Best Law Firms in California

Practice Areas

Administrative / Regulatory Law
Admiralty and Maritime Law
Advertising Law
Antitrust Law
Appellate Practice
Arbitration
Aviation Law
Banking and Finance Law
Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law
Bet-the-Company Litigation
Biotechnology and Life Sciences Practice
Business Organizations (including LLCs and Partnerships)
Civil Rights Law
Closely Held Companies and Family Businesses Law
Commercial Finance Law
Commercial Litigation
Commercial Transactions / UCC Law
Communications Law
Construction Law
Copyright Law
Corporate Compliance Law
Corporate Governance Law
Corporate Law
Criminal Defense: General Practice
Criminal Defense: White-Collar
DUI / DWI Defense
Education Law
Elder Law
Eminent Domain and Condemnation Law
Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law
Employment Law - Individuals
Employment Law - Management
Energy Law
Energy Regulatory Law
Entertainment Law - Motion Pictures and Television
Entertainment Law - Music
Environmental Law
Ethics and Professional Responsibility Law
Family Law
Family Law Mediation
Financial Services Regulation Law
First Amendment Law
Franchise Law
Gaming Law
Government Relations Practice
Health Care Law
Immigration Law
Information Technology Law
Insurance Law
International Arbitration - Commercial
International Mergers and Acquisitions
Labor Law - Management
Labor Law - Union
Land Use and Zoning Law
Legal Malpractice Law - Defendants
Legal Malpractice Law - Plaintiffs
Leisure and Hospitality Law
Leveraged Buyouts and Private Equity Law
Litigation - Antitrust
Litigation - Banking and Finance
Litigation - Bankruptcy
Litigation - Construction
Litigation - Environmental
Litigation - ERISA
Litigation - First Amendment
Litigation - Health Care
Litigation - Insurance
Litigation - Intellectual Property
Litigation - Labor and Employment
Litigation - Land Use and Zoning
Litigation - Mergers and Acquisitions
Litigation - Municipal
Litigation - Patent
Litigation - Real Estate
Litigation - Regulatory Enforcement (SEC, Telecom, Energy)
Litigation - Securities
Litigation - Trusts and Estates
Litigation and Controversy - Tax
Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions - Defendants
Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions - Plaintiffs
Media Law
Mediation
Medical Malpractice Law - Defendants
Medical Malpractice Law - Plaintiffs
Mergers and Acquisitions Law
Municipal Law
Mutual Funds Law
Native American Law
Natural Resources Law
Nonprofit / Charities Law
Oil and Gas Law
Patent Law
Personal Injury Litigation - Defendants
Personal Injury Litigation - Plaintiffs
Privacy and Data Security Law
Private Funds / Hedge Funds Law
Product Liability Litigation - Defendants
Product Liability Litigation - Plaintiffs
Professional Malpractice Law - Defendants
Professional Malpractice Law - Plaintiffs
Project Finance Law
Public Finance Law
Railroad Law
Real Estate Law
Securities / Capital Markets Law
Securities Regulation
Securitization and Structured Finance Law
Sports Law
Tax Law
Technology Law
Trademark Law
Transportation Law
Trusts and Estates
Utilities Law
Venture Capital Law
Water Law
Workers' Compensation Law - Claimants

Cities

Alameda
Aliso Viejo
Anaheim
Antioch
Arroyo Grande
Bakersfield
Belmont
Berkeley
Beverly Hills
Bonita
Brea
Brea
Burbank
Burlingame
Calabasas
Campbell
Cardiff
Carlsbad
Carmel
Century City
Cerritos
City of Industry
Claremont
Corona del Mar
Coronado
Corte Madera
Costa Mesa
Culver City
Cupertino
Daly City
Davis
Del Mar
Downey
Dublin
East Palo Alto
El Cajon
El Segundo
Emeryville
Encinitas
Encino
Fallbrook
Folsom
Foothill Ranch
Fremont
Fresno
Fullerton
Glendale
Gold River
Granite Bay
Grass Valley
Greenbrae
Half Moon Bay
Hayward
Healdsburg
Hermosa Beach
Hillsborough
Indio
Irvine
La Cañada Flintridge
La Jolla
Lafayette
Laguna Beach
Laguna Hills
Lake Forest
Lancaster
Larkspur
Long Beach
Los Altos
Los Angeles
Los Gatos
Malibu
Manhattan Beach
Marina Del Rey
Menlo Park
Mill Valley
Mission Viejo
Modesto
Montebello
Monterey
Mountain View
Murrieta
Napa
Newport Beach
Northridge
Novato
Oakland
Oceanside
Ontario
Orange
Orinda
Pacific Grove
Pacific Palisades
Palm Desert
Palm Springs
Palo Alto
Palos Verdes Estates
Palos Verdes Peninsula
Pasadena
Petaluma
Piedmont
Playa del Rey
Pleasant Hill
Pleasanton
Portola Valley
Rancho Cucamonga
Rancho Mirage
Rancho Palos Verdes
Rancho Santa Fe
Rancho Santa Margarita
Red Bluff
Redding
Redlands
Redondo Beach
Redwood City
Redwood Shores
Riverside
Roseville
Sacramento
Salinas
San Anselmo
San Bernardino
San Bruno
San Carlos
San Clemente
San Diego
San Francisco
San Gabriel
San Jose
San Luis Obispo
San Marcos
San Mateo
San Rafael
San Ramon
Santa Ana
Santa Barbara
Santa Cruz
Santa Monica
Santa Rosa
Saratoga
Sausalito
Seal Beach
Sherman Oaks
Solana Beach
Soquel
South Pasadena
South San Francisco
St. Helena
Stockton
Studio City
Sunnyvale
Tarzana
Thousand Oaks
Tiburon
Torrance
Tracy
Tustin
Valencia
Ventura
Vista
Walnut Creek
West Hollywood
Westlake Village
Whittier
Woodland Hills
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Firm Name
No. of Overall National Rankings
No. of Overall Regional Rankings
Adamson Ahdoot LLP
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1  Overall Regional Ranking
United States 2025
Regional Tier 2 in Los Angeles for Personal Injury Litigation - Plaintiffs
Akerman LLP
36  Overall National Rankings
219  Overall Regional Rankings
United States 2025
Regional Tier 1 in Los Angeles for Construction Law
Regional Tier 2 in Los Angeles for Real Estate Law
Regional Tier 3 in Los Angeles for Entertainment Law - Motion Pictures and Television
See more California rankings for Akerman LLP
Albertson & Davidson LLP
1  Overall National Ranking
1  Overall Regional Ranking
United States 2025
Regional Tier 1 in Los Angeles for Trusts and Estates
Allred, Maroko & Goldberg
1  Overall National Ranking
2  Overall Regional Rankings
United States 2025
Regional Tier 1 in Los Angeles for Litigation - Labor and Employment
Regional Tier 1 in Los Angeles for Employment Law - Individuals
Alston & Bird LLP
48  Overall National Rankings
130  Overall Regional Rankings
United States 2025
Regional Tier 1 in Los Angeles for Real Estate Law
Regional Tier 1 in Los Angeles for Construction Law
Regional Tier 1 in San Francisco for Commercial Litigation
See more California rankings for Alston & Bird LLP
ARC
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2  Overall Regional Rankings
United States 2025
Regional Tier 1 in Los Angeles for Family Law Mediation
Regional Tier 2 in Los Angeles for Litigation - Environmental
Ascendant LLP
1  Overall National Ranking
1  Overall Regional Ranking
United States 2025
Regional Tier 1 in Los Angeles for Tax Law
Athea Trial Lawyers LLP
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2  Overall Regional Rankings
United States 2025
Regional Tier 1 in Los Angeles for Personal Injury Litigation - Plaintiffs
Regional Tier 2 in Los Angeles for Product Liability Litigation - Plaintiffs
Ballard, Rosenberg, Golper & Savitt, LLP
3  Overall National Rankings
3  Overall Regional Rankings
United States 2025
Regional Tier 1 in Los Angeles for Litigation - Labor and Employment
Regional Tier 1 in Los Angeles for Labor Law - Management
Regional Tier 1 in Los Angeles for Employment Law - Management
Barnes & Thornburg LLP
37  Overall National Rankings
203  Overall Regional Rankings
United States 2025
Regional Tier 1 in Los Angeles for Insurance Law
Regional Tier 1 in San Diego for Commercial Finance Law
Regional Tier 1 in San Diego for Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law
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Baron & Budd, P.C.
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7  Overall Regional Rankings
United States 2025
Regional Tier 1 in Los Angeles for Product Liability Litigation - Plaintiffs
Regional Tier 2 in San Diego for Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions - Plaintiffs
Regional Tier 2 in Los Angeles for Commercial Litigation
Barry Law Group
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1  Overall Regional Ranking
United States 2025
Regional Tier 1 in Los Angeles for Litigation - Trusts and Estates
Bartko, LLP
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8  Overall Regional Rankings
United States 2025
Regional Tier 1 in San Francisco for Commercial Litigation
Regional Tier 2 in Los Angeles for Litigation - Labor and Employment
Regional Tier 2 in San Francisco for Antitrust Law
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Barulich Dugoni & Suttmann
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1  Overall Regional Ranking
United States 2025
Regional Tier 1 in San Francisco for Litigation - Trusts and Estates
Benedon & Serlin, LLP
1  Overall National Ranking
1  Overall Regional Ranking
United States 2025
Regional Tier 1 in Los Angeles for Appellate Practice
Bentley & More LLP
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4  Overall Regional Rankings
United States 2025
Regional Tier 1 in Orange County for Insurance Law
Regional Tier 1 in Orange County for Workers' Compensation Law - Claimants
Regional Tier 1 in Orange County for Product Liability Litigation - Plaintiffs
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Berger Kahn , ALC
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7  Overall Regional Rankings
United States 2025
Regional Tier 1 in Orange County for Commercial Litigation
Regional Tier 1 in Orange County for Insurance Law
Regional Tier 1 in San Diego for Insurance Law
See more California rankings for Berger Kahn , ALC
Bergeson, LLP
1  Overall National Ranking
5  Overall Regional Rankings
United States 2025
Regional Tier 1 in San Jose for Commercial Litigation
Regional Tier 1 in San Jose for Litigation - Securities
Regional Tier 2 in San Jose for First Amendment Law
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BG Law
3  Overall National Rankings
5  Overall Regional Rankings
United States 2025
Regional Tier 1 in Los Angeles for Litigation - Intellectual Property
Regional Tier 1 in Los Angeles for Commercial Litigation
Regional Tier 1 in Los Angeles for Litigation - Bankruptcy
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Bick Law LLP
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2  Overall Regional Rankings
United States 2025
Regional Tier 1 in Orange County for Environmental Law
Regional Tier 1 in Orange County for Litigation - Environmental
Bienert Katzman Littrell Williams LLP
3  Overall National Rankings
9  Overall Regional Rankings
United States 2025
Regional Tier 1 in Los Angeles for Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law
Regional Tier 1 in Los Angeles for Litigation - Bankruptcy
Regional Tier 1 in Los Angeles for Commercial Litigation
See more California rankings for Bienert Katzman Littrell Williams LLP
Bird, Marella, Rhow, Lincenberg, Drooks & Nessim, LLP
7  Overall National Rankings
12  Overall Regional Rankings
United States 2025
Regional Tier 1 in Los Angeles for Criminal Defense: White-Collar
Regional Tier 1 in Los Angeles for Commercial Litigation
Regional Tier 1 in Los Angeles for Health Care Law
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Bisnar Chase
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3  Overall Regional Rankings
United States 2025
Regional Tier 1 in Orange County for Product Liability Litigation - Plaintiffs
Regional Tier 1 in Orange County for Personal Injury Litigation - Plaintiffs
Regional Tier 1 in Orange County for Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions - Plaintiffs
Blevans, Itzkowitz & Cantrell, LLP
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1  Overall Regional Ranking
United States 2025
Regional Tier 1 in Santa Rosa for Family Law
Blum, Gibbs, Davies & Owen, LLP
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1  Overall Regional Ranking
United States 2025
Regional Tier 1 in Oakland for Family Law
Bonne, Bridges, Mueller, O'Keefe & Nichols
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1  Overall Regional Ranking
United States 2025
Regional Tier 1 in Los Angeles for Medical Malpractice Law - Defendants
Bostwick & Peterson LLP
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2  Overall Regional Rankings
United States 2025
Regional Tier 1 in San Francisco for Medical Malpractice Law - Plaintiffs
Regional Tier 1 in San Francisco for Personal Injury Litigation - Plaintiffs
BraunHagey & Borden LLP
1  Overall National Ranking
3  Overall Regional Rankings
United States 2025
Regional Tier 2 in San Francisco for Commercial Litigation
Regional Tier 3 in San Francisco for Insurance Law
Regional Tier 3 in San Francisco for Litigation - Intellectual Property
Bremer Whyte Brown & O'Meara LLP
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4  Overall Regional Rankings
United States 2025
Regional Tier 1 in Orange County for Litigation - Construction
Regional Tier 2 in Orange County for Family Law
Regional Tier 2 in San Diego for Litigation - Real Estate
Bridgford, Gleason & Artinian
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1  Overall Regional Ranking
United States 2025
Regional Tier 2 in Orange County for Personal Injury Litigation - Plaintiffs
Brot Gross Fishbein, LLP
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1  Overall Regional Ranking
United States 2025
Regional Tier 1 in Los Angeles for Family Law
Brown & Charbonneau, LLP
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2  Overall Regional Rankings
United States 2025
Regional Tier 1 in Orange County for Commercial Litigation
Regional Tier 1 in Orange County for Personal Injury Litigation - Plaintiffs
Buchalter, A Professional Corporation
16  Overall National Rankings
89  Overall Regional Rankings
United States 2025
Regional Tier 1 in Sacramento for Real Estate Law
Regional Tier 1 in San Diego for Real Estate Law
Regional Tier 1 in San Francisco for Real Estate Law
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Burkhalter Kessler Clement & George LLP
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1  Overall Regional Ranking
United States 2025
Regional Tier 1 in Orange County for Commercial Litigation
Carico Glowacki Macdonald Kil & Benz LLP
1  Overall National Ranking
2  Overall Regional Rankings
United States 2025
Regional Tier 1 in Los Angeles for Litigation - Trusts and Estates
Regional Tier 1 in Los Angeles for Trusts and Estates
CDF Labor Law LLP
3  Overall National Rankings
8  Overall Regional Rankings
United States 2025
Regional Tier 1 in Orange County for Litigation - Labor and Employment
Regional Tier 1 in Sacramento for Litigation - Labor and Employment
Regional Tier 1 in Orange County for Labor Law - Management
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Chain Cohn Clark
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1  Overall Regional Ranking
United States 2025
Regional Tier 1 in Fresno for Personal Injury Litigation - Plaintiffs
Chang Klein LLP
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1  Overall Regional Ranking
United States 2025
Regional Tier 1 in Los Angeles for Personal Injury Litigation - Plaintiffs
Chao ADR, PC
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3  Overall Regional Rankings
United States 2025
Regional Tier 1 in San Francisco for Mediation
Regional Tier 1 in San Francisco for Arbitration
Regional Tier 2 in San Francisco for Commercial Litigation
Chihak & Associates
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2  Overall Regional Rankings
United States 2025
Regional Tier 1 in San Diego for Medical Malpractice Law - Plaintiffs
Regional Tier 1 in San Diego for Personal Injury Litigation - Plaintiffs
Cochran Family Law Practice
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1  Overall Regional Ranking
United States 2025
Regional Tier 2 in San Francisco for Family Law
Collier Walsh Nakazawa LLP
1  Overall National Ranking
2  Overall Regional Rankings
United States 2025
Regional Tier 1 in Los Angeles for Admiralty and Maritime Law
Complex Appellate Litigation Group LLP
3  Overall National Rankings
9  Overall Regional Rankings
United States 2025
Regional Tier 1 in Los Angeles for Appellate Practice
Regional Tier 1 in San Diego for Appellate Practice
Regional Tier 1 in San Francisco for Appellate Practice
See more California rankings for Complex Appellate Litigation Group LLP
Constangy, Brooks, Smith & Prophete, LLP
4  Overall National Rankings
58  Overall Regional Rankings
United States 2025
Regional Tier 1 in Los Angeles for Litigation - Labor and Employment
Regional Tier 1 in Los Angeles for Employment Law - Management
Regional Tier 1 in San Francisco for Employment Law - Management
See more California rankings for Constangy, Brooks, Smith & Prophete, LLP
Cox, Castle & Nicholson LLP
7  Overall National Rankings
18  Overall Regional Rankings
United States 2025
Regional Tier 1 in Los Angeles for Real Estate Law
Regional Tier 1 in Orange County for Real Estate Law
Regional Tier 1 in San Francisco for Real Estate Law
See more California rankings for Cox, Castle & Nicholson LLP
Cox Wootton Lerner Griffin & Hansen LLP
1  Overall National Ranking
5  Overall Regional Rankings
United States 2025
Regional Tier 1 in Los Angeles for Admiralty and Maritime Law
Regional Tier 1 in San Francisco for Admiralty and Maritime Law
Crissman Law
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1  Overall Regional Ranking
United States 2025
Regional Tier 3 in Orange County for Personal Injury Litigation - Plaintiffs
Cutlip Law Office
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1  Overall Regional Ranking
United States 2025
Regional Tier 1 in San Francisco for Personal Injury Litigation - Plaintiffs
Danko Meredith
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1  Overall Regional Ranking
United States 2025
Regional Tier 1 in San Francisco for Personal Injury Litigation - Plaintiffs
Davis Wright Tremaine LLP
34  Overall National Rankings
114  Overall Regional Rankings
United States 2025
"Law Firm of the Year" Award in Copyright Law
"Law Firm of the Year" Award in Media Law
Regional Tier 1 in Los Angeles for Commercial Litigation
Regional Tier 1 in Los Angeles for Utilities Law
Regional Tier 1 in Los Angeles for First Amendment Law
See more California rankings for Davis Wright Tremaine LLP
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