Matthew F. Chalmers
Business Law · Lincoln · Placer County
Bar #309306 · Admitted 2016
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Searching for a business lawyer in Placer 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 Placer County are ordinarily heard at the Superior Court of California, County of Placer. A county running from the Sacramento suburbs at Roseville, its largest city, up Interstate 80 to Lake Tahoe's north shore; sustained residential growth has made it one of the faster-growing counties in Northern California, with the main courthouse in Roseville and the historic courthouse in Auburn.
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 Placer County chapter of the registry's statewide record · Business Lawyers in California collects all 58 counties.
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.
Superior Court of California, County of Placer.
County seat: Auburn
Main courthouse: Hon. Howard G. Gibson Courthouse, 10820 Justice Center Drive, Roseville, CA 95678
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.placer.courts.ca.gov
256 attorneys on the official State Bar of California roll list business law among their practice areas with an address of record in Placer County.
249 of them hold an active licence; the remainder are recorded as inactive and are not currently eligible to practise.
The roster concentrates in Roseville (130), Auburn (40), Rocklin (33) and Granite Bay (17).
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.
For 8, 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 1964 to 2025.
The employers most represented here are Sims, Lawrence & Broghammer (7), Aronowitz Skidmore Lyon (6) and Adventist Health (3).
Business Law · Lincoln · Placer County
Bar #309306 · Admitted 2016
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Business Law · Rocklin · Placer County
Bar #341961 · Admitted 2021
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Business Law · Rocklin · Placer County
Bar #247386 · Admitted 2006
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Business Law · Roseville · Placer County
Bar #318809 · Admitted 2017
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Business Law · Roseville · Placer County
Bar #271256 · Admitted 2010
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Business Law · Auburn · Placer County
Bar #181629 · Admitted 1996
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Business Law · Loomis · Placer County
Bar #143456 · Admitted 1989
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Business Law · Lincoln · Placer County
Bar #352409 · Admitted 2023
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Business Law · Roseville · Placer County
Bar #277681 · Admitted 2011
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Business Law · Roseville · Placer County
Bar #294821 · Admitted 2013
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The full Placer County roster · 249 attorneys with an active license and a business law practice area: is listed by surname in the 2 sections below.
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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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