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Business Law Lawyers in Riverside County, California

Searching for a business lawyer in Riverside 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.

One of the fastest-growing counties in the nation; its superior court operates from downtown Riverside to the Coachella Valley's Larson Justice Center in Indio. The court of record is the Superior Court of California, County of Riverside · counsel who appear there regularly read the local calendar better than any brochure.

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 Riverside 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 Riverside.

County seat: Riverside

Main courthouse: Riverside Historic Courthouse, 4050 Main Street, Riverside, CA 92501

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.riverside.courts.ca.gov

Business Law · Riverside County roster

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

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

The roster concentrates in Riverside (146), Palm Desert (61), Palm Springs (55) and Temecula (54).

7 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 16, 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 1965 to 2025.

The employers most represented here are Best Best & Krieger LLP (16), Varner & Brandt LLP (6) and Lester, Cantrell & Kraus, LLP (4).

The full Riverside County roster · 543 attorneys with an active license and a business law practice area: is listed by surname in the 4 sections below.

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Business Law matters in Riverside 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

Every business law attorney in Riverside County, by surname

Aaronson – Duncombe146 attorneysDurkee – Landon136 attorneysLara – Roth137 attorneysRottschaefer – Zundel124 attorneys

Business Law by city in Riverside County

Business Law in RiversideRiverside CountyBusiness Law in Palm SpringsRiverside County

Related counsel in Riverside County

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

Business Law in nearby counties

Business Law in San Bernardino County325 attorneysBusiness Law in Orange County4,348 attorneysBusiness Law in San Diego County3,697 attorneysBusiness Law in Imperial County18 attorneysBusiness Lawyers in CaliforniaStatewide record

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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