Chad M. Prentice

Practice areas

Personal Injury – General: Plaintiff, Personal Injury – Products: Plaintiff

Focus areas

Animal Bites, Brain Injury, Construction Accident, Motor Vehicle Accidents, Premises Liability – Plaintiff, Sexual Abuse – Plaintiff, Slip and Fall, Trucking Accidents, Wrongful Death

Chad M. Prentice, a co-founder at Maho | Prentice, LLP Attorneys at Law, specializes primarily in personal injury and wrongful death litigation, serving clients across Southern California from the firm’s Santa Barbara offices.

Mr. Prentice completed his undergraduate studies at the University of California, Santa Barbara, majoring in law and society, and earning a Bachelor of Arts degree in 1990. He continued his legal education at Pepperdine University Caruso School of Law in Malibu, where he obtained a certificate in alternative dispute resolution and graduated with a Juris Doctor in 1994.

His clientele in personal injury cases consists of individuals who have suffered harm due to the negligence of others. Throughout his career, he has handled various cases, including premises liability, truck, motorcycle, and car accidents, defective products, auto-pedestrian incidents, elder abuse, assault, and dog attacks. Mr. Prentice has successfully secured millions of dollars in compensation for his clients, employing both jury verdicts and negotiated settlements. His previous experience representing defendants in similar cases enhances his ability to advocate for his current plaintiff clients.

In addition to being fluent in both English and Spanish, Mr. Prentice has been admitted to practice before all California state courts and the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California since 1994. He holds professional memberships with the American Board of Trial Advocates and the Santa Barbara County Bar Association. Beyond his legal practice, Mr. Prentice is actively involved in the community, coaching youth sports and serving on the board of directors for a nonprofit organization dedicated to assisting developmentally disabled youths and adults.