Civil Rights Lawyers in Alameda County, California

Looking for a civil rights attorney near you in Alameda County? Explore the county record for civil rights attorneys on the State Bar of California's official roll and review each profile for yourself.

Before comparing counsel, note the clock. Under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 / Cal. Code Civ. Proc. § 335.1, the governing period is section 1983 claims borrow California's two-year personal injury period. Claims against California public entities under state law require a government claim within six months (Cal. Gov. Code § 911.2). Bane Act and Unruh Act claims follow their underlying tort periods.

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

465 attorneys on the official State Bar of California roll list civil rights among their practice areas with an address of record in Alameda County.

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

The roster concentrates in Oakland (298), Berkeley (111), Alameda (12) and Pleasanton (12).

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 33, 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 1961 to 2026.

The employers most represented here are California Civil Rights Department (13), California Department of Justice (11) and Disability Rights California (8).