San Juan Capistrano is best known for being the destination of the annual cliff swallow migration from Argentina to Mission San Juan Capistrano. The southern Orange County city was named after the original Catholic Mission that was founded in 1776 and named for the Franciscan saint Giovanni da Capistrano. San Juan Capistrano is home to Os Rios which is California’s oldest residential neighborhood as well as the mission’s Serra Chapel that serves as the oldest in-use building in California.

San Juan Capistrano is a standout California city that is also called home by a number of talented lawyers who are familiar with local Orange County Superior Court procedures. Lawyers in San Juan Capistrano handle an expansive mixture of cases; some ordinary examples include: chapter 7 bankruptcy, real estate, person injury, wrongful termination, and estate administration.

The San Juan Capistrano Unified School District has been named as a defendant in the $3 million wrongful death lawsuit filed by the parents of Daniel Mendez for allegedly failing to provide relief from inexorable bullying which lead to the boy’s suicide. Capistrano School District officials said they were unaware of the problem and that Mendez’s mother also failed to mention bullying when interviewed. Mendez was a 16 year old football player who was a Boy Scout, trombone player, and black belt.

If you are thinking of filing a wrongful death lawsuit in San Juan Capistrano, you will likely be visiting the Civil Division of the Orange County Superior Court. The Harbor Justice Center in Laguna Hills will likely be the closest location of the California Superior Court system with which you may file. There are many court divisions with which you may file. For example, domestic issues are handled by the Family Division and pending criminal charges will earn you a summons to the Criminal Division.

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For more information on San Juan Capistrano lawyers and courts, please see the links below:

• California Courts
• City of San Juan Capistrano, California
• Orange County Public Law Library
• Lawyer Referral Services in Orange County, CA