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Real Estate Attorneys in Contra Costa County, California

Looking for a real estate attorney near you in Contra Costa County? Explore the county record for real estate attorneys on the State Bar of California's official roll and review each profile for yourself.

An East Bay county of more than a million residents stretching from the Carquinez Strait refineries to the Highway 4 and 680 suburbs; the Wakefield Taylor Courthouse in Martinez anchors its civil calendars. The court of record is the Superior Court of California, County of Contra Costa · counsel who appear there regularly read the local calendar better than any brochure.

Deadlines shape these cases before merits do · three years for trespass or injury to real property; four years on written contracts (§ 337) (Cal. Code Civ. Proc. § 338(b)). Adverse possession and prescriptive easement claims require five years of qualifying use (Cal. Code Civ. Proc. §§ 321–325). Seller non-disclosure claims sound in fraud: three years from discovery (§ 338(d)).

This page is the Contra Costa County chapter of the registry's statewide record · Real Estate Lawyers in California collects all 58 counties.

The clock & the court

Statute of limitations

Three years for trespass or injury to real property; four years on written contracts (§ 337).

Cal. Code Civ. Proc. § 338(b)

Adverse possession and prescriptive easement claims require five years of qualifying use (Cal. Code Civ. Proc. §§ 321–325). Seller non-disclosure claims sound in fraud: three years from discovery (§ 338(d)).

Court of record

Superior Court of California, County of Contra Costa.

County seat: Martinez

Main courthouse: Wakefield Taylor Courthouse, 725 Court Street, Martinez, CA 94553

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: contracosta.courts.ca.gov

Real Estate · Contra Costa County roster

555 attorneys on the official State Bar of California roll list real estate among their practice areas with an address of record in Contra Costa County.

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

The roster concentrates in Walnut Creek (278), Lafayette (57), Concord (47) and San Ramon (36).

8 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 8, 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 1964 to 2026.

The employers most represented here are Miller Starr Regalia (33), Brothers Smith LLP (8) and Berding & Weil LLP (7).

The full Contra Costa County roster · 527 attorneys with an active license and a real estate practice area: is listed by surname in the 3 sections below.

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Real Estate matters in Contra Costa County

The matters this field covers, as Californians search for them. Each attorney's own profile states which of these they take.

  • purchase and sale disputes
  • seller nondisclosure claims
  • boundary and easement disputes
  • quiet title
  • partition actions
  • HOA disputes
  • commercial leases
  • escrow and title problems
  • eminent domain
  • foreclosure defense

From the answer files

What does a home seller have to disclose in California?Cal. Civ. Code § 1102How much does a real estate attorney cost in California?Cal. Bus. & Prof. Code § 6148How long does a partition action take in California?Cal. Code Civ. Proc. § 872.710

Every real estate attorney in Contra Costa County, by surname

Abate – Geyer175 attorneysGill – Obeysekere175 attorneysObrien – Yudien177 attorneys

Related counsel in Contra Costa County

Tenant Rights Lawyers in Contra Costa CountyCal. Code Civ. Proc. § 1161Construction Attorneys in Contra Costa CountyCal. Civ. Code § 8412Business Lawyers in Contra Costa CountyCal. Code Civ. Proc. § 337All practice areas in Contra Costa CountyCounty record

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Source: Cal. Code Civ. Proc. § 338(b) · 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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