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Stanislaus County, California Attorneys

526 active California-licensed attorneys with offices in Stanislaus County across 12 practice areas.

About Stanislaus County's Legal Landscape

Stanislaus County hosts 526 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

Modesto

455 pre-screened Modesto attorneys serve Stanislaus County. Browse by practice area to filter to your matter.

Turlock

46 pre-screened Turlock attorneys serve Stanislaus County. Browse by practice area to filter to your matter.

Oakdale

10 pre-screened Oakdale attorneys serve Stanislaus County. Browse by practice area to filter to your matter.

Patterson

5 pre-screened Patterson attorneys serve Stanislaus County. Browse by practice area to filter to your matter.

Hughson

3 pre-screened Hughson attorneys serve Stanislaus County. Browse by practice area to filter to your matter.

Ceres

3 pre-screened Ceres attorneys serve Stanislaus County. Browse by practice area to filter to your matter.

Stanislaus County Courts

Stanislaus 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 Stanislaus County

Ronald Louis Laforce
Modesto
Calvin Moorad
Modesto · Law Ofc Calvin Moorad
Robert E Triebsch
Turlock · Estate Planning · Triebsch & Frampton
Robert Watson Crabtree
Modesto · Estate Planning · Crabtree Schmidt
Walter John Schmidt
Modesto · Finance & Securities Law · Crabtree Schmidt
Roger K Masuda
Turlock · Business Law · Griffith, Masuda & Hobbs
Jay William Jacobus
Modesto · Elder Law
Robert Dennis Chase
Modesto · Criminal Defense · Attorney at Law
Thomas Levar Anderson
Modesto · Personal Injury
Ralph Sanford Curtis
Modesto · Personal Injury · Curtis Legal Group
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Practice Areas in Stanislaus County

Browse Stanislaus-licensed attorneys by practice area. Each card filters our directory to lawyers handling that area in Stanislaus County. 526 attorneys across 12 practice areas. Don't see your need? Use the intake form and we'll match you with statewide attorneys.

Criminal Defense
135 attorneys →
Criminal charges, dui, expungement, white collar defense
🏢Business Law
89 attorneys →
Business formation, contracts, corporate, m&a, commercial litigation, startups
🏛Estate Planning
81 attorneys →
Wills, trusts, probate, trust administration, trust litigation
Personal Injury
66 attorneys →
Car accidents, slip and fall, medical malpractice, wrongful death, product liability
🏠Real Estate
64 attorneys →
Real estate transactions, title disputes, easements, hoa, land use
👨‍👩‍👧Family Law
53 attorneys →
Divorce, child custody, support, adoption, domestic violence
Government Law
38 attorneys →
Public agency counsel, municipal law, administrative law, government attorneys
💼Employment Law
27 attorneys →
Wrongful termination, wage and hour, harassment, discrimination, paga
📋Bankruptcy
24 attorneys →
Chapter 7/11/13, debt relief, creditor rights
🧓Elder Law
21 attorneys →
Elder abuse, conservatorship, medi-cal planning, nursing home neglect
🔧Workers' Compensation
21 attorneys →
Workplace injury claims, wcab, comp defense
🌎Immigration
21 attorneys →
Visas, green cards, deportation defense, asylum, citizenship

California Legal Guides Relevant to Stanislaus County

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

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Free Legal Help in Stanislaus County

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

Browse the Stanislaus 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. Stanislaus 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 Stanislaus 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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