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Personal Injury Lawyers in Modesto, California

Counsel for injuries caused by another's negligence: collisions, falls, and unsafe conditions. In Modesto, that work runs through Stanislaus County's courts. This directory presents personal injury records from official State Bar of California data in neutral order.

Stanislaus County Superior Court hears the county's calendars in downtown Modesto, with a new courthouse project underway; food processing and agriculture dominate the local economy and its employment and injury caseload. For personal injury cases, venue ordinarily lies with the Stanislaus County Superior Court, Modesto · 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 Modesto chapter of the registry's statewide record · Personal Injury Attorneys in California collects every county and city.

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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 · Stanislaus County

Superior Court of California, County of Stanislaus.

Main courthouse: Main Courthouse, 800 11th Street, Modesto, CA 95354

For Modesto: Stanislaus County Superior Court, Modesto.

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.

Personal Injury · Modesto roster

57 active attorneys with an address of record in Modesto list personal injury among their practice areas on the registry, out of 456 active attorneys whose address of record is in Modesto.

By count, the practice areas most often listed by Modesto attorneys are criminal defense (132), estate planning (78), business law (76), litigation (60) and real estate (59). A count of listings, not a measure of skill.

None of the 456 has yet claimed and verified their record here; every listing is the official record as published.

For 42 of the 456 active attorneys in Modesto, the registry holds a firm website published in a language other than English; by count, Spanish (42), Persian (20), Punjabi (11) and Hindi (10). 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 Modesto. 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 Modesto