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Wendy Chang

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Judge
Los Angeles County Superior Court
Central District - Stanley Mosk Courthouse
Los Angeles County Superior Court
Department/Division: 36 Courtroom/Floor: 410

111 N Hill St
Los Angeles , CA 90012-3014
(213) 633-0156



Appointed to the Los Angeles Superior Court by Gov. Jerry Brown, June 1, 2018; partner, Hinshaw & Culbertson LLP, Los Angeles, 2008-18; associate, Hinshaw & Culbertson LLP, Los Angeles, 2004-08; senior associate, Manatt Phelps & Phillips LLP, Los Angeles, 2003-04; associate, Baker Keener & Nahra LLP, Los Angeles, 1998-2003; associate, Selman Breitman LLP, Los Angeles, 1997-98; associate, Wilson Elser Moskowitz Edelman & Dicker LLP, Los Angeles, 1996-97.

Loyola Law School, 1995



Judicial Profiles
Title Court Published
Eye for Detail Los Angeles County (Los Angeles) Apr. 30, 2019

Columns
Title Category Published
The new conduct rules: a snapshot Law Practice, Ethics/Professional Responsibility Oct. 17, 2018
Confidential information of a client (Rule 1.6) Ethics/Professional Responsibility Sep. 1, 2017
Fee divisions among lawyers (Rule 1.5.1) Ethics/Professional Responsibility Apr. 18, 2017
Bar unleashes attorney blogging opinion Law Practice, Ethics/Professional Responsibility Jan. 13, 2017
The law of lawyer conflicts in 2016 Law Practice, Ethics/Professional Responsibility Dec. 31, 2016
High court weighs new prosecutor rules State Bar & Bar Associations, Ethics/Professional Responsibility, Criminal, California Supreme Court Oct. 14, 2016
A new model anti-discrimination rule Law Practice, Ethics/Professional Responsibility Aug. 19, 2016
Lawyers lead change yet lag behind Law Practice, Ethics/Professional Responsibility Jun. 18, 2016
Law firm pressed about its press release Ethics/Professional Responsibility, California Courts of Appeal May 14, 2016
Political fundraising ethics for judges and judicial candidates Judges and Judiciary, Ethics/Professional Responsibility Apr. 2, 2016
Enforcing advance conflict waivers Ethics/Professional Responsibility Jan. 30, 2016
Ethical considerations for lawyers in age of the cloud Law Practice, Ethics/Professional Responsibility Mar. 21, 2015
What's new in updated e-discovery ethics opinion? Ethics/Professional Responsibility Jan. 31, 2015
Can you contract that work out? Ethics/Professional Responsibility Nov. 8, 2014
E-discovery and the duty of competence Ethics/Professional Responsibility Sep. 13, 2014
Confidentiality for attorney-plaintiffs Ethics/Professional Responsibility Sep. 6, 2014
With the unfinished business rule, breaking up is hard to do Ethics/Professional Responsibility Jul. 26, 2014
Progress Made, Progress to Be Made Judges and Judiciary Mar. 24, 2011

Rulings
Case Category Published
Sundholm v. Hollywood Foreign Press Assn.
reversed
 Attorneys Feb. 28, 2024
A.S. v. Palmdale School District
affirmed
 Torts Aug. 28, 2023

Verdicts & Settlements
Case Name Topic Role Published
Hyo Kyung Lee v. Elite Logistics Corp., Moon C. Kang, and Does 1 through 50, inclusive Employment Law judge Apr. 17, 2025
Berj Parseghian v. Star Anise Foods LLC, Bristol Farms, and Does 1 through 100, inclusive Consumer Law judge Dec. 20, 2024
Jane Doe 7061 v. Los Angeles Unified School District, et al. Personal Injury judge Jul. 26, 2024
Hekmatollah Yosifi v. The Regents of the University of California Employment Law judge Jan. 5, 2024
Thad Dufrenne v. Hollywood Presbyterian Medical Center L.P. Employment Law judge Oct. 6, 2023
Lilli Shoen v. Juliet Zacarias Real Property judge Aug. 25, 2023
Ashley Minniear v. Burke Williams Inc., et al. Employment Law judge Aug. 25, 2023
Jesse Equihua, Barbara Equihua v. Marilyn Chausse, Shayna Nash Personal Injury judge Oct. 22, 2021
Erica Thomas v. City of Burbank, et al. Personal Injury judge Jan. 3, 2020
Melvin Rideout v. Penner, et al. Torts judge Jun. 21, 2019

MCLE
Title Category Published
The new conduct rules: a snapshot Legal Ethics Oct. 17, 2018
Bar unleashes attorney blogging opinion Legal Ethics Jan. 13, 2017
High court weighs new prosecutor rules Legal Ethics Oct. 13, 2016
A new model anti-discrimination rule Legal Ethics Aug. 18, 2016
Title Court Published
Eye for Detail Los Angeles County (Los Angeles) Apr. 30, 2019
Title Category Published
The new conduct rules: a snapshot Law Practice, Ethics/Professional Responsibility Oct. 17, 2018
Confidential information of a client (Rule 1.6) Ethics/Professional Responsibility Sep. 1, 2017
Fee divisions among lawyers (Rule 1.5.1) Ethics/Professional Responsibility Apr. 18, 2017
Bar unleashes attorney blogging opinion Law Practice, Ethics/Professional Responsibility Jan. 13, 2017
The law of lawyer conflicts in 2016 Law Practice, Ethics/Professional Responsibility Dec. 31, 2016
High court weighs new prosecutor rules State Bar & Bar Associations, Ethics/Professional Responsibility, Criminal, California Supreme Court Oct. 14, 2016
A new model anti-discrimination rule Law Practice, Ethics/Professional Responsibility Aug. 19, 2016
Lawyers lead change yet lag behind Law Practice, Ethics/Professional Responsibility Jun. 18, 2016
Law firm pressed about its press release Ethics/Professional Responsibility, California Courts of Appeal May 14, 2016
Political fundraising ethics for judges and judicial candidates Judges and Judiciary, Ethics/Professional Responsibility Apr. 2, 2016
Enforcing advance conflict waivers Ethics/Professional Responsibility Jan. 30, 2016
Ethical considerations for lawyers in age of the cloud Law Practice, Ethics/Professional Responsibility Mar. 21, 2015
What's new in updated e-discovery ethics opinion? Ethics/Professional Responsibility Jan. 31, 2015
Can you contract that work out? Ethics/Professional Responsibility Nov. 8, 2014
E-discovery and the duty of competence Ethics/Professional Responsibility Sep. 13, 2014
Confidentiality for attorney-plaintiffs Ethics/Professional Responsibility Sep. 6, 2014
With the unfinished business rule, breaking up is hard to do Ethics/Professional Responsibility Jul. 26, 2014
Progress Made, Progress to Be Made Judges and Judiciary Mar. 24, 2011
Case Category Published
Sundholm v. Hollywood Foreign Press Assn.
reversed
 Attorneys Feb. 28, 2024
A.S. v. Palmdale School District
affirmed
 Torts Aug. 28, 2023
Case Name Topic Role Published
Hyo Kyung Lee v. Elite Logistics Corp., Moon C. Kang, and Does 1 through 50, inclusive Employment Law judge Apr. 17, 2025
Berj Parseghian v. Star Anise Foods LLC, Bristol Farms, and Does 1 through 100, inclusive Consumer Law judge Dec. 20, 2024
Jane Doe 7061 v. Los Angeles Unified School District, et al. Personal Injury judge Jul. 26, 2024
Hekmatollah Yosifi v. The Regents of the University of California Employment Law judge Jan. 5, 2024
Thad Dufrenne v. Hollywood Presbyterian Medical Center L.P. Employment Law judge Oct. 6, 2023
Lilli Shoen v. Juliet Zacarias Real Property judge Aug. 25, 2023
Ashley Minniear v. Burke Williams Inc., et al. Employment Law judge Aug. 25, 2023
Jesse Equihua, Barbara Equihua v. Marilyn Chausse, Shayna Nash Personal Injury judge Oct. 22, 2021
Erica Thomas v. City of Burbank, et al. Personal Injury judge Jan. 3, 2020
Melvin Rideout v. Penner, et al. Torts judge Jun. 21, 2019
Title Category Published
The new conduct rules: a snapshot Legal Ethics Oct. 17, 2018
Bar unleashes attorney blogging opinion Legal Ethics Jan. 13, 2017
High court weighs new prosecutor rules Legal Ethics Oct. 13, 2016
A new model anti-discrimination rule Legal Ethics Aug. 18, 2016
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