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Real Estate Lawyers in Monterey County, California

Every real estate attorney and real estate lawyer listing on this page traces back to the State Bar of California's official roll, filtered to real estate matters arising in Monterey County. Verification describes profile identity, not quality or outcomes.

The Salinas Valley's agricultural economy defines the county's civil docket (farm labor, wage-and-hour, and injury matters) heard chiefly in Salinas and Monterey. The court of record is the Superior Court of California, County of Monterey · counsel who appear there regularly read the local calendar better than any brochure.

Before comparing counsel, note the clock. Under Cal. Code Civ. Proc. § 338(b), the governing period is three years for trespass or injury to real property; four years on written contracts (§ 337). 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 Monterey County chapter of the registry's statewide record · Real Estate Attorneys 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 Monterey.

County seat: Salinas

Main courthouse: Salinas Courthouse, 240 Church St., Salinas, CA 93901

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.monterey.courts.ca.gov

Real Estate · Monterey County roster

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

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

The roster concentrates in Salinas (50), Monterey (43), Carmel (11) and Carmel Valley (7).

4 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 10, 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 1966 to 2025.

The employers most represented here are Fenton & Keller (5), Noland Hamerly et al (5) and JRG Attorneys at Law (4).

The full Monterey County roster · 120 attorneys with an active license and a real estate practice area: is listed by surname in the 1 sections below.

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Real Estate matters in Monterey 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 Monterey County, by surname

Anastassiou – Willoughby120 attorneys

Real Estate by city in Monterey County

Real Estate in SalinasMonterey County

Related counsel in Monterey County

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

Real Estate in nearby counties

Real Estate in Santa Cruz County88 attorneysReal Estate in San Benito County9 attorneysReal Estate in Fresno County197 attorneysReal Estate in Kings County21 attorneysReal Estate in San Luis Obispo County117 attorneysReal Estate Attorneys in CaliforniaStatewide record

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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