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Real Estate Lawyers in Oakland, 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 in Oakland. Verification describes profile identity, not quality or outcomes.

Oakland is a city of roughly 430,000, and its real estate matters are heard at the Alameda County Superior Court: René C. Davidson Courthouse. The René C. Davidson Courthouse beside Lake Merritt anchors Alameda County's civil docket, historically one of the busier plaintiff-side venues in Northern California; Oakland's rent adjustment program adds a substantial local landlord–tenant layer.

The law also keeps time: three years for trespass or injury to real property; four years on written contracts (§ 337) under 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)). The plaque below carries the citation; the roster and questions that follow carry the rest.

This page is the Oakland chapter of the registry's statewide record · Real Estate Lawyers in California collects every county and city.

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 · Alameda County

Superior Court of California, County of Alameda.

Main courthouse: Oakland - René C. Davidson Courthouse, 1225 Fallon Street, Oakland, CA 94612

For Oakland: Alameda County Superior Court: René C. Davidson 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.

Real Estate · Oakland roster

334 active attorneys with an address of record in Oakland list real estate among their practice areas on the registry, out of 4,237 active attorneys whose address of record is in Oakland.

By count, the practice areas most often listed by Oakland attorneys are litigation (661), business law (603), employment (577), criminal defense (456) and real estate (334). A count of listings, not a measure of skill.

4 of the 4,237 have claimed and verified their record here; every other listing is the official record as published.

For 364 of the 4,237 active attorneys in Oakland, the registry holds a firm website published in a language other than English; by count, Spanish (346), Chinese (171), Vietnamese (145) and Arabic (142). 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 Oakland. 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 Oakland