Best Wrongful Death Lawyers in California (2026)

Best Wrongful Death Lawyers in California

1. Feature your firm in California

   This spot goes to one firm for a year. It's shown first, above everyone below, and labeled Featured.

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2. 1

   Walkup Personal Injury Lawyers

   4.9167 Google reviewsRated 4.9 out of 5 on Google from 167 reviews

   Best for: Families weighing medical trial results

   For a case involving a failure to treat a stroke, Walkup Personal Injury Lawyers publishes a $38 million jury verdict.

   On our list for San Francisco.

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   How they were picked

   We order firms by how much of their work is medical malpractice, the results they publish, what their clients say, their experience, their standing with the regulator and the recognition they have earned, all from public records and the firms' own sites. How lists are made

3. 2

   Heimberg Barr, LLP

   4.04 Google reviewsRated 4.0 out of 5 on Google from 4 reviews

   Best for: Deaths involving missed diagnoses

   After physicians failed to diagnose and treat a dangerous infection despite repeated visits, a man died; Heimberg Barr, LLP publishes an $800,000 verdict for that case.

   On our list for Los Angeles.

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   How they were picked

   We order firms by how much of their work is medical malpractice, the results they publish, what their clients say, their experience, their standing with the regulator and the recognition they have earned, all from public records and the firms' own sites. How lists are made

4. 3

   Bostwick & Associates

   4.25 Google reviewsRated 4.2 out of 5 on Google from 5 reviews

   Best for: Medical negligence death claims

   Medical malpractice makes up the entire practice listed by Bostwick & Associates. Along with wrongful death work at its Los Angeles office, the firm's site lists cases involving sepsis and errors in the emergency room.

   On our list for Los Angeles.

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   How they were picked

   We order firms by how much of their work is medical malpractice, the results they publish, what their clients say, their experience, their standing with the regulator and the recognition they have earned, all from public records and the firms' own sites. How lists are made

5. 4

   The Dominguez Firm

   4.82,044 Google reviewsRated 4.8 out of 5 on Google from 2044 reviews

   Best for: Families needing multilingual communication

   Among the eight languages The Dominguez Firm lists are Spanish and Korean, with Portuguese also included. When families discuss a death, that may help them avoid relying entirely on English.

   On our lists for Los Angeles and Oxnard.

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   How they were picked

   We order firms by how much of their work is medical malpractice, the results they publish, what their clients say, their experience, their standing with the regulator and the recognition they have earned, all from public records and the firms' own sites. How lists are made

6. 5

   Singleton Schreiber

   4.5219 Google reviewsRated 4.5 out of 5 on Google from 219 reviews

   Best for: Deaths involving surgical errors

   The clearest result supporting Singleton Schreiber's position here is its published $30 million medical malpractice settlement. With an office in San Diego, the firm lists surgical errors and wrongful death on its site.

   On our list for San Diego.

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   How they were picked

   We order firms by how much of their work is medical malpractice, the results they publish, what their clients say, their experience, their standing with the regulator and the recognition they have earned, all from public records and the firms' own sites. How lists are made

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