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Deborah Chang to Take Helm of Consumer Attorneys Group

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When Brian J. Panish stood before an audience at the Consumer Attorneys of California Convention in 2014, he referred to Deborah S. Chang by a nickname she had earned around the office: Changzilla. “It was just a combination of her energy and passion,” Panish told The Daily Journal recently. “She’s just a separate being, like...

Family Files $270M Claim Against National Park Service After Death of 25-Year-Old Newlywed: Reports

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The family of a women’s rights activist from Uganda has filed a $270 million administrative claim against the National Park Service after she was killed by an unsecured gate that sliced through her car as she sat with her new husband. Esther “Essie” Nakajjigo, 25, drove to Arches National Park in Utah with her husband

National Park Service faces $270M wrongful death claim

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Attorney Deborah Chang, who filed the claim on behalf of Michaud, as well as Nakajjigo’s parents, wrote that the National Park Service has for years used entrance and exit gates made of metal poles with “spear-like sharp ends, and they were known to swing into roadways when left unsecured.” Employees “knew or should have known...

Top Women Lawyers 2020

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Deborah has been named in the Daily Journal’s Top Women Lawyers of 2020.

An activist’s dreams ‘were about to come true.’ Then, a horrific accident cut her life short.

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“Our mission is to make sure this doesn’t happen again,” Michaud said. According to Deborah Chang, the Los Angeles-based trial attorney representing Michaud, there was nothing he could have done to swerve out of the way of the gate that killed his wife and narrowly missed him. Yet park employees could have done a lot, the

Widower Struggles With Loss After Wife Decapitated By Gate In Arches National Park

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Athea Trials Lawyers, with whom Chang | Klein is a Proud Affiliate, is Named Among 2021 “Best Law Firms” by U.S. News — Best Lawyers®

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In its first year, Athea Trial Lawyers is honored to have been ranked in 2021 “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...

Widower of woman decapitated by gate at Arches National Park struggles after trauma, files lawsuit

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“What he saw and experienced that day, I cannot even imagine,” said Deborah Chang, an attorney representing Michaud and the Nakajjigo family. “The end of the gate impaled the car like a lance, and literally beheaded his newlywed bride right in front of him.” Chang has filed a $270 million claim for wrongful death. It’s...

Family sues state, city, others over Encinitas bluff collapse that killed three

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We are seeking justice for the survivors of Julie Davis, 65, her 35 year-old daughter, Anne Clave, and Davis’ 62 year-old sister, Elizabeth Charles. The triple tragedy that occurred on Grandview Surf Beach in Encinitas on August 2, 2019 could have been prevented and new safety guidelines regarding beach erosion must be implemented. Read Full

Relative of beach landslide victims urges Encinitas to improve beach safety

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