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Brian Chase
Managing Partner, Senior Trial Lawyer | Bisnar Chase
Meet Brian
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"I wake up every day with one purpose: to make the world a safer place by holding negligent corporations accountable."
Brian D. Chase is the senior partner and trial lawyer at Bisnar Chase Personal Injury Attorneys, LLP, based in Newport Beach, California. With a legal career spanning over three decades, Brian has dedicated himself to representing plaintiffs in personal injury and product liability cases, securing significant verdicts and settlements that have not only provided justice for his clients but also prompted changes in corporate behavior to enhance consumer safety.
Brian earned his Juris Doctor from Pepperdine University School of Law in 1992 and was admitted to the California State Bar in 1993. Throughout his career, he has been recognized for his exceptional legal skills and commitment to his clients, receiving numerous accolades, including being named \\\”Attorney of the Year\\\” by the Consumer Attorneys of California in 2012 and consistently being selected to the Super Lawyers list from 2006 through 2025.
In addition to his legal practice, Brian is an active member of the legal community, holding memberships in several professional organizations, including The National Trial Lawyers: Top 100.
Contributions
Brian Chase’s “Closing Argument”
Podcasts
Experience and Expertise
Qualifications
Timeline
- Juris Doctor, Pepperdine University School of Law (1992)
- Admitted to the California State Bar (1993)
- Named "Attorney of the Year" by Consumer Attorneys of California (2012)
- Selected to Super Lawyers (2006–2025)
- Listed as nation’s top one percent by the National Association of Distinguished Counsel
- Awarded 2025 Fellowship by the Litigation Counsel of America
- Published books “Still Safe at Any Speed” and released an update in 2019 titled “The Second Collision.”
Practice Areas
- President of the Consumers Attorneys of California
- The National Trial Lawyers: Top 100
- Member of the American Board of Trial Advocates (ABOTA)
- Board Member of Brain Society of California
- Member of Trial Lawyer Institute
- Member of Diversity Law Institute
- 2023 Orange County Bar Association’s Tort and Trial Section Chair
- $117,500,000 Consumer Class Action
- $38,650,000 Motorcycle Accident
- $24,700,000 Auto Defect – Seatback Failure
- $23,091,000 Auto Defect – Seatback Failure + MVA
- $16,444,904 Auto Defect – Seatback Failure
- $12,238,000 Auto Defect
- $10,591,098 Auto Defect – 15 Passenger Van Rollover
- $10,200,000 Auto Defect/Auto Negligence
- $10,030,000 Auto Defect – Seatback Failure
- $6,800,000 Auto Defect – Airbag Failure/Commercial Trucking Accident
- $5,500,000 Auto Defect
- $6,777,258 Auto Defect – Seatback Failure
- $4,750,000 Auto Defect – Roof Crush/Rollover
- $4,250,000 Auto Defect – Defective Seatbelt
- $3,000,000 Auto Defect – Seatback Failure in a Rollover
- $3,000,000 Auto Defect – Roof Crush/Rollover
- $2,815,958 Motor Vehicle Accident
- $2,200,000 Defective Medical Device
- $1,500,000 Auto Defect – Roof Crush/Rollover
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