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Personal Injury Lawyers in Kern County, California

Searching for a personal injury lawyer in Kern County? Counsel for injuries caused by another's negligence: collisions, falls, and unsafe conditions. This page indexes the county's personal injury coverage from the State Bar of California's official roll, with identity-verification markers where available.

Venue matters. Personal injury cases from Kern County are ordinarily heard at the Superior Court of California, County of Kern. Oil, agriculture, and logistics country at the Valley's southern end; the Metropolitan Division in Bakersfield anchors the county's calendars.

Deadlines shape these cases before merits do · 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.

This page is the Kern County chapter of the registry's statewide record · Personal Injury Lawyers in California collects all 58 counties.

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The clock & the court

Statute of limitations

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.

Court of record

Superior Court of California, County of Kern.

County seat: Bakersfield

Courthouse at the county seat: Metropolitan Division, 1415 Truxtun Ave, Bakersfield, CA 93301

Help with forms without a lawyer: the court's self-help center (source: The court's official website, read 2026-09-27).

Official court information, locations, and filing rules: www.kern.courts.ca.gov

Personal Injury · Kern County roster

80 attorneys on the official State Bar of California roll list personal injury among their practice areas with an address of record in Kern County.

75 of them hold an active licence; the remainder are recorded as inactive and are not currently eligible to practise.

The roster concentrates in Bakersfield (72), Tehachapi (2), Kernville (1) and Lake Isabella (1).

For 23, the registry records a language other than English, almost always from a firm website published in that language; that describes the website, not an attorney's own ability.

Admission years on this roster run from 1970 to 2026.

The employers most represented here are Rodriguez & Associates (7), Chain | Cohn | Clark, A Law Corporation (2) and Clifford & Brown APC (2).

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Personal Injury matters in Kern County

The matters this field covers, as Californians search for them. Each attorney's own profile states which of these they take.

  • car and truck accidents
  • motorcycle and bicycle accidents
  • pedestrian accidents
  • rideshare accidents
  • slip-and-fall and premises liability
  • dog bites
  • wrongful death
  • brain and spinal cord injuries
  • product liability
  • burn injuries

From the answer files

How long do I have to file a personal injury claim in California?Cal. Code Civ. Proc. § 335.1What is the deadline to sue a California city, county, or the State?Cal. Gov. Code § 911.2Can I still recover damages in California if the accident was partly my fault?Li v. Yellow Cab Co. (1975) 13 Cal.3d 804

Personal Injury by city in Kern County

Personal Injury in BakersfieldKern County

Related counsel in Kern County

Medical Malpractice Attorneys in Kern CountyCal. Code Civ. Proc. § 340.5Workers Compensation Attorneys in Kern CountyCal. Lab. Code § 5405Insurance Attorneys in Kern CountyCal. Ins. Code § 2071All practice areas in Kern CountyCounty record

Personal Injury in nearby counties

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Source: Cal. Code Civ. Proc. § 335.1 · State Bar of California licensee records · Checked: · Maintained by the California Attorney Registry from official State Bar of California records. Legal information, not legal advice.

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