Dess K. Richardson
Real Estate · Irvine · Orange County
Bar #269540 · Admitted 2010
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The RegistryOrange County · California
Looking for a real estate attorney near you in Irvine? Explore the Orange County record for real estate attorneys on the State Bar of California's official roll and review each profile for yourself.
Irvine's master-planned business districts host a dense corporate and technology bar; civil matters are heard at Orange County Superior Court's Central Justice Center in Santa Ana and its Civil Complex Center, a statewide model for complex litigation. For real estate cases, venue ordinarily lies with the Orange County Superior Court: Central Justice Center, Santa Ana · which is why 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 Irvine chapter of the registry's statewide record · Real Estate Attorneys in California collects every county and city.
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)).
Superior Court of California, County of Orange.
Courthouse at the county seat: Central Justice Center, 700 Civic Center Drive West, Santa Ana, CA 92701
For Irvine: Orange County Superior Court: Central Justice Center, Santa Ana.
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.
921 active attorneys with an address of record in Irvine list real estate among their practice areas on the registry, out of 5,952 active attorneys whose address of record is in Irvine.
By count, the practice areas most often listed by Irvine attorneys are business law (1,638), litigation (1,387), real estate (921), employment (840) and personal injury (758). A count of listings, not a measure of skill.
10 of the 5,952 have claimed and verified their record here; every other listing is the official record as published.
For 402 of the 5,952 active attorneys in Irvine, the registry holds a language other than English; by count, Spanish (217), Chinese (147), French (135) and Japanese (115). Attorneys themselves confirmed Chinese (1) and Japanese (1); the rest come from a firm website published in that language, which describes the website, not the attorney.
Reading the roster in Irvine. Real estate disputes are document cases: bring the purchase agreement, escrow file, title report, and any disclosure statements to a first meeting. Look for attorneys who practice real property litigation in the county where the land sits; venue is fixed there by Cal. Code Civ. Proc. § 392, and ask whether the matter is better resolved by negotiation, a quiet title or partition filing, or the arbitration/mediation clause most CAR purchase agreements contain.
Address of record in Irvine
Real Estate · Irvine · Orange County
Bar #269540 · Admitted 2010
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Real Estate · Irvine · Orange County
Bar #272957 · Admitted 2010
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Real Estate · Irvine · Orange County
Bar #123651 · Admitted 1986
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Real Estate · Irvine · Orange County
Bar #307509 · Admitted 2015
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Real Estate · Irvine · Orange County
Bar #234026 · Admitted 2004
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Real Estate · Irvine · Orange County
Bar #330768 · Admitted 2020
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Real Estate · Irvine · Orange County
Bar #246369 · Admitted 2006
1 published opinion on record
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Real Estate · Irvine · Orange County
Bar #245192 · Admitted 2006
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Real Estate · Irvine · Orange County
Bar #366264 · Admitted 2025
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Real Estate · Irvine · Orange County
Bar #340375 · Admitted 2021
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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 Orange 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.
Irvine is in Orange County, whose trial court is the Superior Court of California, County of Orange. Its courthouse at the county seat is the Central Justice Center, 700 Civic Center Drive West, Santa Ana, CA 92701; the court has other locations. For Irvine: Orange County Superior Court: Central Justice Center, Santa Ana. Where a particular case is filed depends on the case and the venue rules, and the court's website (https://www.occourts.org) lists every location. This is legal information, not legal advice.
The Superior Court of California, County of Orange runs a self-help center for people going to court without a lawyer: https://www.occourts.org/self-help/self-help-services/self-help-centers. It explains forms and procedures; it does not act as your lawyer.
921 active attorneys list real estate among their practice areas on the registry with an address of record in Irvine, out of 5,952 active attorneys there. They are listed first in the roster on this page, in neutral order.
For 402 of the 5,952 active attorneys in Irvine, the registry holds a language other than English; by count, Spanish (217), Chinese (147), French (135) and Japanese (115). Attorneys themselves confirmed Chinese (1) and Japanese (1); the rest come from a firm website published in that language, which describes the website, not the attorney.
Yes. 1 consumer matter was submitted to the registry's case review from Orange 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.
Anaheim and Santa Ana; each lists the attorneys whose address of record is in that city first.
Legal information, not legal advice.
Source: Cal. Code Civ. Proc. § 338(b) · State Bar of California licensee records · Superior Court of California, County of Orange, 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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