Leif H. Kleven
Personal Injury · Chula Vista · San Diego County
Bar #263679 · Admitted 2009
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Looking for a personal injury lawyer near you in Chula Vista? Explore the San Diego County record for personal injury attorneys on the State Bar of California's official roll and review each profile for yourself.
The South County Regional Center in Chula Vista handles criminal, traffic, and small claims matters for the corridor between National City and the San Ysidro border crossing, with major civil cases centralized downtown. For personal injury cases, venue ordinarily lies with the San Diego County Superior Court: South County Division · which is why counsel who appear there regularly read the local calendar better than any brochure.
Before comparing counsel, note the clock. Under Cal. Code Civ. Proc. § 335.1, the governing period is two years from the date of injury. Claims against a public entity require an administrative claim within six months under Cal. Gov. Code § 911.2. Property-damage-only claims run three years under Cal. Code Civ. Proc. § 338.
This page is the Chula Vista chapter of the registry's statewide record · Personal Injury Attorneys in California collects every county and city.
Two years from the date of injury.
Cal. Code Civ. Proc. § 335.1
Claims against a public entity require an administrative claim within six months under Cal. Gov. Code § 911.2. Property-damage-only claims run three years under Cal. Code Civ. Proc. § 338.
Superior Court of California, County of San Diego.
Main courthouse: Central Courthouse, 1100 Union Street, San Diego, CA 92101
For Chula Vista: San Diego County Superior Court: South County Division.
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.
41 active attorneys with an address of record in Chula Vista list personal injury among their practice areas on the registry, out of 286 active attorneys whose address of record is in Chula Vista.
By count, the practice areas most often listed by Chula Vista attorneys are criminal defense (62), family law (42), personal injury (41), estate planning (36) and business law (34). A count of listings, not a measure of skill.
1 of the 286 has claimed and verified their record here; every other listing is the official record as published.
For 16 of the 286 active attorneys in Chula Vista, the registry holds a language other than English; by count, Spanish (16). 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 Chula Vista. When reading the roster for an injury matter, weigh trial experience in the county where the crash or fall happened, familiarity with the local superior court's personal-injury hub departments, and how the attorney handles fees, most injury attorneys work on contingency, so ask what percentage applies and who advances costs. Attorneys who practice personal injury regularly will move quickly on evidence preservation and the six-month government-claim deadline when a public entity is involved.
Address of record in Chula Vista
Personal Injury · Chula Vista · San Diego County
Bar #263679 · Admitted 2009
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Personal Injury · Chula Vista · San Diego County
Bar #243554 · Admitted 2006
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Personal Injury · Chula Vista · San Diego County
Bar #351073 · Admitted 2023
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Personal Injury · Chula Vista · San Diego County
Bar #285950 · Admitted 2012
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Personal Injury · Chula Vista · San Diego County
Bar #340131 · Admitted 2021
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Personal Injury · Chula Vista · San Diego County
Bar #97748 · Admitted 1981
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Personal Injury · Chula Vista · San Diego County
Bar #71996 · Admitted 1976
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Personal Injury · Chula Vista · San Diego County
Bar #315890 · Admitted 2017
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Personal Injury · Chula Vista · San Diego County
Bar #256878 · Admitted 2008
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Personal Injury · Chula Vista · San Diego County
Bar #283275 · Admitted 2012
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In the last 30 days attorneys have read 16 filed matters on the registry.
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The matters this field covers, as Californians search for them. Each attorney's own profile states which of these they take.
No consumer matter was submitted to the registry's case review from San Diego County in the last 90 days. Consumers describe a matter; attorneys on the registry read it and decide for themselves whether to pursue it, and the registry assigns it to no one.
Chula Vista is in San Diego County, whose trial court is the Superior Court of California, County of San Diego. The court lists its main courthouse as the Central Courthouse, 1100 Union Street, San Diego, CA 92101. For Chula Vista: San Diego County Superior Court: South County Division. Where a particular case is filed depends on the case and the venue rules, and the court's website (https://www.sdcourt.ca.gov) lists every location. This is legal information, not legal advice.
The Superior Court of California, County of San Diego runs a self-help center for people going to court without a lawyer: https://www.sdcourt.ca.gov/sdcourt/generalinformation/selfhelp. It explains forms and procedures; it does not act as your lawyer.
41 active attorneys list personal injury among their practice areas on the registry with an address of record in Chula Vista, out of 286 active attorneys there. They are listed first in the roster on this page, in neutral order.
For 16 of the 286 active attorneys in Chula Vista, the registry holds a language other than English; by count, Spanish (16). Attorneys themselves confirmed Spanish (1); the rest come from a firm website published in that language, which describes the website, not the attorney.
Yes. No consumer matter was submitted to the registry's case review from San Diego County in the last 90 days. Consumers describe a matter; attorneys on the registry read it and decide for themselves whether to pursue it, and the registry assigns it to no one.
San Diego; each lists the attorneys whose address of record is in that city first.
Legal information, not legal advice.
Source: Cal. Code Civ. Proc. § 335.1 · State Bar of California licensee records · Superior Court of California, County of San Diego, official court information read 2026-09-27 · Checked: · Maintained by the California Attorney Registry from official State Bar of California records. Legal information, not legal advice.
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