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Business Law Lawyers in Lake County, California

Searching for a business lawyer in Lake County? Counsel for businesses: forming the company, contracts and deals, and the disputes that follow. This page indexes the county's business law coverage from the State Bar of California's official roll, with identity-verification markers where available.

An inland North Coast-region county surrounding Clear Lake, the largest natural freshwater lake entirely within California; the courthouse in Lakeport serves a docket where repeated wildfires have kept insurance and property matters prominent. Venue for most business law matters arising in the county lies with the Superior Court of California, County of Lake, seated at Lakeport.

Deadlines shape these cases before merits do · 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.

This page is the Lake County chapter of the registry's statewide record · Business Lawyers 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 Lake.

County seat: Lakeport

Courthouse at the county seat: Lakeport Courthouse, 255 North Forbes Street, Lakeport, CA 95453

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: lake.courts.ca.gov

Business Law · Lake County roster

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

The roster concentrates in Lakeport (7), Kelseyville (2), Clearlake (1) and Cobb (1).

For 1, 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 1976 to 2023.

The employers most represented here are Ewing & Associates (2) and Lake County Counsel (2).

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Business Law matters in Lake 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 Lake County

Litigation Attorneys in Lake CountyCal. Code Civ. Proc. §§ 335.1, 337, 338, 339All practice areas in Lake CountyCounty record

Business Law in nearby counties

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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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