Attorney Profile
Christopher N. Andal
Rancho Santa Margarita, California
p: (949) 589-0150
f: (949) 589-0160
e: Email Me
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
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, mediation and trial experience. His practice includes the representation of individuals
and businesses in matters of civil litigation with an emphasis on cases involving personal injury, products liability,
wrongful death and business disputes. Mr. Andal further serves as the head of the firm's DUI defense team.
He is a member of the Orange County Bar Association and was installed as the 2008 Chair Elect of the OCBA's Young Lawyers
Division. He will assume the position of YLD Chair on the OCBA's Board of Directors in 2009. He is also an active member
of the Orange County Trial Lawyers Association, Consumer Attorneys Association of Los Angeles and Filipino American Chamber
of Commerce of Orange County. He further volunteers his time to Orange County's Public Law Center, a pro bono law firm,
committed to providing representation for low income residents.
Mr. Andal's interests include spending time with his wife and daughter, 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.
Personal injury, products liability, premises liability, wrongful death, business formation, business and commercial litigation, general civil litigation and DUI/DWI defense.
Education:
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 Trial Lawyers Association
Consumer Attorneys Association of Los Angeles
Orange County Bar Association-Young Lawyers Division
