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Personal Injury Lawyers in Orange County, California

Every personal injury lawyer and personal injury attorney listing on this page traces back to the State Bar of California's official roll, filtered to personal injury matters arising in Orange County. Verification describes profile identity, not quality or outcomes.

Venue matters. Personal injury cases from Orange County are ordinarily heard at the Superior Court of California, County of Orange. California's third-most-populous county; the Central Justice Center and the Civil Complex Center in Santa Ana anchor a court system known for complex civil administration.

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 Orange 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 Orange.

County seat: Santa Ana

Courthouse at the county seat: Central Justice Center, 700 Civic Center Drive West, Santa Ana, CA 92701

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.occourts.org

Personal Injury · Orange County roster

2,381 attorneys on the official State Bar of California roll list personal injury among their practice areas with an address of record in Orange County.

2,333 of them hold an active licence; the remainder are recorded as inactive and are not currently eligible to practise.

The roster concentrates in Irvine (761), Newport Beach (353), Santa Ana (241) and Costa Mesa (181).

19 hold a State Bar Certified Legal Specialist designation, a certification issued by the State Bar's Board of Legal Specialization, and not a rating or a ranking.

For 279, 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 1963 to 2026.

The employers most represented here are Everett Dorey LLP (35), Sweet James LLP (15) and Bretoi, Lutz & Stele (14).

The full Orange County roster · 2,332 attorneys with an active license and a personal injury practice area: is listed by surname in the 11 sections below.

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Personal Injury matters in Orange 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

Every personal injury attorney in Orange County, by surname

Aarons – Bond217 attorneysBonesteel – Crawford210 attorneysCrede – Fitzsimmons212 attorneysFleming – Hemati213 attorneysHemmati – Kennell203 attorneysKenney – Macdonald217 attorneysMachado – Nahas209 attorneysNajafi – Plante210 attorneysPlatt – Schuetze219 attorneysSchulz – Torkzadeh215 attorneysTorosi – Zwick207 attorneys

Personal Injury by city in Orange County

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Related counsel in Orange County

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

Personal Injury in nearby counties

Personal Injury in Los Angeles County6,771 attorneysPersonal Injury in San Bernardino County294 attorneysPersonal Injury in Riverside County311 attorneysPersonal Injury in San Diego County1,766 attorneysPersonal Injury Lawyers in CaliforniaStatewide record

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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