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Personal Injury Lawyers in Santa Cruz 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 Santa Cruz County. Verification describes profile identity, not quality or outcomes.

A Monterey Bay county pairing the university town of Santa Cruz with the Pajaro Valley's agriculture; the main courthouse sits in Santa Cruz, with a Watsonville branch serving the south county. The court of record is the Superior Court of California, County of Santa Cruz · 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 Santa Cruz 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 Santa Cruz.

County seat: Santa Cruz

Courthouse at the county seat: Santa Cruz Courthouse, 701 Ocean Street, Santa Cruz, CA 95060

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.santacruz.courts.ca.gov

Personal Injury · Santa Cruz County roster

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

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

The roster concentrates in Santa Cruz (17), Aptos (6), Capitola (3) and Scotts Valley (2).

For 3, 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 1971 to 2022.

The employers most represented here are Brereton, Mohamed, & Korte LLP (2).

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Personal Injury matters in Santa Cruz 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

Related counsel in Santa Cruz County

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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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