Brian K. Gearinger
Personal Injury · Santa Rosa · Sonoma County
Bar #146125 · Admitted 1990
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The RegistryNorth Coast · California
Counsel for injuries caused by another's negligence: collisions, falls, and unsafe conditions. In Santa Rosa, that work runs through Sonoma County's courts. This directory presents personal injury records from official State Bar of California data in neutral order.
Sonoma County Superior Court sits at the Hall of Justice in Santa Rosa; wildfire recovery since 2017 has made insurance, construction, and property claims a durable part of the local civil docket alongside wine-industry employment and land-use work. For personal injury cases, venue ordinarily lies with the Sonoma County Superior Court: Hall of Justice, Santa Rosa · 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 Santa Rosa chapter of the registry's statewide record · Personal Injury Attorneys in California collects every county and city.
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.
Superior Court of California, County of Sonoma.
Main courthouse: Hall of Justice, 625 Administration Drive, Santa Rosa, CA 95403
For Santa Rosa: Sonoma County Superior Court: Hall of Justice, Santa Rosa.
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.
86 active attorneys with an address of record in Santa Rosa list personal injury among their practice areas on the registry, out of 905 active attorneys whose address of record is in Santa Rosa.
By count, the practice areas most often listed by Santa Rosa attorneys are business law (188), criminal defense (160), estate planning (154), litigation (140) and real estate (139). A count of listings, not a measure of skill.
1 of the 905 has claimed and verified their record here; every other listing is the official record as published.
For 89 of the 905 active attorneys in Santa Rosa, the registry holds a firm website published in a language other than English; by count, Spanish (87), Persian (76), Punjabi (75) and Armenian (72). 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 Rosa. 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 Rosa
Personal Injury · Santa Rosa · Sonoma County
Bar #146125 · Admitted 1990
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Personal Injury · Santa Rosa · Sonoma County
Bar #137777 · Admitted 1988
1 published opinion on record
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Personal Injury · Santa Rosa · Sonoma County
Bar #214142 · Admitted 2001
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Personal Injury · Santa Rosa · Sonoma County
Bar #342613 · Admitted 2022
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Personal Injury · Santa Rosa · Sonoma County
Bar #270753 · Admitted 2010
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Personal Injury · Santa Rosa · Sonoma County
Bar #61413 · Admitted 1974
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Personal Injury · Santa Rosa · Sonoma County
Bar #112961 · Admitted 1984
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Personal Injury · Santa Rosa · Sonoma County
Bar #175608 · Admitted 1995
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Personal Injury · Santa Rosa · Sonoma County
Bar #136018 · Admitted 1988
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Personal Injury · Santa Rosa · Sonoma County
Bar #355071 · Admitted 2024
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In the last 30 days attorneys have read 11 filed matters on the registry.
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The matters this field covers, as Californians search for them. Each attorney's own profile states which of these they take.
1 consumer matter was submitted to the registry's case review from Sonoma County in the last 90 days. Consumers describe a matter; attorneys on the registry read it and decide for themselves whether to pursue it, and the registry assigns it to no one.
Santa Rosa is in Sonoma County, whose trial court is the Superior Court of California, County of Sonoma. The court lists its main courthouse as the Hall of Justice, 625 Administration Drive, Santa Rosa, CA 95403. For Santa Rosa: Sonoma County Superior Court: Hall of Justice, Santa Rosa. Where a particular case is filed depends on the case and the venue rules, and the court's website (https://sonoma.courts.ca.gov) lists every location. This is legal information, not legal advice.
The Superior Court of California, County of Sonoma runs a self-help center for people going to court without a lawyer: https://sonoma.courts.ca.gov/self-help. It explains forms and procedures; it does not act as your lawyer.
86 active attorneys list personal injury among their practice areas on the registry with an address of record in Santa Rosa, out of 905 active attorneys there. They are listed first in the roster on this page, in neutral order.
For 89 of the 905 active attorneys in Santa Rosa, the registry holds a firm website published in a language other than English; by count, Spanish (87), Persian (76), Punjabi (75) and Armenian (72). That describes the website, not the attorney's own ability; an attorney's profile says when they have confirmed a language themselves.
Yes. 1 consumer matter was submitted to the registry's case review from Sonoma County in the last 90 days. Consumers describe a matter; attorneys on the registry read it and decide for themselves whether to pursue it, and the registry assigns it to no one.
Eureka; each lists the attorneys whose address of record is in that city first.
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Source: Cal. Code Civ. Proc. § 335.1 · State Bar of California licensee records · Superior Court of California, County of Sonoma, official court information read 2026-09-27 · Checked: · Maintained by the California Attorney Registry from official State Bar of California records. Legal information, not legal advice.
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