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Landlord–Tenant Attorneys in Los Angeles County, California

Counsel for rentals on both sides of the lease, evictions, deposits, and habitability. In Los Angeles County, that work runs through the Superior Court of California, County of Los Angeles. This directory presents landlord–tenant records from official State Bar of California data in neutral order.

Home to roughly a quarter of all Californians, Los Angeles County operates the largest unified trial court in the nation, with dozens of courthouses from Lancaster to Long Beach. The court of record is the Superior Court of California, County of Los Angeles · counsel who appear there regularly read the local calendar better than any brochure.

Deadlines shape these cases before merits do · unlawful detainer deadlines run in days: a three-day notice starts most non-payment cases (Cal. Code Civ. Proc. § 1161). A tenant served with an unlawful detainer summons has ten court days to respond (Cal. Code Civ. Proc. § 1167). Security deposits must be accounted for within 21 days of move-out (Cal. Civ. Code § 1950.5).

This page is the Los Angeles County chapter of the registry's statewide record · Tenant Rights Attorneys in California collects all 58 counties.

The clock & the court

Statute of limitations

Unlawful detainer deadlines run in days: a three-day notice starts most non-payment cases.

Cal. Code Civ. Proc. § 1161

A tenant served with an unlawful detainer summons has ten court days to respond (Cal. Code Civ. Proc. § 1167). Security deposits must be accounted for within 21 days of move-out (Cal. Civ. Code § 1950.5).

Court of record

Superior Court of California, County of Los Angeles.

County seat: Los Angeles

Courthouse at the county seat: Stanley Mosk Courthouse, 111 North Hill Street, Los Angeles, CA 90012

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.lacourt.ca.gov

Landlord–Tenant · Los Angeles County roster

1,119 attorneys on the official State Bar of California roll list landlord–tenant among their practice areas with an address of record in Los Angeles County.

1,113 of them hold an active licence; the remainder are recorded as inactive and are not currently eligible to practise.

The roster concentrates in Los Angeles (479), Glendale (58), Long Beach (44) and Santa Monica (42).

3 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 102, 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 1962 to 2026.

The employers most represented here are Inner City Law Center (32), Legal Aid Foundation of Los Angeles (18) and Kimball, Tirey & St. John LLP (13).

Michael S. Nakh

Landlord–Tenant · Glendale · Los Angeles County

Bar #356320 · Admitted 2024

Speaks Arabic, American Sign Language, Spanish, Persian, French, Hindi, Armenian, Japanese, Korean, Punjabi, Portuguese, Russian, Tagalog, Vietnamese, Chinese · Taking new clients (attorney stated)

Identity verified · View the record →

Call(855) 615-1218

Jason A. Rastegar

Landlord–Tenant · Torrance · Los Angeles County

Bar #355141 · Admitted 2024

Speaks Spanish, Persian, French, Japanese, Tagalog, Vietnamese · Taking new clients (attorney stated)

Identity verified · View the record →

Call(310) 961-9600

The full Los Angeles County roster · 1,112 attorneys with an active license and a landlord–tenant practice area: is listed by surname in the 5 sections below.

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Landlord–Tenant matters in Los Angeles County

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

  • eviction (unlawful detainer) defense
  • security deposit disputes
  • rent control and rent increases
  • habitability and repairs
  • landlord harassment and retaliation
  • illegal lockouts and utility shutoffs
  • lease breaks and early termination
  • Ellis Act and owner move-in evictions
  • tenant buyouts
  • roommate and subletting disputes

From the answer files

When must a landlord return a security deposit in California?Cal. Civ. Code § 1950.5How much can a landlord raise rent in California?Cal. Civ. Code § 1947.12What are my rights if my California rental is uninhabitable?Cal. Civ. Code § 1941.1

Every landlord–tenant attorney in Los Angeles County, by surname

Abdelmessih – Deangooderham223 attorneysDefrance – Howard225 attorneysHsu – Mehrabian220 attorneysMere – Schapiro222 attorneysSchlanger – Zohar222 attorneys

Landlord–Tenant by city in Los Angeles County

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Related counsel in Los Angeles County

Real Estate Attorneys in Los Angeles CountyCal. Code Civ. Proc. § 338(b)Consumer Protection Attorneys in Los Angeles CountyCal. Civ. Code § 1790 et seq. (Song–Beverly)Civil Rights Attorneys in Los Angeles County42 U.S.C. § 1983 / Cal. Code Civ. Proc. § 335.1All practice areas in Los Angeles CountyCounty record

Landlord–Tenant in nearby counties

Landlord–Tenant in Kern County24 attorneysLandlord–Tenant in San Bernardino County60 attorneysLandlord–Tenant in Orange County446 attorneysLandlord–Tenant in Ventura County66 attorneysTenant Rights Attorneys in CaliforniaStatewide record

Source: Cal. Code Civ. Proc. § 1161 · 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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