Michael P. Friedman
Litigation · La Quinta · Riverside County
Bar #330718 · Admitted 2020
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Counsel for civil lawsuits: filing, defending, trying and settling cases in California courts. In Riverside County, that work runs through the Superior Court of California, County of Riverside. This directory presents litigation records from official State Bar of California data in neutral order.
Venue matters. Litigation cases from Riverside County are ordinarily heard at the Superior Court of California, County of Riverside. 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.
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 Riverside County chapter of the registry's statewide record · Litigation Lawyers in California collects all 58 counties.
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).
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
478 attorneys on the official State Bar of California roll list litigation among their practice areas with an address of record in Riverside County.
463 of them hold an active licence; the remainder are recorded as inactive and are not currently eligible to practise.
The roster concentrates in Riverside (166), Palm Desert (44), Temecula (42) and Palm Springs (36).
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 17, 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 1964 to 2025.
The employers most represented here are Best Best & Krieger LLP (6), Graves & King LLP (5) and Inland Counties Legal Services (4).
Litigation · La Quinta · Riverside County
Bar #330718 · Admitted 2020
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Litigation · Riverside · Riverside County
Bar #246773 · Admitted 2006
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Litigation · Murrieta · Riverside County
Bar #243087 · Admitted 2006
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Litigation · Riverside · Riverside County
Bar #326250 · Admitted 2019
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Litigation · Riverside · Riverside County
Bar #351077 · Admitted 2023
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Litigation · LaQuinta · Riverside County
Bar #155842 · Admitted 1991
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Litigation · Palm Desert · Riverside County
Bar #177085 · Admitted 1995
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Litigation · Riverside · Riverside County
Bar #350538 · Admitted 2023
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Litigation · Temecula · Riverside County
Bar #140268 · Admitted 1989
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Litigation · Hemet · Riverside County
Bar #53982 · Admitted 1972
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The full Riverside County roster · 463 attorneys with an active license and a litigation practice area: is listed by surname in the 2 sections below.
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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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