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Butte County, California Attorneys

308 active California-licensed attorneys with offices in Butte County across 12 practice areas.

About Butte County's Legal Landscape

Butte County hosts 308 active California-licensed attorneys across 12 practice areas. The county is part of the California court system, operating a unified Superior Court for civil, criminal, family, and probate matters, with a small claims division for limited-jurisdiction civil disputes.

Cities & Communities We Serve

Chico

238 pre-screened Chico attorneys serve Butte County. Browse by practice area to filter to your matter.

Oroville

59 pre-screened Oroville attorneys serve Butte County. Browse by practice area to filter to your matter.

Paradise

6 pre-screened Paradise attorneys serve Butte County. Browse by practice area to filter to your matter.

Gridley

4 pre-screened Gridley attorneys serve Butte County. Browse by practice area to filter to your matter.

Oroville`

1 pre-screened Oroville` attorneys serve Butte County. Browse by practice area to filter to your matter.

Butte County Courts

Butte County operates a Superior Court for civil, criminal, family, and probate matters. California's trial courts are the unified Superior Courts, which hear civil, criminal, family, and probate matters; a small claims division handles civil disputes up to $12,500. Federal matters are heard in one of California's four U.S. District Courts (Northern, Eastern, Central, and Southern Districts of California).

Featured Attorneys in Butte County

Ronald Howard Kahn
Chico · Construction Law
William Zachary Jefferson Brown
Chico · Business Law
Raoul J. LeClerc
Oroville · Estate Planning
Paul Ryan Minasian
Oroville · Government Law · Minasian Law, LLP
Robert Loren Davis
Chico · Personal Injury · Law Offices of Larry S. Buckley
Kenneth Paul Roye
Chico · Law Office of Kenneth P. Roye
George Ernest Washington
Chico
Dennis Michael Latimer
Chico · Criminal Defense · Law Ofc Latimer & Kenkel
Larry Laverne Baumbach
Chico · Civil Rights · Law Ofc Larry L Baumbach
Richard Francis Humphrey
Chico · Criminal Defense
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Practice Areas in Butte County

Browse Butte-licensed attorneys by practice area. Each card filters our directory to lawyers handling that area in Butte County. 308 attorneys across 12 practice areas. Don't see your need? Use the intake form and we'll match you with statewide attorneys.

Criminal Defense
67 attorneys →
Criminal charges, dui, expungement, white collar defense
🏛Estate Planning
63 attorneys →
Wills, trusts, probate, trust administration, trust litigation
🏢Business Law
45 attorneys →
Business formation, contracts, corporate, m&a, commercial litigation, startups
👨‍👩‍👧Family Law
37 attorneys →
Divorce, child custody, support, adoption, domestic violence
Personal Injury
33 attorneys →
Car accidents, slip and fall, medical malpractice, wrongful death, product liability
🏠Real Estate
32 attorneys →
Real estate transactions, title disputes, easements, hoa, land use
Government Law
23 attorneys →
Public agency counsel, municipal law, administrative law, government attorneys
🧓Elder Law
17 attorneys →
Elder abuse, conservatorship, medi-cal planning, nursing home neglect
💼Employment Law
15 attorneys →
Wrongful termination, wage and hour, harassment, discrimination, paga
🔧Workers' Compensation
11 attorneys →
Workplace injury claims, wcab, comp defense
Civil Rights
10 attorneys →
Discrimination, police misconduct, constitutional claims, section 1983
📋Bankruptcy
10 attorneys →
Chapter 7/11/13, debt relief, creditor rights

California Legal Guides Relevant to Butte County

Plain-English explainers covering the most common legal matters in Butte County. Each guide is researched against current California Codes.

Criminal Defense in California: A Complete Guide
How California's criminal process works — charge levels, your rights after arrest, DUI, and clearing your record.
🏛Estate Planning in California: A Complete Guide
The building blocks of a California estate plan — wills, living trusts, probate, and planning for incapacity.
🏢Business Law in California: A Complete Guide
A plain-English overview of California business law: forming and maintaining entities, the $800 franchise tax, contracts, non-competes, disputes, taxes, and buy
👨‍👩‍👧Divorce and Family Law in California: A Complete Guide
California's no-fault, community-property divorce system — the six-month wait, custody, support, and property division explained.

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Free Legal Help in Butte County

Several California organizations provide free or low-cost legal aid for Butte County residents:

  • LawHelpCA.org — statewide free legal information, forms, and self-help resources for California residents.
  • Bay Area Legal Aid — free civil legal help across the San Francisco Bay Area (housing, family, public benefits, consumer).
  • Legal Aid Foundation of Los Angeles — free civil legal services for low-income residents of Greater Los Angeles.
  • Legal Aid Society of San Diego — civil legal aid for low-income San Diego County residents.
  • OneJustice — connects Californians to free legal help through statewide clinics and partner organizations.

Frequently Asked Questions — Butte County

Browse the Butte County attorneys listed above by practice area, or use the practice-area grid to filter to your specific matter. Every attorney on this list has been verified against the State Bar of California records.
Updated quarterly from State Bar of California records. Disciplinary actions monitored monthly. License verified at the moment we match you to an attorney.
See the Free Legal Help section above. See the Free Legal Help section above. LawHelpCA.org, Bay Area Legal Aid, and the Legal Aid Foundation of Los Angeles provide free or low-cost help on civil matters for income-qualifying Californians. For criminal cases, the county public defender's office provides representation for those who qualify financially.
Court rules, filing fees, and judicial assignments vary by county. Butte County's Superior Court publishes its own local procedural rules that supplement the statewide California Rules of Civil Procedure. Always confirm local rules with the Butte County Clerk of Court before filing.
No. Per Rule 7.3 of the California Rules of Professional Conduct, California Legal Guide never contacts you about specific attorneys unprompted. We are an information-and-discovery platform, not a referral service. All matching is user-initiated. Read our full Legal Disclaimer.

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