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Litigation Attorneys in Los Angeles, California

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

Venue matters. Litigation cases from Los Angeles are ordinarily heard at the Los Angeles County Superior Court: Stanley Mosk Courthouse, downtown, serving home to more than 3.8 million people. Los Angeles County Superior Court is the largest unified trial court in the United States, with dozens of courthouses spread across the county and dedicated personal injury, complex civil, family, and probate operations.

Deadlines shape these cases before merits do · 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).

This page is the Los Angeles chapter of the registry's statewide record · Litigation Attorneys in California collects every county and city.

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 · Los Angeles County

Superior Court of California, County of Los Angeles.

Courthouse at the county seat: Stanley Mosk Courthouse, 111 North Hill Street, Los Angeles, CA 90012

For Los Angeles: Los Angeles County Superior Court: Stanley Mosk Courthouse, downtown.

Court website · Self-help center · Source: The court's official website, read 2026-09-27. Venue depends on the case; legal information, not legal advice.

Litigation · Los Angeles roster

5,887 active attorneys with an address of record in Los Angeles list litigation among their practice areas on the registry, out of 29,383 active attorneys whose address of record is in Los Angeles.

By count, the practice areas most often listed by Los Angeles attorneys are litigation (5,887), business law (5,879), employment (3,461), personal injury (2,623) and real estate (2,493). A count of listings, not a measure of skill.

28 of the 29,383 have claimed and verified their record here; every other listing is the official record as published.

For 3,338 of the 29,383 active attorneys in Los Angeles, the registry holds a language other than English; by count, Spanish (2,259), Chinese (1,272), French (959) and Japanese (634). Attorneys themselves confirmed Spanish (2) and French (1); the rest come from a firm website published in that language, which describes the website, not the attorney.

Reading the roster in Los Angeles. Litigation is a process craft, and the useful questions are practical: how many cases like yours the attorney has taken through discovery and to trial or arbitration, which courthouse they appear in, and who will actually handle the hearings. Ask for an early read on likely cost against the amount in dispute, whether mediation is realistic, and how fees are structured: hourly, contingency, or a blend. If you have been served, bring the summons and complaint and note the date of service; the time to respond runs from service, not from when you read it.

Address of record in Los Angeles