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By Richard Vaughn CPCU, ARM, AIS. Reviewed November 8, 2026. Richard is an insurance professional, not an attorney. This page explains the law; it is not legal advice.

How this directory works

Attorneys listed on the county pages below have purchased an advertising listing from this site. The site publishes the listing as the attorney submitted it, in alphabetical order with one featured position per county, and labels every listing "Sponsored." The site does not evaluate attorneys, does not refer you to one, does not take part in any fee, and does not receive case information. It is not a lawyer referral service within the meaning of Business and Professions Code §6155, and the listings are joint advertising by the named attorneys, each of whom is responsible for the content of their own listing.

Whether you need an attorney at all is a separate question, covered on the do you need a lawyer page. In short: most claims do not, the Division of Workers' Compensation offers free Information and Assistance officers for workers without one, and the fee when you do hire one is a judge-approved percentage of the award, paid from the award (Labor Code §4906).

Counties

• Alameda CountyOakland office
• Contra Costa CountyOakland office
• Fresno CountyFresno office
• Los Angeles CountyLos Angeles, Van Nuys, Long Beach, Marina del Rey, Pomona offices
• Orange CountySanta Ana, Anaheim offices
• Riverside CountyRiverside office
• Sacramento CountySacramento office
• San Bernardino CountySan Bernardino office
• San Diego CountySan Diego office
• Santa Clara CountySan Jose office

Each county page lists the DWC district office nearest the county, with its address and phone, and the statewide Information and Assistance line, 1-800-736-7401. If your county is not listed, a case is filed at a DWC office in the county where you live, where you were injured, or where your attorney's office is, or the nearest office if that county has none (Labor Code §5501.5); the full list of district offices is on the Division of Workers' Compensation website.

How to check an attorney

Every California attorney's license is public on the State Bar of California's attorney search. It shows whether the license is active, any public discipline, and whether the attorney holds a State Bar certified specialty. Workers' compensation is one of the certified specialties; a certified specialist has passed a specialty examination and met experience and education requirements. Many experienced workers' comp attorneys are not certified, so treat certification as one signal rather than a filter.

At the first consultation, a workers' compensation attorney must give you a written disclosure form prescribed by the DWC that explains your rights and the fee rules, signed by both of you, and may not be paid for work done before it is filed (Labor Code §4906(a), (e)). Ask for it. Ask too what share of the attorney's practice is workers' compensation, who at the firm will handle the case day to day, and which district office your case would be filed in.

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Listings are flat-fee advertising by county, with a three-month minimum, alphabetical order with one featured position per county, and no claims about results in the copy. The site may decline or remove any listing. Terms are on the advertise page.

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Richard Vaughn CPCU, ARM, AIS

Richard Vaughn spent 35 years in commercial property and casualty insurance, most of it in workers' compensation: running a self-insured group, auditing premiums, and implementing claims systems for carriers and third-party administrators. He is not an attorney. dickvaughn.com