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Riverside County, California Attorneys

3,226 active California-licensed attorneys with offices in Riverside County across 12 practice areas.

About Riverside County's Legal Landscape

Riverside County hosts 3,226 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

Riverside

1,267 pre-screened Riverside attorneys serve Riverside County. Browse by practice area to filter to your matter.

Temecula

257 pre-screened Temecula attorneys serve Riverside County. Browse by practice area to filter to your matter.

Corona

248 pre-screened Corona attorneys serve Riverside County. Browse by practice area to filter to your matter.

Murrieta

248 pre-screened Murrieta attorneys serve Riverside County. Browse by practice area to filter to your matter.

Palm Desert

227 pre-screened Palm Desert attorneys serve Riverside County. Browse by practice area to filter to your matter.

Palm Springs

171 pre-screened Palm Springs attorneys serve Riverside County. Browse by practice area to filter to your matter.

Riverside County Courts

Riverside 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 Riverside County

Bernard Albert Newell Jr
Palm Desert · Mediation & ADR
Edward Leland Mackey
Riverside · Government Law · Edward Leland Mackey, Attorney at Law
Howard Francis Harrison
La Quinta
James Anthony Schmiesing
Palm Desert · Estate Planning
Douglas E Schmidt
Cathedral City · Estate Planning
Marvin H. Weiss
Rancho Mirage · Law Offices of Marvin H. Weiss
Stanley B Parry
Palm Desert · Estate Planning · Law Offices of Stanley B Parry
Michael M Plotkin
Rancho Mirage · Intellectual Property
William Francis Turner
Corona · Tax Law
Barry Mark Regar
Indian Wells · Personal Injury · Barry Regar A Professional Law Corp.
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Practice Areas in Riverside County

Browse Riverside-licensed attorneys by practice area. Each card filters our directory to lawyers handling that area in Riverside County. 3,226 attorneys across 12 practice areas. Don't see your need? Use the intake form and we'll match you with statewide attorneys.

Criminal Defense
605 attorneys →
Criminal charges, dui, expungement, white collar defense
🏢Business Law
564 attorneys →
Business formation, contracts, corporate, m&a, commercial litigation, startups
👨‍👩‍👧Family Law
383 attorneys →
Divorce, child custody, support, adoption, domestic violence
🏛Estate Planning
364 attorneys →
Wills, trusts, probate, trust administration, trust litigation
🏠Real Estate
300 attorneys →
Real estate transactions, title disputes, easements, hoa, land use
Personal Injury
270 attorneys →
Car accidents, slip and fall, medical malpractice, wrongful death, product liability
Government Law
249 attorneys →
Public agency counsel, municipal law, administrative law, government attorneys
💼Employment Law
198 attorneys →
Wrongful termination, wage and hour, harassment, discrimination, paga
📋Bankruptcy
146 attorneys →
Chapter 7/11/13, debt relief, creditor rights
🔧Workers' Compensation
144 attorneys →
Workplace injury claims, wcab, comp defense
Appellate Law
107 attorneys →
Appeals, appellate briefs, writs, post-trial review
Mediation & ADR
104 attorneys →
Mediation, arbitration, dispute resolution services

California Legal Guides Relevant to Riverside County

Plain-English explainers covering the most common legal matters in Riverside 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.
🏢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.
🏛Estate Planning in California: A Complete Guide
The building blocks of a California estate plan — wills, living trusts, probate, and planning for incapacity.

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Free Legal Help in Riverside County

Several California organizations provide free or low-cost legal aid for Riverside 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 — Riverside County

Browse the Riverside 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. Riverside 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 Riverside 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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