitations

  • License status can change between syncs; verify with the State Bar for time-sensitive determinations.
  • Practice-area attribution reflects observed concentration, not certification. California regulates the term "specialist"; the registry says "attorneys who practice" a field.
  • Statutory figures that adjust periodically (small-estate thresholds, homestead amounts, MICRA caps) state their adjustment mechanism alongside the current figure.