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Business Law Attorneys in Butte County, California

Counsel for businesses: forming the company, contracts and deals, and the disputes that follow. In Butte County, that work runs through the Superior Court of California, County of Butte. This directory presents business law records from official State Bar of California data in neutral order.

A Sacramento Valley county seated in Oroville, with Chico as its largest city; the 2018 Camp Fire, which destroyed the town of Paradise, kept insurance and rebuilding matters on the local docket for years. Venue for most business law matters arising in the county lies with the Superior Court of California, County of Butte, seated at Oroville.

Before comparing counsel, note the clock. Under Cal. Code Civ. Proc. § 337, the governing period is four years to sue on a written contract; two years on an oral contract (§ 339). Fraud claims run three years from discovery (Cal. Code Civ. Proc. § 338(d)); unfair competition claims under Bus. & Prof. Code § 17200 run four years (§ 17208). Contractual limitation clauses can shorten these periods.

This page is the Butte County chapter of the registry's statewide record · Business Attorneys in California collects all 58 counties.

The clock & the court

Statute of limitations

Four years to sue on a written contract; two years on an oral contract (§ 339).

Cal. Code Civ. Proc. § 337

Fraud claims run three years from discovery (Cal. Code Civ. Proc. § 338(d)); unfair competition claims under Bus. & Prof. Code § 17200 run four years (§ 17208). Contractual limitation clauses can shorten these periods.

Court of record

Superior Court of California, County of Butte.

County seat: Oroville

Courthouse at the county seat: Butte County Courthouse, One Court Street, Oroville, CA 95965

Help with forms without a lawyer: the court's self-help center (source: The court's official website, read 2026-09-27).

Official court information, locations, and filing rules: www.butte.courts.ca.gov

Business Law · Butte County roster

47 attorneys on the official State Bar of California roll list business law among their practice areas with an address of record in Butte County.

44 of them hold an active licence; the remainder are recorded as inactive and are not currently eligible to practise.

The roster concentrates in Chico (39), Oroville (5) and Gridley (3).

For 2, the registry records a language other than English, almost always from a firm website published in that language; that describes the website, not an attorney's own ability.

Admission years on this roster run from 1963 to 2025.

The employers most represented here are Griffith & Horn, LLP (3), SacValleyLaw LLP (3) and Ellingson Law, A Professional Corp. (2).

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Business Law matters in Butte County

The matters this field covers, as Californians search for them. Each attorney's own profile states which of these they take.

  • forming a corporation or LLC
  • drafting and reviewing contracts
  • buying or selling a business
  • partnership and operating agreements
  • raising capital and securities offerings
  • mergers and acquisitions
  • corporate governance and compliance
  • breach of contract
  • partnership and shareholder disputes
  • business fraud and misrepresentation
  • trade secret misappropriation
  • unfair competition
  • commercial lease disputes
  • collections and unpaid invoices
  • franchise agreements and disputes
  • corporate dissolution and buyouts

From the answer files

How long do I have to sue for breach of contract in California?Cal. Code Civ. Proc. § 337Are non-compete agreements enforceable in California?Cal. Bus. & Prof. Code § 16600How much does business litigation cost in California?Cal. Civ. Code § 1717

Related counsel in Butte County

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Source: Cal. Code Civ. Proc. § 337 · State Bar of California licensee records · Checked: · Maintained by the California Attorney Registry from official State Bar of California records. Legal information, not legal advice.

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