Brian Chase

"I specifically went to law school to become a personal injury trial attorney. It is what I love, what I do, and what I am. If you hire Bisnar | Chase you get my personal attention, desire, drive and enthusiasm to obtain the best outcome that I can get for you.

What I love most about being a Personal Injury Attorney:

Helping injured people attain justice from big corporations when they manufacture dangerous products that cause injuries due to placing profit over safety.

Helping accident victims collect what they are due from insurance companies that believe they are solely in business to collect premiums, as opposed to the business of paying valid claims, as their contracts of insurance and the law require.

The intellectual challenge of litigation; and Beating the other side at their own game. There is no professional thrill like it.

What I consider my most important accomplishment professionally was obtaining over a Million dollars for the most amazing 95 year old woman I have ever met, whose life was ruined due to the negligence of another, after the insurance company stated *in writing* that her claim was a "sham."

Brian Chase Named One of OCTLA's Top Guns - Product Liability Trial Lawyer of the Year, 2004

OCTLA's (Orange County Trial Lawyers Association) "The Gavel" writes:

Brian D. Chase is a partner in Bisnar | Chase in Newport Beach. The firm has a national practice and specializes in automobile product liability and catastrophic injury cases. He has tried over twenty jury trials and, in the last couple of years, has entered into numerous seven- and eight-figure settlements with various automobile manufacturers. Mr. Chase was involved in two published appellate opinions: Schreiber v. Estate of Kiser (a California Supreme Court case dealing with expert witness designations) and Hernandez v. State of California (an appellate case from the Second Appellate District dealing with governmental design immunity). Within the last year, he settled during trial two major cases against Ford Motor Company involving wrongful deaths and catastrophic brain injuries for significant confidential sums. Mr. Chase is the Second Vice President of Orange County Trial Lawyers, serves on the Board of Governors for CAOC, and is a nationwide lecturer on litigation-related topics. Mr. Chase lives with his two daughters.

Biography and Achievements

Brian Chase is a partner of BISNAR | CHASE. He is a man of high morals and committed to making a difference in the lives of others through his dedication to the practice of law.

Brian is also a native of Southern California and earned his BA in Political Science and his Certificate in Legal Studies from California State University Long Beach.

University accomplishments include, being President of the Debate Club, maintaining a 4.0 average, earning his way onto the President's Honor List every semester and being an Associate Justice of the Student Judiciary.

Brian attended the Pepperdine School of Law, where he received his JD degree. While at Pepperdine, he was the Associate Editor of the Pepperdine Law Review with two publications in the Law Review and was also a quarter finalist every year in moot court competition.

Since 1996, Brian has been on the Board of Directors of Orange County Trial Lawyers Association and has been on the Executive Board since 2000. He is currently President. In 2001 he was the Education Chair of that organization. In addition, today, he is on the Board of Directors of Consumer Attorneys of California (California Trial Lawyers Association)and is a member of the Christian Legal Society. Brian is a frequent lecturer for various attorney organizations (OTCLA, CAOC and the Orange County Bar Association), where he teaches trial techniques, strategies and tactics to other attorneys.

Brian has argued and won in the California Court of Appeals. He has also argued and won in the California Supreme Court, changing the law in California to the benefit of injured plaintiffs.

In addition to his distinguished professional accolades, Brian includes being a father to children Cody and Molly as one of his greatest accomplishments. In his rare free moments away from his demanding career, he enjoys golf, tennis and spending time with his children.

HOLDING WRONGDOERS ACCOUNTABLE FOR THE DAMAGES THEY CAUSE SINCE 1978

Bisnar | Chase 2006-2008 - Super Lawyers is a listing of outstanding lawyers from more than 60 practice areas who have attained a high degree of peer recognition and professional achievement. Bisnar | Chase has received this award for three consecutive years.