16 ranked practice areasUpdated 0 paid placements in any rankingHow we rank
16 practice areas have a ranked list for Santa Cruz, CA. Each list ranks the law firms that serve the city by LFR Score. The largest list by ranked law firms is personal injury lawyers, with 196. Emergency lists with 24/7 law firms first cover 2 practice areas.
Ranked by LFR Score among the law firms that serve the city. Open a practice area for its full list.
Ranked by our published LFR Score from public data, not by payment; a rank is not an endorsement or a prediction of results.
196 ranked personal injury lawyers serve Santa Cruz.
5.0 from 698 Google reviews · 26 mi away
5.0 from 84 Google reviews · Based in Santa Cruz
5.0 from 535 Google reviews · 25 mi away
122 ranked general practice lawyers serve Santa Cruz.
5.0 from 29 Google reviews · Based in Santa Cruz
5.0 from 145 Google reviews · 24 mi away
4.6 from 265 Google reviews · 24 mi away
117 ranked immigration lawyers serve Santa Cruz.
4.8 from 416 Google reviews · 26 mi away
4.9 from 185 Google reviews · 26 mi away
4.9 from 186 Google reviews · 26 mi away
98 ranked criminal defense lawyers serve Santa Cruz.
5.0 from 390 Google reviews · 26 mi away
5.0 from 36 Google reviews · Based in Santa Cruz
5.0 from 36 Google reviews · 5 mi away
73 ranked employment lawyers serve Santa Cruz.
4.4 from 92 Google reviews · 26 mi away
5.0 from 7 Google reviews · 26 mi away
4.5 from 59 Google reviews · 24 mi away
67 ranked estate planning and probate lawyers serve Santa Cruz.
5.0 from 84 Google reviews · Based in Santa Cruz
5.0 from 101 Google reviews · 24 mi away
5.0 from 40 Google reviews · 4 mi away
59 ranked divorce and family lawyers serve Santa Cruz.
4.4 from 42 Google reviews · 17 mi away
5.0 from 27 Google reviews · Based in Santa Cruz
4.9 from 27 Google reviews · Based in Santa Cruz
48 ranked bankruptcy lawyers serve Santa Cruz.
5.0 from 83 Google reviews · 30 mi away
5.0 from 71 Google reviews · Based in Santa Cruz
5.0 from 337 Google reviews · 30 mi away
37 ranked intellectual property lawyers serve Santa Cruz.
4.6 from 52 Google reviews · 29 mi away
5.0 from 25 Google reviews · 29 mi away
5.0 from 76 Google reviews · 32 mi away
35 ranked mediators serve Santa Cruz.
4.8 from 58 Google reviews · 23 mi away
4.8 from 441 Google reviews · 34 mi away
4.8 from 224 Google reviews · 26 mi away
28 ranked tax lawyers serve Santa Cruz.
5.0 from 59 Google reviews · 40 mi away
5.0 from 12 Google reviews · 26 mi away
5.0 from 62 Google reviews · 26 mi away
26 ranked insurance lawyers serve Santa Cruz.
4.4 from 29 Google reviews · 26 mi away
4.8 from 80 Google reviews · 22 mi away
4.9 from 47 Google reviews · 26 mi away
22 ranked real estate lawyers serve Santa Cruz.
4.2 from 14 Google reviews · 8 mi away
4.7 from 3 Google reviews · Based in Santa Cruz
5.0 from 3 Google reviews · 4 mi away
13 ranked social Security disability lawyers serve Santa Cruz.
4.7 from 153 Google reviews · 26 mi away
4.8 from 172 Google reviews · 29 mi away
4.8 from 12 Google reviews · Based in Santa Cruz
8 ranked DUI and DWI lawyers serve Santa Cruz.
5.0 from 36 Google reviews · Based in Santa Cruz
5.0 from 36 Google reviews · 5 mi away
5.0 from 200 Google reviews · 26 mi away
7 ranked business lawyers serve Santa Cruz.
4.9 from 19 Google reviews · 21 mi away
4.4 from 42 Google reviews · 17 mi away
4.0 from 4 Google reviews · 24 mi away
Fewer than 5 law firms qualify to rank here. Linked practice areas open the California list.
Each practice area list scores every law firm that serves Santa Cruz on the same LFR Score, from 0 to 100.
Reputation, bar status, review volume, recency, availability, practice focus, proximity, claimed profile and law firms ranked reviews each carry a fixed weight.
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