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Elder Law Attorneys in Modesto, California

Every elder law attorney and elder law lawyer listing on this page traces back to the State Bar of California's official roll, filtered to elder law matters in Modesto. Verification describes profile identity, not quality or outcomes.

Modesto is a city of roughly 218,000, and its elder law matters are heard at the Stanislaus County Superior Court, Modesto. Stanislaus County Superior Court hears the county's calendars in downtown Modesto, with a new courthouse project underway; food processing and agriculture dominate the local economy and its employment and injury caseload.

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.

This page is the Modesto chapter of the registry's statewide record · Elder Law Attorneys in California collects every county and city.

The clock & the court

Statute of limitations

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.

Court of record · Stanislaus County

Superior Court of California, County of Stanislaus.

Main courthouse: Main Courthouse, 800 11th Street, Modesto, CA 95354

For Modesto: Stanislaus County Superior Court, Modesto.

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.

Elder Law · Modesto roster

19 active attorneys with an address of record in Modesto list elder law among their practice areas on the registry, out of 456 active attorneys whose address of record is in Modesto.

By count, the practice areas most often listed by Modesto attorneys are criminal defense (132), estate planning (77), business law (75), litigation (60) and real estate (58). A count of listings, not a measure of skill.

None of the 456 has yet claimed and verified their record here; every listing is the official record as published.

For 42 of the 456 active attorneys in Modesto, the registry holds a firm website published in a language other than English; by count, Spanish (42), Persian (20), Punjabi (11) and Hindi (10). 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 Modesto. 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 Modesto