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17 practice areas have a ranked list for Santa Monica, CA. Each list ranks the law firms that serve the city by LFR Score. The largest list by ranked law firms is general practice lawyers, with 2,062. 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.
2,062 ranked general practice lawyers serve Santa Monica.
4.9 from 3,840 Google reviews · 4 mi away
4.9 from 434 Google reviews · Based in Santa Monica
4.7 from 9,761 Google reviews · 14 mi away
1,861 ranked personal injury lawyers serve Santa Monica.
4.9 from 1,314 Google reviews · 3 mi away
4.9 from 2,524 Google reviews · 12 mi away
5.0 from 561 Google reviews · 2 mi away
782 ranked employment lawyers serve Santa Monica.
5.0 from 641 Google reviews · 7 mi away
4.8 from 680 Google reviews · 7 mi away
4.8 from 548 Google reviews · 7 mi away
610 ranked immigration lawyers serve Santa Monica.
4.9 from 207 Google reviews · 13 mi away
4.7 from 237 Google reviews · 12 mi away
4.7 from 267 Google reviews · 13 mi away
591 ranked criminal defense lawyers serve Santa Monica.
5.0 from 202 Google reviews · 2 mi away
4.9 from 296 Google reviews · 7 mi away
5.0 from 170 Google reviews · 5 mi away
513 ranked divorce and family lawyers serve Santa Monica.
5.0 from 60 Google reviews · Based in Santa Monica
4.8 from 442 Google reviews · 13 mi away
4.8 from 129 Google reviews · 6 mi away
466 ranked estate planning and probate lawyers serve Santa Monica.
5.0 from 291 Google reviews · 4 mi away
5.0 from 167 Google reviews · Based in Santa Monica
4.8 from 379 Google reviews · 3 mi away
298 ranked bankruptcy lawyers serve Santa Monica.
5.0 from 235 Google reviews · 13 mi away
5.0 from 133 Google reviews · 11 mi away
5.0 from 394 Google reviews · 13 mi away
276 ranked real estate lawyers serve Santa Monica.
4.8 from 106 Google reviews · 6 mi away
4.6 from 315 Google reviews · 12 mi away
4.7 from 83 Google reviews · Based in Santa Monica
261 ranked insurance lawyers serve Santa Monica.
4.6 from 37 Google reviews · 22 mi away
4.9 from 267 Google reviews · 16 mi away
4.7 from 9,761 Google reviews · 14 mi away
177 ranked tax lawyers serve Santa Monica.
4.5 from 1,126 Google reviews · 13 mi away
5.0 from 79 Google reviews · 4 mi away
4.8 from 154 Google reviews · 13 mi away
126 ranked business lawyers serve Santa Monica.
4.7 from 176 Google reviews · 9 mi away
4.8 from 107 Google reviews · 9 mi away
5.0 from 35 Google reviews · 7 mi away
126 ranked mediators serve Santa Monica.
5.0 from 17 Google reviews · 7 mi away
5.0 from 12 Google reviews · 4 mi away
4.9 from 1,558 Google reviews · 13 mi away
78 ranked intellectual property lawyers serve Santa Monica.
5.0 from 189 Google reviews · 5 mi away
5.0 from 33 Google reviews · Based in Santa Monica
4.9 from 83 Google reviews · 7 mi away
55 ranked social Security disability lawyers serve Santa Monica.
4.8 from 248 Google reviews · 8 mi away
4.7 from 157 Google reviews · 2 mi away
4.7 from 159 Google reviews · 14 mi away
30 ranked DUI and DWI lawyers serve Santa Monica.
4.9 from 296 Google reviews · 7 mi away
4.8 from 286 Google reviews · 10 mi away
5.0 from 228 Google reviews · 14 mi away
17 ranked workers’ compensation lawyers serve Santa Monica.
4.5 from 134 Google reviews · 13 mi away
4.7 from 31 Google reviews · 6 mi away
4.9 from 140 Google reviews · 13 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 Monica 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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