Michael J. Carey
Elder Law · Anaheim · Orange County
Bar #249171 · Admitted 2007
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The RegistryOrange County · California
Looking for a elder law attorney near you in Anaheim? Explore the Orange County record for elder law attorneys on the State Bar of California's official roll and review each profile for yourself.
Venue matters. Elder law cases from Anaheim are ordinarily heard at the Orange County Superior Court: North Justice Center, Fullerton, serving a city of roughly 346,000. Anaheim is Orange County's most populous city; its criminal and limited civil matters are heard at the North Justice Center in neighboring Fullerton, and the resort district around the convention center and theme parks drives steady hospitality employment and injury work.
Deadlines shape these cases before merits do · four years from discovery for financial elder abuse claims (Cal. Welf. & Inst. Code § 15657.7). Physical elder abuse and neglect claims follow the two-year injury period (Cal. Code Civ. Proc. § 335.1). The Elder Abuse Act's enhanced remedies (§ 15657) require clear and convincing evidence of recklessness, oppression, fraud, or malice.
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Four years from discovery for financial elder abuse claims.
Cal. Welf. & Inst. Code § 15657.7
Physical elder abuse and neglect claims follow the two-year injury period (Cal. Code Civ. Proc. § 335.1). The Elder Abuse Act's enhanced remedies (§ 15657) require clear and convincing evidence of recklessness, oppression, fraud, or malice.
Superior Court of California, County of Orange.
Courthouse at the county seat: Central Justice Center, 700 Civic Center Drive West, Santa Ana, CA 92701
For Anaheim: Orange County Superior Court: North Justice Center, Fullerton.
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.
8 active attorneys with an address of record in Anaheim list elder law among their practice areas on the registry, out of 541 active attorneys whose address of record is in Anaheim.
By count, the practice areas most often listed by Anaheim attorneys are business law (100), workers' compensation (92), litigation (65), personal injury (63) and real estate (47). A count of listings, not a measure of skill.
2 of the 541 have claimed and verified their record here; every other listing is the official record as published.
For 29 of the 541 active attorneys in Anaheim, the registry holds a language other than English; by count, Spanish (24), Vietnamese (5), Hindi (3) and Japanese (1). Attorneys themselves confirmed Spanish (1); the rest come from a firm website published in that language, which describes the website, not the attorney.
Reading the roster in Anaheim. Elder matters split into two crafts: protective litigation (financial abuse, nursing home neglect (often contingency-fee, with the Elder Abuse Act's fee-shifting) and planning (conservatorship alternatives, Medi-Cal long-term-care planning) typically flat or hourly fees). Look for attorneys who practice in the county's probate department for conservatorships, ask how they handle capacity evaluations, and act quickly where assets are moving; pre-judgment attachment and account freezes can preserve what a lawsuit would otherwise chase.
Address of record in Anaheim
Elder Law · Anaheim · Orange County
Bar #249171 · Admitted 2007
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Elder Law · Anaheim · Orange County
Bar #113750 · Admitted 1984
4 published opinions on record
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Elder Law · Anaheim · Orange County
Bar #361697 · Admitted 2025
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Elder Law · Anaheim · Orange County
Bar #257056 · Admitted 2008
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Elder Law · Anaheim · Orange County
Bar #290662 · Admitted 2013
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Elder Law · Anaheim · Orange County
Bar #162675 · Admitted 1992
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Elder Law · Anaheim · Orange County
Bar #108322 · Admitted 1983
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Elder Law · Anaheim · Orange County
Bar #188072 · Admitted 1997
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Elsewhere in Orange County
Elder Law · Irvine · Orange County
Bar #258421 · Admitted 2008
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Elder Law · Irvine · Orange County
Bar #188177 · Admitted 1997
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1 consumer matter was submitted to the registry's case review from Orange 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.
Anaheim is in Orange County, whose trial court is the Superior Court of California, County of Orange. Its courthouse at the county seat is the Central Justice Center, 700 Civic Center Drive West, Santa Ana, CA 92701; the court has other locations. For Anaheim: Orange County Superior Court: North Justice Center, Fullerton. Where a particular case is filed depends on the case and the venue rules, and the court's website (https://www.occourts.org) lists every location. This is legal information, not legal advice.
The Superior Court of California, County of Orange runs a self-help center for people going to court without a lawyer: https://www.occourts.org/self-help/self-help-services/self-help-centers. It explains forms and procedures; it does not act as your lawyer.
8 active attorneys list elder law among their practice areas on the registry with an address of record in Anaheim, out of 541 active attorneys there. They are listed first in the roster on this page, in neutral order.
For 29 of the 541 active attorneys in Anaheim, the registry holds a language other than English; by count, Spanish (24), Vietnamese (5), Hindi (3) and Japanese (1). Attorneys themselves confirmed Spanish (1); the rest come from a firm website published in that language, which describes the website, not the attorney.
Yes. 1 consumer matter was submitted to the registry's case review from Orange 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.
Irvine and Santa Ana; each lists the attorneys whose address of record is in that city first.
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Source: Cal. Welf. & Inst. Code § 15657.7 · State Bar of California licensee records · Superior Court of California, County of Orange, 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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