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Litigation Lawyers in Kern 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 Kern County. Verification describes profile identity, not quality or outcomes.

Oil, agriculture, and logistics country at the Valley's southern end; the Metropolitan Division in Bakersfield anchors the county's calendars. The court of record is the Superior Court of California, County of Kern · counsel who appear there regularly read the local calendar better than any brochure.

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 Kern 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 Kern.

County seat: Bakersfield

Courthouse at the county seat: Metropolitan Division, 1415 Truxtun Ave, Bakersfield, CA 93301

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.kern.courts.ca.gov

Litigation · Kern County roster

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

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

The roster concentrates in Bakersfield (102), Tehachapi (3), Kernville (2) and Shafter (2).

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 10, 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 1963 to 2025.

The employers most represented here are Klein DeNatale Goldner (7), Young Wooldridge, LLP (4) and Zimmer & Melton, LLP (4).

The full Kern County roster · 110 attorneys with an active license and a litigation practice area: is listed by surname in the 1 sections below.

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Litigation matters in Kern 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 Kern County, by surname

Aghishian – Zimmer110 attorneys

Litigation by city in Kern County

Litigation in BakersfieldKern County

Related counsel in Kern County

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

Litigation in nearby counties

Litigation in San Luis Obispo County98 attorneysLitigation in Kings County20 attorneysLitigation in Tulare County44 attorneysLitigation in Inyo County3 attorneysLitigation in San Bernardino County327 attorneysLitigation in Los Angeles County10,653 attorneysLitigation in Ventura County433 attorneysLitigation in Santa Barbara County233 attorneysLitigation Attorneys in CaliforniaStatewide record

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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