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Employment Attorneys in Santa Barbara County, California

Searching for a employment lawyer in Santa Barbara County? Counsel for workers: termination, wages, harassment, and retaliation claims. This page indexes the county's employment coverage from the State Bar of California's official roll, with identity-verification markers where available.

Before comparing counsel, note the clock. Under Cal. Gov. Code § 12960, the governing period is three years to file a discrimination, harassment, or retaliation complaint with the Civil Rights Department. After the CRD issues a right-to-sue notice, suit must follow within one year (Cal. Gov. Code § 12965). Most wage claims reach back three years under Cal. Code Civ. Proc. § 338: up to four via Bus. & Prof. Code § 17200.

This page is the Santa Barbara County chapter of the registry's statewide record · Employment Attorneys in California collects all 58 counties.

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Statute of limitations

Three years to file a discrimination, harassment, or retaliation complaint with the Civil Rights Department.

Cal. Gov. Code § 12960

After the CRD issues a right-to-sue notice, suit must follow within one year (Cal. Gov. Code § 12965). Most wage claims reach back three years under Cal. Code Civ. Proc. § 338: up to four via Bus. & Prof. Code § 17200.

Employment · Santa Barbara County roster

140 attorneys on the official State Bar of California roll list employment among their practice areas with an address of record in Santa Barbara County.

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

The roster concentrates in Santa Barbara (112), Santa Maria (11), Goleta (10) and Carpinteria (3).

2 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 8, 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 1969 to 2025.

The employers most represented here are Mullen & Henzell LLP (6), Fauver, Large, Archbald & Spray, LLP (4) and Kirk & Simas (3).

The full Santa Barbara County roster · 136 attorneys with an active license and a employment practice area: is listed by surname in the 1 sections below.

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Employment matters in Santa Barbara County

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

  • wrongful termination
  • unpaid wages and overtime
  • meal and rest break violations
  • misclassification as an independent contractor
  • sexual harassment
  • workplace discrimination
  • retaliation and whistleblower claims
  • pregnancy and family leave
  • disability accommodation
  • severance agreements
  • PAGA and wage-and-hour class actions

From the answer files

Can I be fired without a reason in California?Cal. Lab. Code § 2922When is my final paycheck due after leaving a job in California?Cal. Lab. Code §§ 201–203How does overtime pay work in California?Cal. Lab. Code § 510

Every employment attorney in Santa Barbara County, by surname

Adams – Zeman136 attorneys

Employment by city in Santa Barbara County

Employment in Santa BarbaraSanta Barbara County

Related counsel in Santa Barbara County

Workers Compensation Attorneys in Santa Barbara CountyCal. Lab. Code § 5405Civil Rights Attorneys in Santa Barbara County42 U.S.C. § 1983 / Cal. Code Civ. Proc. § 335.1Business Lawyers in Santa Barbara CountyCal. Code Civ. Proc. § 337All practice areas in Santa Barbara CountyCounty record

Employment in nearby counties

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Source: Cal. Gov. Code § 12960 · 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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