Edward Martin Amaral
Elder Law · Los Banos · Merced County
Bar #91820 · Admitted 1980
1 published opinion on record
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Counsel for California's elders: abuse, neglect, and protective arrangements. In Merced County, that work runs through the Superior Court of California, County of Merced. This directory presents elder law records from official State Bar of California data in neutral order.
A San Joaquin Valley county where dairy and row-crop agriculture anchor the economy and UC Merced, opened in 2005, is the University of California's newest campus; the courthouse sits in the city of Merced. The court of record is the Superior Court of California, County of Merced · counsel who appear there regularly read the local calendar better than any brochure.
The law also keeps time: four years from discovery for financial elder abuse claims under 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. The plaque below carries the citation; the roster that follows carries the rest.
This page is the Merced County chapter of the registry's statewide record · Elder Law Lawyers in California collects all 58 counties.
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 Merced.
County seat: Merced
Main courthouse: Ogletree Jr. Courthouse, 2260 N Street, Merced, CA 95340
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: www.merced.courts.ca.gov
5 attorneys on the official State Bar of California roll list elder law among their practice areas with an address of record in Merced County.
The roster concentrates in Merced (3) and Los Banos (2).
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.
Admission years on this roster run from 1980 to 2012.
Elder Law · Los Banos · Merced County
Bar #91820 · Admitted 1980
1 published opinion on record
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Elder Law · Merced · Merced County
Bar #285775 · Admitted 2012
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Elder Law · Merced · Merced County
Bar #155742 · Admitted 1991
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Elder Law · Merced · Merced County
Bar #227131 · Admitted 2003
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Elder Law · Los Banos · Merced County
Bar #278395 · Admitted 2011
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5 attorneys on the official State Bar of California roll list elder law among their practice areas with an active licence and an address of record in Merced County.
The counties that share a border with Merced County hold 147 attorneys with elder law among their practice areas, counted by the county of their address of record:
The matters this field covers, as Californians search for them. Each attorney's own profile states which of these they take.
Source: Cal. Welf. & Inst. Code § 15657.7 · 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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