Megan A. Yarnall
Elder Law · Eureka · Humboldt County
Bar #275319 · Admitted 2011
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The RegistryNorth Coast · California
Eureka keeps its elder law matters close to home, and so does this registry. What follows is the Humboldt County record for anyone researching a elder law attorney, indexed from official State Bar records.
Humboldt County Superior Court in Eureka serves the far North Coast, where a compact local bar covers matters that larger markets split among many firms, timber and land disputes, injury, family, and criminal defense. For elder law cases, venue ordinarily lies with the Humboldt County Superior Court, Eureka · which is why counsel who appear there regularly read the local calendar better than any brochure.
One date controls everything that follows: four years from discovery for financial elder abuse claims, per 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. Read the record below with that clock in mind.
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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 Humboldt.
Courthouse: Humboldt County Courthouse, 825 5th Street, Eureka, CA 95501
For Eureka: Humboldt County Superior Court, Eureka.
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.
11 active attorneys with an address of record in Eureka list elder law among their practice areas on the registry, out of 152 active attorneys whose address of record is in Eureka.
By count, the practice areas most often listed by Eureka attorneys are criminal defense (41), business law (36), estate planning (32), real estate (27) and family law (23). A count of listings, not a measure of skill.
1 of the 152 has claimed and verified their record here; every other listing is the official record as published.
For 3 of the 152 active attorneys in Eureka, the registry holds a firm website published in a language other than English; by count, Spanish (3) and Russian (3). 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 Eureka. 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 Eureka
Elder Law · Eureka · Humboldt County
Bar #275319 · Admitted 2011
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Elder Law · Eureka · Humboldt County
Bar #303367 · Admitted 2015
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Elder Law · Eureka · Humboldt County
Bar #160440 · Admitted 1992
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Elder Law · Eureka · Humboldt County
Bar #358481 · Admitted 2024
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Elder Law · Eureka · Humboldt County
Bar #275680 · Admitted 2011
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Elder Law · Eureka · Humboldt County
Bar #172052 · Admitted 1994
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Elder Law · Eureka · Humboldt County
Bar #157078 · Admitted 1991
3 published opinions on record
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Elder Law · Eureka · Humboldt County
Bar #330415 · Admitted 2020
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Elder Law · Eureka · Humboldt County
Bar #139630 · Admitted 1989
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Elder Law · Eureka · Humboldt County
Bar #214737 · Admitted 2001
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Eureka is in Humboldt County, whose trial court is the Superior Court of California, County of Humboldt. Its courthouse is the Humboldt County Courthouse, 825 5th Street, Eureka, CA 95501. For Eureka: Humboldt County Superior Court, Eureka. Where a particular case is filed depends on the case and the venue rules, and the court's website (https://www.humboldt.courts.ca.gov) lists every location. This is legal information, not legal advice.
The Superior Court of California, County of Humboldt runs a self-help center for people going to court without a lawyer: https://www.humboldt.courts.ca.gov/court-divisions-and-self-help. It explains forms and procedures; it does not act as your lawyer.
11 active attorneys list elder law among their practice areas on the registry with an address of record in Eureka, out of 152 active attorneys there. They are listed first in the roster on this page, in neutral order.
For 3 of the 152 active attorneys in Eureka, the registry holds a firm website published in a language other than English; by count, Spanish (3) and Russian (3). That describes the website, not the attorney's own ability; an attorney's profile says when they have confirmed a language themselves.
Yes. 1 consumer matter was submitted to the registry's case review from Humboldt 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.
Santa Rosa; 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 Humboldt, 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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