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Business Law Lawyers in Nevada County, California

Searching for a business lawyer in Nevada 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.

Venue matters. Business law cases from Nevada County are ordinarily heard at the Superior Court of California, County of Nevada. A Gold Country county straddling the Sierra crest; the courthouse in Nevada City serves the western county around Grass Valley, while a Truckee branch handles matters for the Tahoe-area east side.

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 Nevada 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 Nevada.

County seat: Nevada City

Courthouse at the county seat: Nevada City Courthouse, 201 Church Street, Nevada City, CA 95959

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.nevada.courts.ca.gov

Business Law · Nevada County roster

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

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

The roster concentrates in Truckee (21), Nevada City (20), Grass Valley (17) and Penn Valley (4).

1 hold a State Bar Certified Legal Specialist designation, a certification issued by the State Bar's Board of Legal Specialization, and not a rating or a ranking.

Admission years on this roster run from 1967 to 2025.

The employers most represented here are Colantuono, Highsmith & Whatley, PC (4) and Haas Law Corporation (2).

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Business Law matters in Nevada 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 Nevada County

Litigation Attorneys in Nevada CountyCal. Code Civ. Proc. §§ 335.1, 337, 338, 339Intellectual Property Attorneys in Nevada County17 U.S.C. § 507(b)Tax Attorneys in Nevada County26 U.S.C. § 6501All practice areas in Nevada 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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