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Elder Law Lawyers in San Jose, California

Searching for a elder law attorney in San Jose? Counsel for California's elders: abuse, neglect, and protective arrangements. This page indexes San Jose's elder law coverage from the State Bar of California's official roll, with identity-verification markers where available.

San Jose is a city of roughly 971,000, and its elder law matters are heard at the Santa Clara County Superior Court: Downtown Superior Courthouse. Santa Clara County Superior Court runs a complex civil litigation division that hears many of the technology sector's trade secret, employment, and shareholder disputes; the federal Northern District's San Jose division sits a few blocks away.

Before comparing counsel, note the clock. Under Cal. Welf. & Inst. Code § 15657.7, the governing period is four years from discovery for financial elder abuse claims. 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.

This page is the San Jose chapter of the registry's statewide record · Elder Law Lawyers 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 · Santa Clara County

Superior Court of California, County of Santa Clara.

Main courthouse: Downtown Superior Court (DTS), 191 North First Street, San Jose, CA 95113

For San Jose: Santa Clara County Superior Court: Downtown Superior Courthouse.

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 · San Jose roster

46 active attorneys with an address of record in San Jose list elder law among their practice areas on the registry, out of 3,596 active attorneys whose address of record is in San Jose.

By count, the practice areas most often listed by San Jose attorneys are business law (698), criminal defense (462), litigation (457), intellectual property (379) and family law (321). A count of listings, not a measure of skill.

6 of the 3,596 have claimed and verified their record here; every other listing is the official record as published.

For 269 of the 3,596 active attorneys in San Jose, the registry holds a language other than English; by count, Spanish (171), Chinese (136), Japanese (115) and French (114). 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 San Jose. 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 San Jose