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Law Practice,
Consumer Law

Nov. 20, 2020

Deborah Chang to take helm of consumer attorneys group

The new president of Consumer Attorneys of California, to be sworn in Saturday, relishes her nickname: Changzilla.

Deborah Chang to take helm of consumer attorneys group
Deborah Chang, of counsel at Panish Shea & Boyle LLP and founding attorney of Athea Trial Lawyers in Hermosa Beach, becomes the new president of Consumer Attorneys of California on Saturday. (Courtesy of Molly Pan Photography)

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 a superhero. She was smart and tough and never gave up. She was just such a force.”

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