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Litigation Lawyers in Kings County, California

Searching for a litigation attorney in Kings County? Counsel for civil lawsuits: filing, defending, trying and settling cases in California courts. This page indexes the county's litigation coverage from the State Bar of California's official roll, with identity-verification markers where available.

Venue matters. Litigation cases from Kings County are ordinarily heard at the Superior Court of California, County of Kings. A San Joaquin Valley county centered on dairy and field-crop agriculture, with Naval Air Station Lemoore a major employer; the courthouse sits in Hanford.

The law also keeps time: two years for personal injury (§ 335.1); four years on a written contract (§ 337); three years for property damage and fraud (§ 338); two years on an oral contract (§ 339) under Cal. Code Civ. Proc. §§ 335.1, 337, 338, 339. A defendant served with a summons generally has 30 days to respond (Cal. Code Civ. Proc. § 412.20(a)(3)). Injury claims against a public entity first require a written government claim within six months (Gov. Code § 911.2). The plaque below carries the citation; the roster that follows carries the rest.

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

The clock & the court

Statute of limitations

Two years for personal injury (§ 335.1); four years on a written contract (§ 337); three years for property damage and fraud (§ 338); two years on an oral contract (§ 339).

Cal. Code Civ. Proc. §§ 335.1, 337, 338, 339

A defendant served with a summons generally has 30 days to respond (Cal. Code Civ. Proc. § 412.20(a)(3)). Injury claims against a public entity first require a written government claim within six months (Gov. Code § 911.2).

Court of record

Superior Court of California, County of Kings.

County seat: Hanford

Courthouse: Kings Superior Court, 1640 Kings County Drive, Hanford, CA 93230

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.kings.courts.ca.gov

Litigation · Kings County roster

20 attorneys on the official State Bar of California roll list litigation among their practice areas with an address of record in Kings County.

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 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 2025.

The employers most represented here are Griswold LaSalle Cobb Dowd & Gin LLP (5), Dias Law Firm, Inc. (4) and Kahn Soares & Conway LLP (2).