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Litigation Attorneys in Long Beach, California

Looking for a litigation attorney near you in Long Beach? Explore the Los Angeles County record for litigation attorneys on the State Bar of California's official roll and review each profile for yourself.

Civil and criminal matters for the harbor area are heard at the Deukmejian Courthouse on Magnolia Avenue, one of the busiest branch courthouses in Los Angeles County; the port economy shapes a steady docket of employment, injury, and maritime-adjacent disputes. For litigation cases, venue ordinarily lies with the Los Angeles County Superior Court: Governor George Deukmejian Courthouse · which is why 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 Long Beach chapter of the registry's statewide record · Litigation Attorneys in California collects every county and city.

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 · Los Angeles County

Superior Court of California, County of Los Angeles.

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

For Long Beach: Los Angeles County Superior Court: Governor George Deukmejian Courthouse.

Court website · Self-help center · Source: The court's official website, read 2026-09-27. Venue depends on the case; legal information, not legal advice.

Litigation · Long Beach roster

269 active attorneys with an address of record in Long Beach list litigation among their practice areas on the registry, out of 1,545 active attorneys whose address of record is in Long Beach.

By count, the practice areas most often listed by Long Beach attorneys are litigation (269), personal injury (262), business law (234), employment (183) and estate planning (155). A count of listings, not a measure of skill.

3 of the 1,545 have claimed and verified their record here; every other listing is the official record as published.

For 97 of the 1,545 active attorneys in Long Beach, the registry holds a firm website published in a language other than English; by count, Spanish (94), Chinese (21), Persian (18) and Armenian (18). That describes the website, not the attorney's own ability; an attorney's profile says when they have confirmed a language themselves.

Reading the roster in Long Beach. Litigation is a process craft, and the useful questions are practical: how many cases like yours the attorney has taken through discovery and to trial or arbitration, which courthouse they appear in, and who will actually handle the hearings. Ask for an early read on likely cost against the amount in dispute, whether mediation is realistic, and how fees are structured: hourly, contingency, or a blend. If you have been served, bring the summons and complaint and note the date of service; the time to respond runs from service, not from when you read it.

Address of record in Long Beach