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Counsel for businesses: forming the company, contracts and deals, and the disputes that follow. This is the statewide record for business law in California: every attorney on the State Bar of California's official roll whose published practice reaches this area, shown in neutral directory order.

Californians search this field under many names · business lawyer, business attorney, business law attorney, corporate lawyer, corporate attorney · and the registry answers all of them from the same source. Below: the governing deadline with its citation, what to weigh as you read the record, the questions Californians ask with the code sections that answer them, and business law coverage county by county, from Del Norte to San Diego.

The clock & the craft

Statute of limitations

Four years to sue on a written contract; two years on an oral contract (§ 339).

Cal. Code Civ. Proc. § 337

Fraud claims run three years from discovery (Cal. Code Civ. Proc. § 338(d)); unfair competition claims under Bus. & Prof. Code § 17200 run four years (§ 17208). Contractual limitation clauses can shorten these periods.

Reading the roster

Business law is two crafts: transactional work (forming the company, negotiating and drafting contracts, raising money, buying or selling a business) and dispute work (suing or defending over a contract, a partnership falling-out, a trade secret). Say which you need. For a transaction, ask whether defined tasks can be done at a fixed fee and how the attorney works with your accountant. For a dispute, weigh whether the attorney has tried or arbitrated cases of your size and subject matter, and their read on venue: county superior court, a complex-litigation department, or contractual arbitration. Bring the contract, the formation documents and the correspondence trail to the first meeting.

Business Law · statewide roster

36,259 attorneys on the official State Bar of California roll list business law among their practice areas, with an address of record in 57 of California's 58 counties.

35,046 of them hold an active licence; the remainder are recorded as inactive and are not currently eligible to practise.

The largest county rosters are Los Angeles (11,360), Orange (4,472), San Francisco (4,465), San Diego (3,823) and Santa Clara (2,544).

349 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 2,867, 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.

Husnu Ada

Business Law · Ankara 06400 · Foreign County

Bar #363342 · Admitted 2025

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Robert D. Bedinger

Business Law · Upland · San Bernardino County

Bar #249040 · Admitted 2007

Taking new clients (attorney stated)

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Nicholas J. Brooks

Business Law · San Diego · San Diego County

Bar #349771 · Admitted 2023

Speaks Spanish, Portuguese · Taking new clients (attorney stated)

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Business Law matters in California

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

  • forming a corporation or LLC
  • drafting and reviewing contracts
  • buying or selling a business
  • partnership and operating agreements
  • raising capital and securities offerings
  • mergers and acquisitions
  • corporate governance and compliance
  • breach of contract
  • partnership and shareholder disputes
  • business fraud and misrepresentation
  • trade secret misappropriation
  • unfair competition
  • commercial lease disputes
  • collections and unpaid invoices
  • franchise agreements and disputes
  • corporate dissolution and buyouts

Business Law questions, cited

How long do I have to sue for breach of contract in California?

Four years for a written contract (Cal. Code Civ. Proc. § 337) and two years for an oral one (Cal. Code Civ. Proc. § 339), generally running from the breach. Fraud claims run three years from discovery of the facts (§ 338(d)). Many commercial contracts shorten these periods or add mandatory arbitration, so the agreement itself is the first thing to read.

What damages are available for breach of contract in California?

The amount that will compensate the injured party for all detriment proximately caused by the breach, per Cal. Civ. Code § 3300: typically expectation damages, plus consequential damages that were reasonably foreseeable. Punitive damages are generally unavailable for pure breach of contract (Cal. Civ. Code § 3294 requires an independent tort such as fraud).

Are non-compete agreements enforceable in California?

Almost never against employees. Cal. Bus. & Prof. Code § 16600 voids contracts restraining anyone from engaging in a lawful profession, trade, or business, and § 16600.5 (effective 2024) makes out-of-state non-competes unenforceable against California workers and creates employee remedies. Narrow statutory exceptions exist for the sale of a business (§ 16601) and partnership dissolutions (§ 16602).

What can I do if my business partner breaches fiduciary duties?

Partners owe each other duties of loyalty and care under Cal. Corp. Code § 16404. Remedies for breach include damages, an accounting, expulsion or dissociation, and judicial dissolution of the partnership (Cal. Corp. Code § 16801) or of an LLC (Corp. Code § 17707.03). Breach of fiduciary duty claims generally carry a four-year limitations period (Cal. Code Civ. Proc. § 343).

Where are business disputes heard in California?

Most are filed in the superior court of the county tied to the contract or the defendant's residence (Cal. Code Civ. Proc. § 395); claims of $35,000 or less proceed as limited civil cases. Several large counties, including Los Angeles, operate complex-litigation departments for qualifying cases. Contracts frequently route disputes to arbitration instead, which California courts enforce under Code Civ. Proc. § 1281.

What does it take to form an LLC in California?

Filing Articles of Organization with the California Secretary of State (Cal. Corp. Code § 17702.01), then a Statement of Information within 90 days and every two years after (§ 17702.09). Most LLCs owe California's $800 annual minimum tax regardless of income (Rev. & Tax. Code § 17941). The operating agreement is not filed with the state, but it governs how members share control, profits and exits (Corp. Code § 17701.10), which is where most later disputes start.

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Business Law in all 58 counties

Business Law in Los Angeles CountySeat: Los AngelesBusiness Law in San Diego CountySeat: San DiegoBusiness Law in San Francisco CountySeat: San FranciscoBusiness Law in Alameda CountySeat: OaklandBusiness Law in Santa Clara CountySeat: San JoseBusiness Law in Sonoma CountySeat: Santa RosaBusiness Law in Humboldt CountySeat: EurekaBusiness Law in Shasta CountySeat: ReddingBusiness Law in Sacramento CountySeat: SacramentoBusiness Law in Yolo CountySeat: WoodlandBusiness Law in Monterey CountySeat: SalinasBusiness Law in Santa Barbara CountySeat: Santa BarbaraBusiness Law in Fresno CountySeat: FresnoBusiness Law in Kern CountySeat: BakersfieldBusiness Law in El Dorado CountySeat: PlacervilleBusiness Law in Riverside CountySeat: RiversideBusiness Law in San Bernardino CountySeat: San BernardinoBusiness Law in Orange CountySeat: Santa AnaBusiness Law in San Joaquin CountySeat: StocktonBusiness Law in Stanislaus CountySeat: ModestoBusiness Law in Ventura CountySeat: VenturaBusiness Law in Tulare CountySeat: VisaliaBusiness Law in San Luis Obispo CountySeat: San Luis ObispoBusiness Law in Alpine CountySeat: MarkleevilleBusiness Law in Amador CountySeat: JacksonBusiness Law in Butte CountySeat: OrovilleBusiness Law in Calaveras CountySeat: San AndreasBusiness Law in Colusa CountySeat: ColusaBusiness Law in Contra Costa CountySeat: MartinezBusiness Law in Del Norte CountySeat: Crescent CityBusiness Law in Glenn CountySeat: WillowsBusiness Law in Imperial CountySeat: El CentroBusiness Law in Inyo CountySeat: IndependenceBusiness Law in Kings CountySeat: HanfordBusiness Law in Lake CountySeat: LakeportBusiness Law in Lassen CountySeat: SusanvilleBusiness Law in Madera CountySeat: MaderaBusiness Law in Marin CountySeat: San RafaelBusiness Law in Mariposa CountySeat: MariposaBusiness Law in Mendocino CountySeat: UkiahBusiness Law in Merced CountySeat: MercedBusiness Law in Modoc CountySeat: AlturasBusiness Law in Mono CountySeat: BridgeportBusiness Law in Napa CountySeat: NapaBusiness Law in Nevada CountySeat: Nevada CityBusiness Law in Placer CountySeat: AuburnBusiness Law in Plumas CountySeat: QuincyBusiness Law in San Benito CountySeat: HollisterBusiness Law in San Mateo CountySeat: Redwood CityBusiness Law in Santa Cruz CountySeat: Santa CruzBusiness Law in Sierra CountySeat: DownievilleBusiness Law in Siskiyou CountySeat: YrekaBusiness Law in Solano CountySeat: FairfieldBusiness Law in Sutter CountySeat: Yuba CityBusiness Law in Tehama CountySeat: Red BluffBusiness Law in Trinity CountySeat: WeavervilleBusiness Law in Tuolumne CountySeat: SonoraBusiness Law in Yuba CountySeat: Marysville

Business Law by city

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