Consult with experienced legal malpractice specialist attorneys in the state where this occurred.

Your correct avenue is a lawsuit. Consult with experienced civil litigation/debt collection attorneys in the state where this occurred.

Contact the contractor’s licensing board.

This is more a medical question. If you suspect malpractice, Consult with experienced malpractice attorneys in the state where this occurred.

Yes. If the judgment is not really against you but someone with same name, take action immediately.

You have to get your judgment and then domesticate it into California.

Yes. Consult with experienced malpractice attorneys in the state where this occurred RIGHT AWAY.

Consult with experienced LEGAL MALPRACTICE SPECIALIST attorneys in the state where this occurred.

You may have a legal malpractice case against the lawyer if he missed expert designation deadlines for which the attorney was unable to obtain...

First, consult with experienced attorneys in the state where this occurred.