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Elder Law Lawyers in Sonoma County, California

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

Wine country's most populous county; wildfire recovery has kept insurance, rebuilding, and property matters prominent on the Santa Rosa docket since 2017. The court of record is the Superior Court of California, County of Sonoma · 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 Sonoma County chapter of the registry's statewide record · Elder Law Attorneys in California collects all 58 counties.

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

Superior Court of California, County of Sonoma.

County seat: Santa Rosa

Main courthouse: Hall of Justice, 625 Administration Drive, Santa Rosa, CA 95403

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: sonoma.courts.ca.gov

Elder Law · Sonoma County roster

52 attorneys on the official State Bar of California roll list elder law among their practice areas with an address of record in Sonoma County.

48 of them hold an active licence; the remainder are recorded as inactive and are not currently eligible to practise.

The roster concentrates in Santa Rosa (31), Petaluma (10), Sonoma (4) and Sebastopol (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.

For 1, the registry records a language other than English, almost always from a firm website published in that language; that describes the website, not an attorney's own ability.

Admission years on this roster run from 1974 to 2025.

The employers most represented here are Freeman & Freeman (2), O'Brien Law, P.C. (2) and Perry Johnson Anderson Miller & Moskowit (2).

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Elder Law matters in Sonoma County

The matters this field covers, as Californians search for them. Each attorney's own profile states which of these they take.

  • elder financial abuse
  • nursing home neglect and abuse
  • conservatorships
  • Medi-Cal planning
  • long-term care planning
  • guardianship of an adult
  • undue influence and elder fraud
  • residential care disputes
  • powers of attorney disputes
  • estate recovery

From the answer files

What counts as financial elder abuse in California?Cal. Welf. & Inst. Code § 15610.30How do elder law attorney fees work in California?Cal. Welf. & Inst. Code § 15657.5How long does it take to get a conservatorship in California?Cal. Prob. Code § 2250

Elder Law by city in Sonoma County

Elder Law in Santa RosaSonoma County

Related counsel in Sonoma County

Estate Planning Attorneys in Sonoma CountyCal. Prob. Code § 16061.8Medical Malpractice Attorneys in Sonoma CountyCal. Code Civ. Proc. § 340.5Personal Injury Lawyers in Sonoma CountyCal. Code Civ. Proc. § 335.1All practice areas in Sonoma CountyCounty record

Elder Law in nearby counties

Elder Law in Mendocino County7 attorneysElder Law in Lake County1 attorneysElder Law in Napa County18 attorneysElder Law in Solano County14 attorneysElder Law in Marin County28 attorneysElder Law Attorneys in CaliforniaStatewide record

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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