Deborah Chang

Practice areas

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

Focus areas

Brain Injury, Motor Vehicle Accidents, Motor Vehicle Defects, Personal Injury – Plaintiff, Sexual Abuse – Plaintiff, Wrongful Death

Deborah Chang holds the position of founder and managing partner at Athea Trial Lawyers LLP, a nationwide law firm dedicated to advancing women trial lawyers. Additionally, she serves as a partner at Chang | Klein LLP, situated in the vicinity of Los Angeles. Both of these firms have received recognition as part of the 2022 “Best Law Firms” by U.S. News and Best Lawyers. In 2022, Deborah was honored with the “Lawyer of the Year” award for Personal Injury Litigation Plaintiffs in the Los Angeles region. She has formerly held leadership roles as the President of the Los Angeles chapter of the American Board of Trial Advocates (ABOTA) and as the President of the Consumer Attorneys of California (CAOC).

Throughout California, Deborah has achieved notable accomplishments in securing substantial verdicts and settlements. Her achievements include being awarded the 2019 California Lawyer Attorneys of the Year (CLAY) Award. Her eminence in the legal field continues, as she has been named among the 2023 Lawdragon 500 Leading Lawyers in America and recognized as one of the 500 Leading Plaintiff Consumer Lawyers. She earned distinction in the inaugural Elite Women of the Plaintiffs’ Bar category by the National Law Journal/ALM and was featured in The American Lawyer’s Titans of the Industry list. The Daily Journal has lauded her as one of California’s Top 100 Lawyers, Top Plaintiff Lawyers, and Top Women Lawyers. Noteworthy accolades include the 2014 Consumer Attorneys of California (“CAOC”) Consumer Attorney of the Year Award, with multiple finalist nominations in 2012, 2016, 2017, and 2020. She is also the recipient of the CAOC Women’s Caucus Consumer Advocate of the Year Award, underscoring her exceptional dedication to advancing the education and careers of women trial lawyers.