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Construction Lawyers in Santa Clara County, California

Searching for a construction attorney in Santa Clara County? Counsel for the build: defects, liens, delays, and contractor disputes. This page indexes the county's construction coverage from the State Bar of California's official roll, with identity-verification markers where available.

The heart of Silicon Valley; its superior court's complex civil division hears many of the technology industry's trade secret, employment, and corporate disputes. Venue for most construction matters arising in the county lies with the Superior Court of California, County of Santa Clara, seated at San Jose.

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 Santa Clara County chapter of the registry's statewide record · Construction Attorneys in California collects all 58 counties.

The clock & the court

Statute of limitations

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).

Court of record

Superior Court of California, County of Santa Clara.

County seat: San Jose

Main courthouse: Downtown Superior Court (DTS), 191 North First Street, San Jose, CA 95113

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: santaclara.courts.ca.gov

Construction · Santa Clara County roster

162 attorneys on the official State Bar of California roll list construction among their practice areas with an address of record in Santa Clara County.

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

The roster concentrates in San Jose (84), Palo Alto (19), Los Gatos (18) and Santa Clara (10).

1 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 8, 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 1971 to 2025.

The employers most represented here are Lathrop GPM LLP (7), Sweeney Mason LLP (6) and Lathrop GPM (5).

The full Santa Clara County roster · 161 attorneys with an active license and a construction practice area: is listed by surname in the 1 sections below.

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Construction matters in Santa Clara County

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

  • construction defects
  • mechanics liens and stop notices
  • contractor payment disputes
  • unlicensed contractor claims
  • delay and change order disputes
  • home improvement contract disputes
  • construction site injuries
  • CSLB licensing complaints
  • subcontractor disputes
  • bond claims

From the answer files

What are the mechanics lien deadlines in California?Cal. Civ. Code § 8412Can an unlicensed contractor collect payment in California?Cal. Bus. & Prof. Code § 7031How much does a construction attorney cost in California?Cal. Bus. & Prof. Code § 6148

Every construction attorney in Santa Clara County, by surname

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Construction by city in Santa Clara County

Construction in San JoseSanta Clara County

Related counsel in Santa Clara County

Real Estate Attorneys in Santa Clara CountyCal. Code Civ. Proc. § 338(b)Business Lawyers in Santa Clara CountyCal. Code Civ. Proc. § 337Insurance Attorneys in Santa Clara CountyCal. Ins. Code § 2071All practice areas in Santa Clara CountyCounty record

Construction in nearby counties

Construction in San Mateo County79 attorneysConstruction in Alameda County182 attorneysConstruction in Stanislaus County12 attorneysConstruction in Merced County6 attorneysConstruction in San Benito County1 attorneysConstruction in Santa Cruz County21 attorneysConstruction Attorneys in CaliforniaStatewide record

Source: Cal. Civ. Code § 8412 · 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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