Rick Chang

Rick Chang joined the Office of the County Counsel in 2025 in the Office’s Civil Rights, Tort, and Employment Litigation team. He represents the County and its employees in civil rights, tort, employment, and medical malpractice matters in both state and federal courts. Rick has significant experience handling civil litigation matters from inception through trial, as well as in arbitration. He also has extensive experience in intellectual property litigation, patent licensing, and complex commercial litigation.  

Office practice areas

• Civil Rights, Tort, and Employment Litigation Team

​​Education

• University of California, College of the Law, San Francisco (formerly UC Hastings), J.D. 2000
  • Hastings International & Comparative Law Review, Senior Executive Editor
• University of California, Berkeley, B.A. 1994 

Professional Associations

• Santa Clara County Bar Association
• Asian Pacific Bar Association of Silicon Valley
• Asian American Bar Association, San Francisco, former co-chair of the Scholarship Committee (2008-2011)
• Asian Law Alliance, San Jose, former board member (2009-2011)

Prior experience

• Of Counsel at Kramer Alberti Lim & Tonkovich (2024-2025)
• Partner at Morgan Franich Fredkin Siamas & Kays (2018-2023)
• Partner at LeClair Ryan LLP (2014-2017)
• Senior Counsel at Apple (2012-2014)
• Partner at McDermott Will & Emery LLP (2007-2011)
• Senior Associate at Howrey LLP (2003-2007)
• Associate at Townsend and Townsend and Crew (now Kilpatrick Townsend) (2000-2003)
• Judicial Extern for the Honorable Maxine M. Chesney, United States District Court for the Northern District of California (1999)

English, Chinese, German