Christopher N. Andal

Rancho Santa Margarita and Orange Offices
Senior Attorney
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Christopher N. Andal obtained his law degree at Southwestern University School of Law in Los Angeles. While in law school, Mr. Andal was awarded the prestigious California Witkin Award for Civil Procedure and Torts for achieving the highest grade in both classes. Prior to law school, Mr. Andal attended the University of California at Irvine where he obtained a Bachelor of Arts degrees in Political Science and Criminology, Law & Society. He completed high school in Orange County after having moved from his native Toronto, Canada.

Mr. Andal has over ten (10) years of experience in civil litigation. He began his legal career as a file clerk, worked his way up, and ultimately worked for many years as a paralegal and office manager at several civil litigation firms before passing the California bar on his first attempt.

Mr. Andal has extensive litigation and trial experience. His practice includes the representation of individuals and businesses in all matters of civil litigation with an emphasis on cases involving personal injury, products liability, wrongful death and business disputes. His practice further includes business planning and transactions, estate planning and litigation, as well as family law.

He currently serves as President-Elect of the Filipino American Chamber of Commerce of Orange County and is a past Board of Director of the Orange County Bar Association and past President of the its Young Lawyers Division. He is also an active member of the Orange County Trial Lawyers Association and Consumer Attorneys Association of Los Angeles, and frequently lectures to his peers on topics within his practice areas.

Mr. Andal enjoys spending time with his family, playing hockey and golf, and supporting the local professional sports teams.

Mr. Andal believes that everyone is entitled to competent legal representation and strives to protect the rights of consumers and small businesses. He is dedicated to maintaining integrity in the legal profession and removing the stigma placed upon consumer attorneys and their clients. He is also devoted to maintaining an equal playing field for small businesses.

90% of Practice Devoted to Litigation

California, 2006

Southwestern University School of Law, Los Angeles, California, 2005
J.D.
Honors: California Witkin Awards - Civil Procedure and Torts

Univesity of California-Irvine, Irvine, California
B.A.
Major: Political Science & Criminology, Law & Society

Orange County Bar Association – 2009 Director, 2009 Young Lawyers Division President, 2008 Young Lawyers Division Chair Elect, Mentor on Demand Committee
Orange County Trial Lawyers Association
Consumer Attorneys Association of Los Angeles
Filipino American Chamber of Commerce of Orange County - 2010 President-Elect, 2009 Director