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Medical Malpractice Lawyers in Los Angeles, California

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

Los Angeles is home to more than 3.8 million people, and its medical malpractice matters are heard at the Los Angeles County Superior Court: Stanley Mosk Courthouse, downtown. Los Angeles County Superior Court is the largest unified trial court in the United States, with dozens of courthouses spread across the county and dedicated personal injury, complex civil, family, and probate operations.

The law also keeps time: three years from the injury, or one year from discovery, whichever comes first under Cal. Code Civ. Proc. § 340.5. A 90-day notice of intent to sue must precede the filing (Cal. Code Civ. Proc. § 364). Minors under six have until age eight or three years, whichever is longer (§ 340.5). The plaque below carries the citation; the roster and questions that follow carry the rest.

This page is the Los Angeles chapter of the registry's statewide record · Medical Malpractice Lawyers in California collects every county and city.

The clock & the court

Statute of limitations

Three years from the injury, or one year from discovery, whichever comes first.

Cal. Code Civ. Proc. § 340.5

A 90-day notice of intent to sue must precede the filing (Cal. Code Civ. Proc. § 364). Minors under six have until age eight or three years, whichever is longer (§ 340.5).

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 Los Angeles: Los Angeles County Superior Court: Stanley Mosk Courthouse, downtown.

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.

Medical Malpractice · Los Angeles roster

242 active attorneys with an address of record in Los Angeles list medical malpractice among their practice areas on the registry, out of 29,383 active attorneys whose address of record is in Los Angeles.

By count, the practice areas most often listed by Los Angeles attorneys are litigation (5,887), business law (5,879), employment (3,461), personal injury (2,623) and real estate (2,493). A count of listings, not a measure of skill.

28 of the 29,383 have claimed and verified their record here; every other listing is the official record as published.

For 3,341 of the 29,383 active attorneys in Los Angeles, the registry holds a language other than English; by count, Spanish (2,262), Chinese (1,272), French (959) and Japanese (634). Attorneys themselves confirmed Spanish (2) and French (1); the rest come from a firm website published in that language, which describes the website, not the attorney.

Reading the roster in Los Angeles. Medical negligence cases are expert-driven and expensive to prosecute, so attorneys who practice in this field screen carefully, expect an early records review before a commitment. Ask who funds the expert costs, how MICRA's damage caps and fee schedule shape the case value, and whether arbitration agreements from the provider's intake paperwork apply. Timelines matter twice here: the one-year discovery clock and the 90-day notice of intent under § 364.

Address of record in Los Angeles