James R. Kristy
Construction · Long Beach · Los Angeles County
Bar #208717 · Admitted 2000
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Every construction attorney and construction lawyer listing on this page traces back to the State Bar of California's official roll, filtered to construction matters in Long Beach. Verification describes profile identity, not quality or outcomes.
Long Beach is a city of roughly 466,000, and its construction matters are heard at the Los Angeles County Superior Court: Governor George Deukmejian Courthouse. Civil and criminal matters for the harbor area are heard at the Deukmejian Courthouse on Magnolia Avenue, one of the busiest branch courthouses in Los Angeles County; the port economy shapes a steady docket of employment, injury, and maritime-adjacent disputes.
Before comparing counsel, note the clock. Under Cal. Civ. Code § 8412, the governing period is mechanics liens: record within 90 days of completion (60/30 days after a notice of completion). Suit to foreclose the lien must follow within 90 days of recording (Cal. Civ. Code § 8460). Defect claims run four years for patent defects (Cal. Code Civ. Proc. § 337.1) and ten for latent (§ 337.15).
This page is the Long Beach chapter of the registry's statewide record · Construction Lawyers in California collects every county and city.
Mechanics liens: record within 90 days of completion (60/30 days after a notice of completion).
Cal. Civ. Code § 8412
Suit to foreclose the lien must follow within 90 days of recording (Cal. Civ. Code § 8460). Defect claims run four years for patent defects (Cal. Code Civ. Proc. § 337.1) and ten for latent (§ 337.15).
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 Long Beach: Los Angeles County Superior Court: Governor George Deukmejian Courthouse.
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.
54 active attorneys with an address of record in Long Beach list construction among their practice areas on the registry, out of 1,545 active attorneys whose address of record is in Long Beach.
By count, the practice areas most often listed by Long Beach attorneys are litigation (269), personal injury (260), business law (234), employment (183) and estate planning (155). A count of listings, not a measure of skill.
3 of the 1,545 have claimed and verified their record here; every other listing is the official record as published.
For 97 of the 1,545 active attorneys in Long Beach, the registry holds a firm website published in a language other than English; by count, Spanish (94), Chinese (21), Persian (18) and Armenian (18). That describes the website, not the attorney's own ability; an attorney's profile says when they have confirmed a language themselves.
Reading the roster in Long Beach. Construction disputes reward attorneys fluent in the deadline lattice (preliminary notices, lien and foreclosure windows, Right to Repair pre-litigation steps), so ask early counsel to calendar every date. Owners should ask about defect-claim strategy and expert costs; contractors and subs about lien and stop-notice practice and CSLB exposure. Many construction contracts compel arbitration, and prevailing-party fee clauses are common enough to change settlement math on both sides.
Address of record in Long Beach
Construction · Long Beach · Los Angeles County
Bar #208717 · Admitted 2000
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Construction · Long Beach · Los Angeles County
Bar #185449 · Admitted 1996
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Construction · Long Beach · Los Angeles County
Bar #71607 · Admitted 1976
1 published opinion on record
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Construction · Long Beach · Los Angeles County
Bar #349098 · Admitted 2023
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Construction · Long Beach · Los Angeles County
Bar #362532 · Admitted 2025
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Construction · Long Beach · Los Angeles County
Bar #274460 · Admitted 2010
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Construction · Long Beach · Los Angeles County
Bar #198333 · Admitted 1998
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Construction · Long Beach · Los Angeles County
Bar #118019 · Admitted 1985
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Construction · Long Beach · Los Angeles County
Bar #190281 · Admitted 1997
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Construction · Long Beach · Los Angeles County
Bar #131308 · Admitted 1987
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8 consumer matters were submitted to the registry's case review from Los Angeles County in the last 90 days. Consumers describe a matter; attorneys on the registry read it and decide for themselves whether to pursue it, and the registry assigns it to no one.
Long Beach is in Los Angeles County, whose trial court is the Superior Court of California, County of Los Angeles. Its courthouse at the county seat is the Stanley Mosk Courthouse, 111 North Hill Street, Los Angeles, CA 90012; the court has other locations. For Long Beach: Los Angeles County Superior Court: Governor George Deukmejian Courthouse. Where a particular case is filed depends on the case and the venue rules, and the court's website (https://www.lacourt.ca.gov) lists every location. This is legal information, not legal advice.
The Superior Court of California, County of Los Angeles runs a self-help center for people going to court without a lawyer: https://www.lacourt.ca.gov/apps/self-help. It explains forms and procedures; it does not act as your lawyer.
54 active attorneys list construction among their practice areas on the registry with an address of record in Long Beach, out of 1,545 active attorneys there. They are listed first in the roster on this page, in neutral order.
For 97 of the 1,545 active attorneys in Long Beach, the registry holds a firm website published in a language other than English; by count, Spanish (94), Chinese (21), Persian (18) and Armenian (18). That describes the website, not the attorney's own ability; an attorney's profile says when they have confirmed a language themselves.
Yes. 8 consumer matters were submitted to the registry's case review from Los Angeles County in the last 90 days. Consumers describe a matter; attorneys on the registry read it and decide for themselves whether to pursue it, and the registry assigns it to no one.
Los Angeles, Pasadena and Santa Monica; each lists the attorneys whose address of record is in that city first.
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Source: Cal. Civ. Code § 8412 · State Bar of California licensee records · Superior Court of California, County of Los Angeles, official court information read 2026-09-27 · Checked: · Maintained by the California Attorney Registry from official State Bar of California records. Legal information, not legal advice.
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