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Medical Malpractice Attorneys in Santa Monica, California

Searching for a medical malpractice attorney in Santa Monica? Counsel for harm done in care: negligence by physicians, hospitals, and clinics. This page indexes Santa Monica's medical malpractice coverage from the State Bar of California's official roll, with identity-verification markers where available.

Venue matters. Medical malpractice cases from Santa Monica are ordinarily heard at the Los Angeles County Superior Court: Santa Monica Courthouse, serving a city of roughly 91,000. Westside civil matters are heard at the Santa Monica Courthouse on Main Street; the city administers its own rent control charter amendment, one of the strictest in California, which drives a distinctive landlord–tenant docket.

Deadlines shape these cases before merits do · 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).

This page is the Santa Monica chapter of the registry's statewide record · Medical Malpractice Attorneys 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 Santa Monica: Los Angeles County Superior Court: Santa Monica 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 · Santa Monica roster

32 active attorneys with an address of record in Santa Monica list medical malpractice among their practice areas on the registry, out of 1,957 active attorneys whose address of record is in Santa Monica.

By count, the practice areas most often listed by Santa Monica attorneys are business law (517), litigation (324), employment (207), real estate (198) and intellectual property (197). A count of listings, not a measure of skill.

2 of the 1,957 have claimed and verified their record here; every other listing is the official record as published.

For 65 of the 1,957 active attorneys in Santa Monica, the registry holds a firm website published in a language other than English; by count, Spanish (55), Chinese (28), Arabic (22) and French (21). 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 Santa Monica. 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 Santa Monica