Areas we serve
Orange County Attorney for Injury, Surplus Funds, Eviction, and Estate Matters
From Fullerton and Anaheim to Irvine and San Clemente, Fred Yadegar appears in every Orange County justice center and meets clients where they are, on the terms he offers in Los Angeles.
- Central Justice Center in Santa Ana, plus the Harbor, North, West, and Lamoreaux Justice Centers
- Probate matters go to the Costa Mesa Justice Complex
- Trustee's deeds on file at the Clerk-Recorder's office in Santa Ana
- Identical contingency terms for Orange County and Los Angeles injury cases
Orange County’s three million residents share a single superior court, high home values, and a road network that runs from the 91 and the 5 in the north to Pacific Coast Highway and the toll roads in the south. Fred Yadegar, a California attorney licensed since 2006 (State Bar #244184), represents Orange County clients in wills and trusts, injury, eviction defense, surplus funds, and contract matters on exactly the terms he offers in Los Angeles County.
Orange County’s courts and records
Most civil cases, injury lawsuits included, are heard at the Central Justice Center, the main civil courthouse in Santa Ana. The Costa Mesa Justice Complex handles probate. An unlawful detainer or limited civil case is assigned to whichever justice center serves the property: Harbor (Newport Beach), North (Fullerton), or West (Westminster). Fred also appears at the Lamoreaux Justice Center in Orange. Recorded documents, including the Notice of Trustee’s Sale and the Trustee’s Deed Upon Sale, are filed with the Clerk-Recorder’s office in Santa Ana, which is where a surplus-funds claim begins.
Surplus funds after an Orange County foreclosure
When a home here is sold at a trustee’s sale, the price often exceeds the loan balance by a wide margin, and that excess belongs to the former owner or the heirs once the costs of sale and junior liens are paid in order of priority (Civ. Code §2924k). The trustee mails a notice within 30 days of the deed, and the claim, signed under penalty of perjury, is due 30 days after the mailing (Civ. Code §2924j). HOA liens, HELOCs, and second mortgages all compete for the same money, and when priority is disputed the trustee deposits the funds with the superior court in Santa Ana for a hearing. Fred files the claim, disputes liens that lack priority, and argues the hearing. The surplus funds recovery pages explain each step.
Call now: The trustee’s letter often goes to the foreclosed address. If you learned about a sale from a neighbor or a mailer rather than from the trustee, call today; the 30-day window may already be running.
Injury claims on Orange County roads
Pacific Coast Highway through Laguna Beach, Newport Beach, and Huntington Beach, the 405 and the 5 through Irvine, the 91 and the 55 through Anaheim and Santa Ana, the 22 through Garden Grove, and the toll roads account for most of the county’s serious collisions. Rideshare pickups at John Wayne Airport, Disneyland, and the Anaheim Convention Center add Uber and Lyft cases with their own insurance tiers. The filing deadline for most injury claims is two years (Code Civ. Proc. §335.1); a claim against OCTA, a city, or the county must be presented within six months (Gov. Code §911.2). Injury matters are handled on contingency. If you don’t get paid, we don’t get paid. The Uber or Lyft accident page explains the rideshare insurance periods.
Eviction and possession after a foreclosure
An unlawful detainer summons allows 10 court days for a written response (Code Civ. Proc. §1167) at every Orange County justice center. Fewer Orange County cities have local rent ordinances than in Los Angeles County, but the just-cause and relocation rules of the statewide Tenant Protection Act cover most tenancies past twelve months (Civ. Code §1946.2). After a trustee’s sale, a former owner who remains in the home must receive a 3-day notice to quit first (Code Civ. Proc. §1161a); no unlawful detainer can be filed without it, and a bona fide tenant in the property is entitled to 90 days (Code Civ. Proc. §1161b). Title changes hands at the sale; possession changes hands only through the court process, and every step done correctly is time in the home. See eviction defense.
Trusts, probate, and contracts
Orange County families with a house and no trust face a probate in Costa Mesa, where statutory fees are figured on the estate’s gross value, mortgage or not (Prob. Code §10810), and the process commonly takes a year or more. A funded revocable living trust keeps the house out of that process. Contract disputes come from every part of the county’s economy, from Irvine technology firms to Anaheim’s tourism businesses to trade contractors in Garden Grove and Santa Ana, and are filed in small claims, limited civil, or unlimited civil depending on the amount in dispute. Written contracts carry a four-year limit and oral agreements two (Code Civ. Proc. §337, §339).
Communities served
North County: Fullerton, Buena Park, La Habra, Placentia, Yorba Linda, and Anaheim. Central: Santa Ana, Orange, Garden Grove, Westminster, Fountain Valley, and Tustin. South County: Irvine, Lake Forest, Mission Viejo, and Laguna Niguel. The coast: Huntington Beach, Costa Mesa, Newport Beach, and San Clemente. Every remaining city and unincorporated area of Orange County is covered on the same terms, and so are clients across the county line in Los Angeles.
Written and reviewed by Fred Yadegar, California attorney, State Bar #244184, licensed since 2006.
Questions about orange county
Both. Fred appears personally in Santa Ana at the Central Justice Center and at the Harbor, North, West, and Lamoreaux Justice Centers, and in-person meetings are arranged anywhere in the county.
Home values here are high, so the gap between the loan balance and the sale price is often large, and HOA liens, HELOCs, and second mortgages all compete for it. When the trustee cannot resolve priority, the money is deposited with the superior court in Santa Ana, where a judge decides.
Yes. The deadline to respond to an unlawful detainer summons is set by state law and is the same at every Orange County justice center. A few cities add local protections, and the Tenant Protection Act covers most tenancies past twelve months countywide.
If an OCTA bus, a city or county vehicle, or public property was involved, a written claim must be presented to that entity within six months rather than the usual two years. Fred identifies the entity and the deadline at the first call.
Orange County matters, handled on the same footing as Los Angeles.
Describe what happened. Injury and surplus-funds matters carry no upfront cost. If you don't get paid, we don't get paid.
Contingency fee applies to injury and surplus-funds matters. Costs may be advanced and repaid from any recovery; ask us how it works in your case.