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Santa Clara County, California Attorneys

9,417 active California-licensed attorneys with offices in Santa Clara County across 12 practice areas.

About Santa Clara County's Legal Landscape

Santa Clara County hosts 9,417 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

San Jose

3,598 pre-screened San Jose attorneys serve Santa Clara County. Browse by practice area to filter to your matter.

Palo Alto

2,391 pre-screened Palo Alto attorneys serve Santa Clara County. Browse by practice area to filter to your matter.

Mountain View

824 pre-screened Mountain View attorneys serve Santa Clara County. Browse by practice area to filter to your matter.

Santa Clara

620 pre-screened Santa Clara attorneys serve Santa Clara County. Browse by practice area to filter to your matter.

Sunnyvale

387 pre-screened Sunnyvale attorneys serve Santa Clara County. Browse by practice area to filter to your matter.

Cupertino

365 pre-screened Cupertino attorneys serve Santa Clara County. Browse by practice area to filter to your matter.

Santa Clara County Courts

Santa Clara 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 Santa Clara County

Bertram Marcus Berns
San Jose · Real Estate
James Robert Canfield
San Jose · Immigration
Fred Saturnino Lucero Jr
San Jose · Family Law · Law Offices of Fred S. Lucero Title*
Otis Philip Young
San Jose · Davis, Bergstrom & Young
Arthur L Cohen
Sunnyvale · Estate Planning
Norman Edward Matteoni
San Jose · Real Estate · Matteoni O'Laughlin & Hechtman
David Rees Sylva
Campbell · Business Law
Michael R Asimow
Cupertino · Government Law
John Kagel
Palo Alto · Mediation & ADR
Gary Vincent Giannini
San Jose · Estate Planning
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Practice Areas in Santa Clara County

Browse Santa Clara-licensed attorneys by practice area. Each card filters our directory to lawyers handling that area in Santa Clara County. 9,417 attorneys across 12 practice areas. Don't see your need? Use the intake form and we'll match you with statewide attorneys.

🏢Business Law
2,493 attorneys →
Business formation, contracts, corporate, m&a, commercial litigation, startups
Intellectual Property
1,567 attorneys →
Patents, trademarks, copyright, trade secrets
💼Employment Law
645 attorneys →
Wrongful termination, wage and hour, harassment, discrimination, paga
Criminal Defense
576 attorneys →
Criminal charges, dui, expungement, white collar defense
🏛Estate Planning
564 attorneys →
Wills, trusts, probate, trust administration, trust litigation
👨‍👩‍👧Family Law
513 attorneys →
Divorce, child custody, support, adoption, domestic violence
🏠Real Estate
445 attorneys →
Real estate transactions, title disputes, easements, hoa, land use
Government Law
420 attorneys →
Public agency counsel, municipal law, administrative law, government attorneys
Finance & Securities Law
383 attorneys →
Securities, banking, investment disputes, finra
💰Tax Law
332 attorneys →
Tax controversy, irs/ftb disputes, tax planning
🌎Immigration
313 attorneys →
Visas, green cards, deportation defense, asylum, citizenship
Personal Injury
282 attorneys →
Car accidents, slip and fall, medical malpractice, wrongful death, product liability

California Legal Guides Relevant to Santa Clara County

Plain-English explainers covering the most common legal matters in Santa Clara 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.
🏛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 Santa Clara County

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

Browse the Santa Clara 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. Santa Clara 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 Santa Clara 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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