Michael Chang, Esq.

Before he represented employees

Michael Chang served as staff counsel for a Fortune 500 company. That is the part of his background that matters most to the people he now represents.

The file in an employment case is put together inside the company, by people who do this routinely, often before the employee knows anything is happening. Having worked on that side, he knows which documents exist, how a stated reason gets chosen, which explanations tend not to survive scrutiny, and where the file is usually thinnest.

He has also practiced at plaintiff-side firms in both Los Angeles and Orange counties. Today the firm he founded represents employees, never employers, and personal injury is a regular part of its practice.

Practice

Michael represents employees in sexual harassment, discrimination (including race, disability, medical condition, sex and gender, age and pregnancy), retaliation, constructive and wrongful termination, misclassification, and wage and hour matters.

He also represents people hurt in auto, bicycle and pedestrian accidents, slip and fall incidents and dog bites, people with catastrophic injuries, and families in wrongful death cases. More on personal injury.

Education and admissions

• J.D., Southwestern Law School, Los Angeles, 1994–1997 (then named Southwestern University School of Law)
• Licensed by the State Bar of California, with no record of discipline
• Admitted to practice in the U.S. District Courts for the Central, Eastern, Northern and Southern Districts of California

Professional memberships

• California Employment Lawyers Association (CELA)
• California Lawyers Association