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Litigation Lawyers in Contra Costa County, California

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

Venue matters. Litigation cases from Contra Costa County are ordinarily heard at the Superior Court of California, County of Contra Costa. An East Bay county of more than a million residents stretching from the Carquinez Strait refineries to the Highway 4 and 680 suburbs; the Wakefield Taylor Courthouse in Martinez anchors its civil calendars.

Deadlines shape these cases before merits do · two years for personal injury (§ 335.1); four years on a written contract (§ 337); three years for property damage and fraud (§ 338); two years on an oral contract (§ 339) (Cal. Code Civ. Proc. §§ 335.1, 337, 338, 339). A defendant served with a summons generally has 30 days to respond (Cal. Code Civ. Proc. § 412.20(a)(3)). Injury claims against a public entity first require a written government claim within six months (Gov. Code § 911.2).

This page is the Contra Costa County chapter of the registry's statewide record · Litigation Attorneys in California collects all 58 counties.

The clock & the court

Statute of limitations

Two years for personal injury (§ 335.1); four years on a written contract (§ 337); three years for property damage and fraud (§ 338); two years on an oral contract (§ 339).

Cal. Code Civ. Proc. §§ 335.1, 337, 338, 339

A defendant served with a summons generally has 30 days to respond (Cal. Code Civ. Proc. § 412.20(a)(3)). Injury claims against a public entity first require a written government claim within six months (Gov. Code § 911.2).

Court of record

Superior Court of California, County of Contra Costa.

County seat: Martinez

Main courthouse: Wakefield Taylor Courthouse, 725 Court Street, Martinez, CA 94553

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: contracosta.courts.ca.gov

Litigation · Contra Costa County roster

759 attorneys on the official State Bar of California roll list litigation among their practice areas with an address of record in Contra Costa County.

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

The roster concentrates in Walnut Creek (381), Concord (65), San Ramon (58) and Lafayette (56).

13 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 29, 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 1966 to 2025.

The employers most represented here are Collins + Collins LLP (7), Lewis Brisbois Bisgaard & Smith LLP (7) and Berding & Weil LLP (6).

The full Contra Costa County roster · 727 attorneys with an active license and a litigation practice area: is listed by surname in the 4 sections below.

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Litigation matters in Contra Costa County

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

  • filing a civil lawsuit
  • defending a lawsuit
  • responding to a summons and complaint
  • discovery and depositions
  • motions and injunctions
  • jury and bench trials
  • mediation and settlement
  • arbitration hearings
  • limited civil cases up to $35,000
  • complex and multi-party cases
  • class actions
  • post-trial motions
  • enforcing and collecting a judgment

Every litigation attorney in Contra Costa County, by surname

Abbasi – Dunn183 attorneysDurham – Lee182 attorneysLemmons – Rathfon181 attorneysRatner – Zmrzel181 attorneys

Related counsel in Contra Costa County

Business Lawyers in Contra Costa CountyCal. Code Civ. Proc. § 337Personal Injury Lawyers in Contra Costa CountyCal. Code Civ. Proc. § 335.1Employment Lawyers in Contra Costa CountyCal. Gov. Code § 12960All practice areas in Contra Costa CountyCounty record

Litigation in nearby counties

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Source: Cal. Code Civ. Proc. §§ 335.1, 337, 338, 339 · 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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