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Litigation Lawyers in Orange County, California

Searching for a litigation attorney in Orange 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.

California's third-most-populous county; the Central Justice Center and the Civil Complex Center in Santa Ana anchor a court system known for complex civil administration. Venue for most litigation matters arising in the county lies with the Superior Court of California, County of Orange, seated at Santa Ana.

Before comparing counsel, note the clock. Under Cal. Code Civ. Proc. §§ 335.1, 337, 338, 339, the governing period is 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). 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 Orange 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 Orange.

County seat: Santa Ana

Courthouse at the county seat: Central Justice Center, 700 Civic Center Drive West, Santa Ana, CA 92701

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.occourts.org

Litigation · Orange County roster

3,604 attorneys on the official State Bar of California roll list litigation among their practice areas with an address of record in Orange County.

3,544 of them hold an active licence; the remainder are recorded as inactive and are not currently eligible to practise.

The roster concentrates in Irvine (1,395), Newport Beach (523), Costa Mesa (346) and Santa Ana (231).

47 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 225, 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 1963 to 2026.

The employers most represented here are Everett Dorey LLP (17), Walsworth LLP (16) and Rutan & Tucker LLP (15).

The full Orange County roster · 3,544 attorneys with an active license and a litigation practice area: is listed by surname in the 18 sections below.

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Litigation matters in Orange County

The matters this field covers, as Californians search for them. Each attorney's own profile states which of these they take.

  • filing a civil lawsuit
  • defending a lawsuit
  • responding to a summons and complaint
  • discovery and depositions
  • motions and injunctions
  • jury and bench trials
  • mediation and settlement
  • arbitration hearings
  • limited civil cases up to $35,000
  • complex and multi-party cases
  • class actions
  • post-trial motions
  • enforcing and collecting a judgment

Every litigation attorney in Orange County, by surname

Aarons – Beal197 attorneysBeall – Butler199 attorneysButman – Cole196 attorneysColeman – Donoghue196 attorneysDorey – French197 attorneysFrey – Guess197 attorneysGuevara – Homrighausen197 attorneysHonarfar – Kashefipour197 attorneysKashima – Lam199 attorneysLamar – Mahrouyan194 attorneysMai – Mircheff197 attorneysMirhosseini – Odegaard197 attorneysOdell – Preciado197 attorneysPrescott – Rydstrom197 attorneysRynerson – Simon198 attorneysSimonian – Tarvin196 attorneysTashjian – Wang200 attorneysWare – Zwick193 attorneys

Litigation by city in Orange County

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Related counsel in Orange County

Business Lawyers in Orange CountyCal. Code Civ. Proc. § 337Personal Injury Lawyers in Orange CountyCal. Code Civ. Proc. § 335.1Employment Lawyers in Orange CountyCal. Gov. Code § 12960All practice areas in Orange CountyCounty record

Litigation in nearby counties

Litigation in Los Angeles County10,653 attorneysLitigation in San Bernardino County327 attorneysLitigation in Riverside County463 attorneysLitigation in San Diego County2,984 attorneysLitigation Attorneys in CaliforniaStatewide record

Source: Cal. Code Civ. Proc. §§ 335.1, 337, 338, 339 · 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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