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Chance J. Pardon, Esq.

Chance J. Pardon, Esq.

Partner, Head of Litigation

Chance is dedicated to helping injured plaintiffs and has made helping those in need a core part of his practice. Chance has taken dozens of cases to trial, obtaining over $19,000,000 in verdicts and tens of millions more in settlements.

Chance was a finalist for the prestigious 2020 Consumer Attorneys Association of Los Angeles Rising Star award, has been selected as a Southern California Rising Star by Super Lawyers from 2020 to the Present, is a member of the National Trial Lawyers Top 40 Under 40, and is a member of the Ball/Hunt/Schooley American Inn of Court in Long Beach, California.

Chance is also co-founder of Lifeguard Lawyers, a specialized aquatics practice. Chance has resolved cases involving drownings, electric shock, and other aquatics based injuries resulting in millions of dollars recovered. Chance has unique subject matter experience having served as an Ocean Lifeguard/Emergency Medical Technician for the Los Angeles County Fire Department for over ten years and has years of previous experience as a certified pool lifeguard and Water Safety Instructor. Chance was an NCAA Division I water polo player at the University of California, Irvine and continues to compete at the Master’s level. He has also coached swimming and water polo.

In law school, Chance was President of the UCI Law Trial Advocacy Club and a member of the Domestic Violence Clinic. He continues to represent domestic violence victims pro bono.

Education
University of California, Irvine – Bachelor of Science
University of California, Irvine School of Law – Juris Doctorate

Bar Admissions
California
United States District Court‚ Central District of California

Associations
American Board of Trial Advocates
Los Angeles County Bar Association
Long Beach Bar Association
Ball/Hunt/Schooley American Inn of Court
Multi-Million Dollar Advocates Forum
Consumer Attorneys of California (CAOC)
Consumer Attorneys Association of Los Angeles (CAALA)