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Personal Injury Lawyers in Santa Monica, California

Looking for a personal injury lawyer near you in Santa Monica? Explore the Los Angeles County record for personal injury attorneys on the State Bar of California's official roll and review each profile for yourself.

Santa Monica is a city of roughly 91,000, and its personal injury matters are heard at the Los Angeles County Superior Court: Santa Monica Courthouse. Westside civil matters are heard at the Santa Monica Courthouse on Main Street; the city administers its own rent control charter amendment, one of the strictest in California, which drives a distinctive landlord–tenant docket.

The law also keeps time: two years from the date of injury under 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. The plaque below carries the citation; the roster and questions that follow carry the rest.

This page is the Santa Monica 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 · Los Angeles County

Superior Court of California, County of Los Angeles.

Courthouse at the county seat: Stanley Mosk Courthouse, 111 North Hill Street, Los Angeles, CA 90012

For Santa Monica: Los Angeles County Superior Court: Santa Monica Courthouse.

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 · Santa Monica roster

141 active attorneys with an address of record in Santa Monica list personal injury among their practice areas on the registry, out of 1,957 active attorneys whose address of record is in Santa Monica.

By count, the practice areas most often listed by Santa Monica attorneys are business law (517), litigation (324), employment (207), real estate (198) and intellectual property (197). A count of listings, not a measure of skill.

2 of the 1,957 have claimed and verified their record here; every other listing is the official record as published.

For 65 of the 1,957 active attorneys in Santa Monica, the registry holds a firm website published in a language other than English; by count, Spanish (55), Chinese (28), Arabic (22) and French (21). 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 Santa Monica. 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 Santa Monica