Named Among 2024 “Best Law Firms” by U.S. News — Best Lawyers®
Chang | Klein LLP is honored to be ranked in “Best Law Firms” by U.S. News & World Report and Best Lawyers®. The firm is recognized with a Regional Tier 1 Firm ranking, the highest ranking a firm can receive, in the area of Personal Injury Litigation. Law firms included in the “Best Law Firms” list are recognized for professional excellence with consistently impressive ratings from clients and peers. Achieving a tiered ranking signals a unique combination of quality law practice and breadth of legal expertise.
The guide’s rigorous evaluation process includes peer reviews from leading attorneys in various fields and the collection of client and lawyer evaluations based on the following criteria: responsiveness, understanding of a business and its needs, cost-effectiveness, and integrity and civility, as well as whether they would refer a case to the firm and/or consider the firm a worthy competitor.
Deborah Chang has been awarded Best Lawyers “Lawyer of the Year” for Personal Injury Litigation in Los Angeles, an honor solely granted to the top-rated attorney in each legal practice area and geographic region considered by Best Lawyers.
Over a Billion Dollars Recovered in Verdicts and Settlements*
$59,500,00
Catastrophic Injury
$30,500,000
Elderly Abuse
$160,500,000
Verdict TBI injury inflicted by security guards in casino
$105,000,000
Verdict Medical fraud
$36,400,000
Verdict Trucking accident; catastrophic injuries
$34,500,000
Verdict Truck vs. bicycle accident; amputation
$32,500,000
Settlement Against City of Beverly Hills for truck accidents
$27,400,000
Verdict
Wrongful death of child in vehicle vs. pedestrian collision
$24,000,000
Settlement
Personal watercraft explosion
$21,000,000
Verdict Truck vs. vehicle; multiple injuries
$20,500,000
Verdict
Wrongful death; student killed at dangerous school bus stop
$20,000,000
Verdict
TBI from truck vs. car collision
$20,000,000
Settlement
Dangerous condition of roadway leading to bicyclist catastrophic injuries
$19,800,000
Verdict
Explosion case resulting in burns
$17,850,000
Verdict
Wrongful deaths due to jet crash in home
$17,400,000
Verdict
Multiple vehicle collision caused by truck; TBI and jaw injuries
$17,000,000
Verdict
Wrongful death of visually impaired adult son of mother
$15,000,000
Settlement
Wage and hour class action
$14,900,000
Settlement
Vehicle vs. motorcycle collision; amputation and TBI
$12,500,000
Settlement
Tank explosion
$10,450,000
Verdict
Wrongful death of husband/father of adult children due to vehicle vs. pedestrian collision
$10,000,000
Verdict
Wrongful death of child
$10,000,000
Settlement
Vehicle vs. motorcycle collision; amputation
$9,900,000
Verdict
Motorcycle vs. car collision; amputation
$9,900,000
Settlement
Detached truck part vs. vehicle collision leading to TBI and other injuries
$8,100,000
Settlement
Motorcyclist injury in collision with paper roll which fell on roadway
$8,000,000
Settlement
Truck collision wrongful death
$7,500,000
Verdict
Wrongful death of adult daughter in truck vs. bicycle collision
$6,000,000
Settlement
Trip and fall wrongful death
$5,500,000
Settlement
Wrongful death of teenager in truck vs. vehicle collision
$5,310,000
Settlement
Wrongful death
$5,200,000
Settlement
Electrocution of apprentice electrician
$5,000,000
Settlement
Medical malpractice
$4,500,000
Settlement
TBI resulting from vehicle vs. motorcycle collision
$4,000,000
Settlement Vehicle vs. pedestrian collision in crosswalk; TBI
$4,000,000
Settlement
Catastrophic injuries resulting from emergency fire truck vs. pedestrian
$32,000,000
Settlement Dangerous Condition of Public Property
$12,000,000
Settlement Auto collision passenger with catastrophic injuries
$11,000,000
Settlement Pharmaceutical products liability
About Chang | Klein
Proudly affiliated with Athea Trial Lawyers LLP, founded by Deborah Chang, we also are a boutique law firm located in California. We specialize in finding compelling stories and causes in complicated, high profile cases involving wrongful death and catastrophic injuries with a social justice element. We love to fight for justice on behalf of our clients to make the world a better and safer place for everyone. We are proud that we have effectuated meaningful changes in the law and in many industries as a result of our landmark cases.
“My family, specifically our 3 year old daughter, got through a terrible accident both physically and mentally because of Candice Klein …my daughter …looked at Candice as her personal “super hero.”