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Medical Malpractice Lawyers in San Jose, California

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

San Jose is a city of roughly 971,000, and its medical malpractice matters are heard at the Santa Clara County Superior Court: Downtown Superior Courthouse. Santa Clara County Superior Court runs a complex civil litigation division that hears many of the technology sector's trade secret, employment, and shareholder disputes; the federal Northern District's San Jose division sits a few blocks away.

Before comparing counsel, note the clock. Under Cal. Code Civ. Proc. § 340.5, the governing period is three years from the injury, or one year from discovery, whichever comes first. 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).

This page is the San Jose 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 · Santa Clara County

Superior Court of California, County of Santa Clara.

Main courthouse: Downtown Superior Court (DTS), 191 North First Street, San Jose, CA 95113

For San Jose: Santa Clara County Superior Court: Downtown Superior 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.

Medical Malpractice · San Jose roster

19 active attorneys with an address of record in San Jose list medical malpractice among their practice areas on the registry, out of 3,596 active attorneys whose address of record is in San Jose.

By count, the practice areas most often listed by San Jose attorneys are business law (698), criminal defense (462), litigation (457), intellectual property (379) and family law (321). A count of listings, not a measure of skill.

6 of the 3,596 have claimed and verified their record here; every other listing is the official record as published.

For 269 of the 3,596 active attorneys in San Jose, the registry holds a language other than English; by count, Spanish (171), Chinese (136), Japanese (115) and French (114). Attorneys themselves confirmed Spanish (1); the rest come from a firm website published in that language, which describes the website, not the attorney.

Reading the roster in San Jose. 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 San Jose