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Find Consumer Protection Lawyers in California

Counsel against defective products, deceptive sales, and abusive collectors. This is the statewide record for consumer protection 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 · consumer protection attorney, consumer protection lawyer, lemon law lawyer, lemon law attorney, auto fraud 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 consumer protection coverage county by county, from Del Norte to San Diego.

The clock & the craft

Statute of limitations

Lemon law claims generally must be brought within four years.

Cal. Civ. Code § 1790 et seq. (Song–Beverly)

Song–Beverly warranty claims follow the four-year period of Cal. Com. Code § 2725. CLRA claims run three years (Cal. Civ. Code § 1783); Rosenthal Act debt-collection claims one year (Civ. Code § 1788.30(f)).

Reading the roster

Consumer statutes are built to make representation affordable: Song–Beverly, the CLRA, the FCRA, and the Rosenthal Act all shift attorney fees to the defendant when the consumer prevails, so many attorneys who practice consumer law take strong cases without upfront fees. Bring the paper (purchase contracts, repair orders, collection letters, credit disputes), and note statutory pre-suit steps like the CLRA's 30-day demand letter that must precede damages claims.

Consumer Protection · statewide roster

343 attorneys on the official State Bar of California roll list consumer protection among their practice areas, with an address of record in 15 of California's 58 counties.

342 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 (165), San Francisco (73), Orange (45), San Diego (25) and Santa Clara (14).

2 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 26, 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.

Joshua D. Fennell

Consumer Protection · El Segundo · Los Angeles County

Bar #320023 · Admitted 2018

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Call(310) 442-1410

Leigh E. Ferrin

Consumer Protection · Costa Mesa · Orange County

Bar #259302 · Admitted 2008

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Jonathan Gavin Fetterly

Consumer Protection · San Francisco · San Francisco County

Bar #228612 · Admitted 2003

2 published opinions on record

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Call(415) 675-3400

Aaron D. Fhima

Consumer Protection · Irvine · Orange County

Bar #296408 · Admitted 2014

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Call(949) 661-1007

Michael J. Figura

Consumer Protection · El Segundo · Los Angeles County

Bar #318784 · Admitted 2017

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Call(310) 442-1410

Ladawna S. Fleckenstein

Consumer Protection · Roseville · Placer County

Bar #330538 · Admitted 2020

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Call(916) 836-8565

Jay S. Fleischman

Consumer Protection · West Hollywood · Los Angeles County

Bar #284277 · Admitted 2012

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Call(323) 607-8833

Hugo B. Flores

Consumer Protection · Los Angeles · Los Angeles County

Bar #340956 · Admitted 2021

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Call(213) 217-5000

Johanna K. Flythstrom

Consumer Protection · 00130 Helsinki · Foreign County

Bar #283412 · Admitted 2012

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Andrea Marie R. Foster

Consumer Protection · Burbank · Los Angeles County

Bar #363194 · Admitted 2025

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Call(323) 746-3497

Zachary C. Francey

Consumer Protection · Los Angeles · Los Angeles County

Bar #354321 · Admitted 2024

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Call(213) 282-8912

Nicolas Duque Franco

Consumer Protection · Sydney · Foreign County

Bar #331423 · Admitted 2020

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Consumer Protection matters in California

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

lemon law claims
auto dealer fraud
debt collection harassment
credit reporting errors
unfair and deceptive business practices
identity theft
warranty disputes
predatory lending
telemarketing and robocall violations
consumer class actions

Consumer Protection questions, cited

How does California's lemon law work?

The Song–Beverly Consumer Warranty Act (Cal. Civ. Code § 1790 et seq.) requires a manufacturer that cannot repair a warranted new vehicle after a reasonable number of attempts to replace it or refund the price (Civ. Code § 1793.2(d)). A statutory presumption aids claims when qualifying repair attempts occur within 18 months or 18,000 miles (§ 1793.22). Willful violations expose the maker to a civil penalty up to twice actual damages, and prevailing buyers recover attorney fees (§ 1794).

What can I do about abusive debt collectors in California?

The Rosenthal Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (Cal. Civ. Code § 1788 et seq.) and the federal FDCPA (15 U.S.C. § 1692) prohibit harassment, false threats, and misrepresentation in consumer debt collection, and unlike federal law, the Rosenthal Act reaches original creditors. Remedies include actual damages, statutory penalties, and attorney fees; Rosenthal claims must be filed within one year (Civ. Code § 1788.30(f)).

How do I fix errors on my credit report?

Dispute the item in writing with the credit bureau, which must reasonably reinvestigate within about 30 days (15 U.S.C. § 1681i). If a bureau or the furnisher fails to correct inaccurate information after a proper dispute, the Fair Credit Reporting Act and California's Consumer Credit Reporting Agencies Act (Cal. Civ. Code § 1785.1 et seq.) allow suits for actual damages, statutory damages for willful violations, and attorney fees.

What is the CLRA and what does it cover?

The Consumers Legal Remedies Act (Cal. Civ. Code § 1750 et seq.) bans a list of unfair and deceptive practices in consumer sales, misrepresenting quality, false discounts, bait advertising. Before suing for damages, the consumer must send a 30-day pre-suit demand letter (§ 1782). Remedies include damages, restitution, injunctions, punitive damages, and attorney fees (§ 1780); claims run three years (§ 1783).

Can I cancel a contract I was pressured into signing at home?

Often yes. California's home solicitation rules give a three-business-day cancellation right for many door-to-door and in-home sales over $25 (Cal. Civ. Code § 1689.5 et seq.), extended to five days for buyers 65 and older. Sellers must provide notice of the right; failure to do so extends the cancellation window. Similar cooling-off rules cover gym memberships, dating services, and seminar sales.

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