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Sacramento County, California Attorneys

8,438 active California-licensed attorneys with offices in Sacramento County across 12 practice areas.

About Sacramento County's Legal Landscape

Sacramento County hosts 8,438 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

Sacramento

7,843 pre-screened Sacramento attorneys serve Sacramento County. Browse by practice area to filter to your matter.

Folsom

287 pre-screened Folsom attorneys serve Sacramento County. Browse by practice area to filter to your matter.

Elk Grove

189 pre-screened Elk Grove attorneys serve Sacramento County. Browse by practice area to filter to your matter.

Rancho Cordova

95 pre-screened Rancho Cordova attorneys serve Sacramento County. Browse by practice area to filter to your matter.

Galt

11 pre-screened Galt attorneys serve Sacramento County. Browse by practice area to filter to your matter.

Citrus Heights

10 pre-screened Citrus Heights attorneys serve Sacramento County. Browse by practice area to filter to your matter.

Sacramento County Courts

Sacramento 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 Sacramento County

Richard L. Thurn
Sacramento · Gray And Thurn Inc
Donald Phillip Dorfman
Sacramento · Criminal Defense · Law Office of Donald P Dorfman
Daniel Buckley Lorenz
Sacramento
Richard Eugene Rader
Sacramento · Business Law
Peter Pelkofer
Sacramento · Personal Injury · Peter Pelkofer, Attorney at Law
Andrew J Smolich
Sacramento · Personal Injury · Smolich & Smolich LLP
Polly Welsh McGilvray
Sacramento · Estate Planning · Welsh & McGilvray
David Lee Kelly
Sacramento · Mediation & ADR · The Burton Law Firm
Craig George McIntosh
Folsom · Personal Injury
Brian R VanCamp
Sacramento · Business Law · Van Camp ADR
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Practice Areas in Sacramento County

Browse Sacramento-licensed attorneys by practice area. Each card filters our directory to lawyers handling that area in Sacramento County. 8,438 attorneys across 12 practice areas. Don't see your need? Use the intake form and we'll match you with statewide attorneys.

Government Law
2,109 attorneys →
Public agency counsel, municipal law, administrative law, government attorneys
🏢Business Law
1,152 attorneys →
Business formation, contracts, corporate, m&a, commercial litigation, startups
💼Employment Law
1,091 attorneys →
Wrongful termination, wage and hour, harassment, discrimination, paga
Criminal Defense
776 attorneys →
Criminal charges, dui, expungement, white collar defense
Environmental Law
763 attorneys →
Ceqa, environmental compliance, land use, water law
Personal Injury
609 attorneys →
Car accidents, slip and fall, medical malpractice, wrongful death, product liability
🏠Real Estate
587 attorneys →
Real estate transactions, title disputes, easements, hoa, land use
Health Care Law
461 attorneys →
Medical licensing, healthcare compliance, medical board defense
Civil Rights
455 attorneys →
Discrimination, police misconduct, constitutional claims, section 1983
🏛Estate Planning
408 attorneys →
Wills, trusts, probate, trust administration, trust litigation
🔧Workers' Compensation
363 attorneys →
Workplace injury claims, wcab, comp defense
👨‍👩‍👧Family Law
349 attorneys →
Divorce, child custody, support, adoption, domestic violence

California Legal Guides Relevant to Sacramento County

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

🏢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
💼Employment Law in California: A Complete Guide
A plain-English guide to California employment law: at-will employment and its limits, wage-and-hour and overtime rules, meal and rest breaks, the minimum wage,
Criminal Defense in California: A Complete Guide
How California's criminal process works — charge levels, your rights after arrest, DUI, and clearing your record.
Personal Injury Claims in California: A Complete Guide
How injury claims work in California — deadlines, the pure comparative negligence rule, what you can recover, and when to hire a lawyer.

→ Browse all California legal guides.

Free Legal Help in Sacramento County

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

Browse the Sacramento 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. Sacramento 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 Sacramento 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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