Consumer Attorneys of California
Consumer Attorneys of California is a political services vendor. In the 2025-2026 cycle Consumer Attorneys of California was paid $8.03M across 40 client committees, of which $3.29M flowed through Independent Expenditures rather than direct committee payments.
Part I Identity
Stable facts about this entity. These figures do not change as you adjust the timeframe in Part II.
Source split
| Schedule B direct committee payments |
$4,743,415 | 842 rows | 59.1% |
| Independent Expenditures money this entity spent supporting candidates, NOT a committee paying them |
$3,288,208 | 237 rows | 40.9% |
- Activity span ALL TIME
- Jan 21, 2000 → Jun 9, 2026
- spans 26.4 years
- Disbursements ALL TIME
- 842
- Schedule B + IE rows
- Client committees ALL TIME
- 40
- distinct payers
Part II Activity in selected window
One timeframe control governs all three panels below. Change it once and the trajectory, top buyers, and party breakdown all update together.
Spend trajectory
Monthly spend to this vendor over the last 12 months.
Top buyers
Two views of the same data — diagram and table share the time-window control and the same top-buyers slice. Click "View all buyers in research" to drill in with the matching date range.
No buyer activity in this window.
Top buyers last 3 months · top 2
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| CLARK LEGAL GROUP, WALTER 1493558 |
$301,000 | 1 |
| 760231 760231 |
$40,000 IE $20,000 · SB $20,000 |
2 |
Top buyers last 6 months · top 10
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| CLARK LEGAL GROUP, WALTER 1493558 |
$401,000 | 2 |
| ALLIANCE AGAINST CORPORATE ABUSE, SPONSORED BY CONSUMER ATTORNEYS OF CALIFORNIA 1485203 |
$315,594 | 5 |
| VARTAZARIAN, STEVE 1487110 |
$150,000 | 1 |
| 842149 842149 |
$46,717 | 4 |
| 760231 760231 |
$46,143 IE $20,000 · SB $26,143 |
6 |
| SADIGHIM; LAW OFFICES OF RAMTIN 1493358 |
$35,000 | 4 |
| ROCKPOINT FUNDING, LLC 1486732 |
$25,000 | 1 |
| COWEN, MICHAEL 1493218 |
$10,000 | 1 |
| CONSUMER ATTORNEYS OF CALIFORNIA CONSUMER PROTECTION FUND 1343340 |
$7,838 | 5 |
| FUND HER PAC 1398107 |
$5,000 | 1 |
Top buyers last 12 months · top 10
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| 842149 842149 |
$1,092,537 IE $500,000 · SB $592,537 |
12 |
| 760231 760231 |
$793,340 IE $346,000 · SB $447,340 |
17 |
| VARTAZARIAN, STEVE 1487110 |
$650,000 | 3 |
| ALLIANCE AGAINST CORPORATE ABUSE, SPONSORED BY CONSUMER ATTORNEYS OF CALIFORNIA 1485203 |
$550,340 | 6 |
| CLARK LEGAL GROUP, WALTER 1493558 |
$401,000 | 2 |
| CONSUMER ATTORNEYS INITIATIVE DEFENSE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE 1275672 |
$396,280 IE $195,000 · SB $201,280 |
8 |
| SCHAFFER, GREG 1486880 |
$80,000 IE $40,000 · SB $40,000 |
6 |
| NAHORAI, HAGIR 1487276 |
$50,000 | 1 |
| SADIGHIM; LAW OFFICES OF RAMTIN 1493358 |
$35,000 | 4 |
| ROCKPOINT FUNDING, LLC 1486732 |
$25,000 | 1 |
Top buyers last 18 months · top 10
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| 842149 842149 |
$1,097,211 IE $500,000 · SB $597,211 |
13 |
| 760231 760231 |
$868,184 IE $346,000 · SB $522,184 |
26 |
| VARTAZARIAN, STEVE 1487110 |
$650,000 | 3 |
| ALLIANCE AGAINST CORPORATE ABUSE, SPONSORED BY CONSUMER ATTORNEYS OF CALIFORNIA 1485203 |
$550,340 | 6 |
| CLARK LEGAL GROUP, WALTER 1493558 |
$401,000 | 2 |
| CONSUMER ATTORNEYS INITIATIVE DEFENSE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE 1275672 |
$396,280 IE $195,000 · SB $201,280 |
8 |
| SCHAFFER, GREG 1486880 |
$80,000 IE $40,000 · SB $40,000 |
6 |
| NAHORAI, HAGIR 1487276 |
$50,000 | 1 |
| SADIGHIM; LAW OFFICES OF RAMTIN 1493358 |
$35,000 | 4 |
| ROCKPOINT FUNDING, LLC 1486732 |
$25,000 | 1 |
Top buyers last 24 months · top 10
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| 842149 842149 |
$1,197,211 IE $600,000 · SB $597,211 |
14 |
| 760231 760231 |
$1,093,354 IE $446,000 · SB $647,354 |
39 |
| VARTAZARIAN, STEVE 1487110 |
$650,000 | 3 |
| ALLIANCE AGAINST CORPORATE ABUSE, SPONSORED BY CONSUMER ATTORNEYS OF CALIFORNIA 1485203 |
$550,340 | 6 |
| CLARK LEGAL GROUP, WALTER 1493558 |
$401,000 | 2 |
| CONSUMER ATTORNEYS INITIATIVE DEFENSE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE 1275672 |
$396,280 IE $195,000 · SB $201,280 |
8 |
| SCHAFFER, GREG 1486880 |
$80,000 IE $40,000 · SB $40,000 |
6 |
| NAHORAI, HAGIR 1487276 |
$50,000 | 1 |
| SADIGHIM; LAW OFFICES OF RAMTIN 1493358 |
$35,000 | 4 |
| ROCKPOINT FUNDING, LLC 1486732 |
$25,000 | 1 |
By party
| Party | Amount | % |
|---|---|---|
| Democratic | $0 | 0.00% |
| Republican | $0 | 0.00% |
| Non-partisan | $8,031,623 | 100.00% |
Part III Reference tables
Full all-time and cycle-to-date data.
Money flow through this vendor
Where their ad buys point
IE payers (left) → races the buys targeted (right) · independent-expenditure filings onlyNo activity in the last 1 months.
Cycle-over-cycle trajectory
current cycle earlier election cycle off-cycle year quarterly · 10 years
| Year | Q | Cycle | Total | Txns | Top buyer · share | Top category · share | Cum. (cycle) | YoY % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Q1 | 2016 | $16K | 12 | 941620859 35% | Other / Unclassified 100% | $16K | — |
| 2017 | Q2 | 2016 | $13K | 12 | 941620859 69% | Other / Unclassified 100% | $29K | — |
| 2017 | Q3 | 2016 | $14K | 9 | 871554 42% | Other / Unclassified 99% | $43K | — |
| 2017 | Q4 | 2016 | $15K | 8 | 962871 64% | Other / Unclassified 100% | $58K | — |
| 2018 | Q1 | 2018 | $29K | 15 | 962871 36% | Other / Unclassified 68% | $29K | — |
| 2018 | Q2 | 2018 | $16K | 13 | 941620859 37% | Other / Unclassified 99% | $46K | — |
| 2018 | Q3 | 2018 | $14K | 9 | 941620859 43% | Other / Unclassified 100% | $60K | — |
| 2018 | Q4 | 2018 | $8K | 8 | 941620859 50% | Other / Unclassified 93% | $68K | — |
| 2019 | Q1 | 2018 | $12K | 7 | 941620859 51% | Other / Unclassified 93% | $79K | -27% |
| 2019 | Q1 | 2020 | $241 | 1 | CALIFORNIA JUSTICE PAC 100% | Fundraising 100% | $241 | — |
| 2019 | Q2 | 2018 | $8K | 8 | 941620859 74% | Other / Unclassified 94% | $87K | -38% |
| 2019 | Q2 | 2020 | $49 | 1 | CALIFORNIA JUSTICE PAC 100% | Fundraising 100% | $290 | — |
| 2019 | Q3 | 2018 | $21K | 10 | 962871 56% | Other / Unclassified 100% | $108K | +46% |
| 2019 | Q4 | 2018 | $10K | 6 | 941620859 60% | Other / Unclassified 61% | $118K | -34% |
| 2020 | Q1 | 2020 | $30K | 9 | CALIFORNIA ALLIANCE, A COAL… 67% | Strategy & Research 67% | $30K | +2% |
| 2020 | Q2 | 2020 | $10K | 10 | 941620859 39% | Other / Unclassified 100% | $41K | -36% |
| 2020 | Q3 | 2020 | $12K | 10 | 871554 53% | Other / Unclassified 81% | $53K | -12% |
| 2020 | Q4 | 2020 | $29K | 9 | BISNAR & CHASE, LLP 87% | Other / Unclassified 99% | $82K | +271% |
| 2021 | Q1 | 2020 | $11K | 9 | 871554 61% | Other / Unclassified 94% | $93K | -7% |
| 2021 | Q2 | 2020 | $18K | 11 | 871554 54% | Other / Unclassified 91% | $112K | +128% |
| 2021 | Q3 | 2020 | $5K | 8 | 941620859 43% | Other / Unclassified 77% | $116K | -77% |
| 2021 | Q4 | 2020 | $32K | 9 | BISNAR & CHASE, LLP 80% | Other / Unclassified 95% | $148K | +218% |
| 2022 | Q1 | 2022 | $61K | 13 | 760231 73% | Contributions & Trans… 72% | $61K | +104% |
| 2022 | Q2 | 2022 | $59K | 14 | CONSUMER ATTORNEYS INITIATI… 76% | Contributions & Trans… 76% | $120K | +474% |
| 2022 | Q3 | 2022 | $11K | 18 | CONSUMER ATTORNEYS INITIATI… 56% | Other / Unclassified 49% | $131K | -15% |
| 2022 | Q4 | 2022 | $15K | 20 | 871554 34% | Fundraising 53% | $146K | -48% |
| 2023 | Q1 | 2022 | $14K | 21 | 760231 57% | Fundraising 69% | $161K | +33% |
| 2023 | Q2 | 2022 | $6K | 6 | 760231 61% | Fundraising 70% | $167K | -68% |
| 2023 | Q3 | 2022 | $13K | 6 | CONSUMER ATTORNEYS OF CALIF… 56% | Fundraising 56% | $180K | +184% |
| 2023 | Q3 | 2024 | $26 | 1 | CALIFORNIA JUSTICE PAC 100% | Fundraising 100% | $26 | — |
| 2023 | Q4 | 2022 | $23K | 11 | 760231 56% | Fundraising 97% | $203K | -29% |
| 2024 | Q1 | 2024 | $18K | 20 | 760231 57% | Fundraising 59% | $18K | -70% |
| 2024 | Q2 | 2024 | $8K | 3 | 760231 92% | Other / Unclassified 100% | $26K | -87% |
| 2024 | Q3 | 2024 | $25K | 15 | 760231 71% | Fundraising 72% | $51K | +139% |
| 2024 | Q4 | 2024 | $115K | 12 | 760231 98% | Other / Unclassified 95% | $167K | +655% |
| 2025 | Q1 | 2024 | $10K | 4 | 760231 82% | Fundraising 82% | $177K | -31% |
| 2025 | Q2 | 2024 | $34K | 8 | 760231 85% | Other / Unclassified 81% | $210K | +461% |
| 2025 | Q3 | 2024 | $59K | 7 | 760231 72% | Other / Unclassified 56% | $269K | +346% |
| 2025 | Q4 | 2024 | $1.67M | 28 | 842149 33% | Other / Unclassified 85% | $1.94M | +7252% |
| 2026 | Q1 | 2026 | $612K | 19 | ALLIANCE AGAINST CORPORATE … 55% | Other / Unclassified 56% | $612K | +3246% |
| 2026 | Q2 | 2026 | $745K | 17 | CLARK LEGAL GROUP, WALTER 40% | Travel & Events 61% | $1.36M | +9337% |
Revenue by service category
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| Category | Total spend | Txns | Avg check | % of total | Top buyer · share | Last paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Other / Unclassified | $2,850,323 | 540 | $5K | 64.0% | 760231 27% | 4mo ago |
| Travel & Events | $604,951 | 18 | $34K | 13.6% | CLARK LEGAL GROUP, WALTER 66% | 2mo ago |
| Fundraising | $349,855 | 162 | $2K | 7.9% | CONSUMER ATTORNEYS INITIATI… 47% | 3mo ago |
| Contributions & Transfers | $283,346 | 57 | $5K | 6.4% | 760231 23% | 3mo ago |
| Wages & Payroll | $131,173 | 7 | $19K | 2.9% | 760231 48% | 3mo ago |
| Admin & Office | $123,548 | 39 | $3K | 2.8% | 760231 53% | 5y ago |
| Legal & Compliance | $90,277 | 7 | $13K | 2.0% | 962871 61% | 9mo ago |
| Strategy & Research | $20,000 | 1 | $20K | 0.4% | CALIFORNIA ALLIANCE, A COAL… 100% | 6y ago |
| Print & Mail | $434 | 1 | $434 | 0.0% | CONSUMER ATTORNEYS INITIATI… 100% | 21y ago |
Client retention
Sticky-relationship signal: how many clients keep coming back across cycles vs one-time buyers.
| Client | Cycles | All-time spend | Txns | First paid | Last paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 760231 | 14 | $1,116,358 | 249 | 2000-06-23 | 2026-05-17 |
| 842149 | 13 | $694,178 | 118 | 2000-02-07 | 2026-04-28 |
| CONSUMER ATTORNEYS INITIATIVE DEFENSE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE | 7 | $421,165 | 50 | 2005-04-25 | 2026-01-29 |
| 962871 | 9 | $151,876 | 65 | 2007-01-31 | 2023-02-06 |
| 941620859 | 4 | $114,500 | 77 | 2014-05-05 | 2021-12-02 |
| 871554 | 6 | $102,170 | 39 | 2015-07-31 | 2025-07-31 |
| BISNAR & CHASE, LLP | 4 | $88,200 | 18 | 2016-06-30 | 2024-05-15 |
| CONSUMER ATTORNEYS OF CALIFORNIA CONSUMER PROTECTION FUND | 8 | $55,977 | 106 | 2012-11-09 | 2026-04-29 |
| CONSUMER ATTORNEYS ACTION FUND | 3 | $9,268 | 23 | 2007-07-31 | 2011-10-20 |
Geographic concentration
Where this vendor's clients are based — federal committees by state, plus implicit jurisdiction for CA and TX state filers.
| State | Total spend | % of revenue | Clients | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CA | $4,743,415 | 100.0% | 40 |
Notable disbursements
5 largest all-time · 5 largest in the current cycle · 5 most recent. Each row earns its place.
| Reason | Date | Filer | Category | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Largest all-time | 2025-10-31 | 842149 | Other / Unclassified | — | $500,000 |
| Largest all-time | 2025-10-21 | 760231 | Other / Unclassified | — | $326,000 |
| Largest all-time | 2026-06-09 | CLARK LEGAL GROUP, WALTER | Travel & Events | Fight Back Against Uber campaign | $301,000 |
| Largest all-time | 2025-12-30 | VARTAZARIAN, STEVE | Other / Unclassified | — | $250,000 |
| Largest all-time | 2025-11-03 | VARTAZARIAN, STEVE | Other / Unclassified | — | $250,000 |
| Largest this cycle | 2026-01-09 | ALLIANCE AGAINST CORPORATE ABUSE, SPONSORED BY CONSUMER ATTORNEYS OF CALIFORNIA | Other / Unclassified | — | $234,746 |
| Largest this cycle | 2026-04-06 | ALLIANCE AGAINST CORPORATE ABUSE, SPONSORED BY CONSUMER ATTORNEYS OF CALIFORNIA | — | — | $209,407 |
| Largest this cycle | 2026-04-06 | VARTAZARIAN, STEVE | Travel & Events | Fight Back Against Uber | $150,000 |
| Largest this cycle | 2026-02-26 | CLARK LEGAL GROUP, WALTER | Travel & Events | Fight Back Against Uber campaign | $100,000 |
| Recent | 2026-05-17 | 760231 | — | — | $20,000 |
| Recent | 2026-05-04 | FUND HER PAC | — | — | $5,000 |
| Recent | 2026-05-04 | ALLIANCE AGAINST CORPORATE ABUSE, SPONSORED BY CONSUMER ATTORNEYS OF CALIFORNIA | — | — | $5,000 |
| Recent | 2026-05-05 | ALLIANCE AGAINST CORPORATE ABUSE, SPONSORED BY CONSUMER ATTORNEYS OF CALIFORNIA | — | — | $2,000 |