About Hanlen J.
Hanlen J. Chang earned his law degree from Southwestern University School of Law in 2004 after completing a bachelor’s degree at the University of California, Santa Barbara in 2001. Those academic credentials provided the foundation for a practice that spans both state and federal arenas. He entered the legal field in the mid-2000s and moved steadily from associate roles into private practice leadership.
He began his early legal career as an associate at Snyder, Walker, Mann in 2005. Two years later he joined Berman, Berman, Berman LLP as an associate, where he worked on matters that involved transactional and litigation elements. The shift from associate to principal came in 2014 when he established the Law Offices of Hanlen J. Chang. That move marked a turn toward managing a practice and advising clients directly across a range of matters.
Chang holds credentials beyond the bar. He is a notary public accredited by the California Secretary of State and is licensed as a real estate broker by the California Bureau of Real Estate. Those qualifications reflect a practical connection to real estate transactions and document execution. They also inform the types of matters his office handles and the guidance he provides to buyers, sellers, and businesses.
He is admitted to practice in California and also holds admissions that allow appearances before the Ninth Circuit and the Federal Circuit. Those federal admissions mean he can handle appeals and federal filings as they arise. The record of appellate eligibility complements his transactional work and gives clients an option to pursue matters across different court levels.
Since 2014 he has maintained memberships in professional groups that align with his practice areas. He is listed on a Business and Real Estate Panel beginning in 2014 and serves as a member of the Asian American Bar Association Greater Bay Area from the same year. These affiliations connect him to peers who practice in commerce and property law and to a regional legal community.
Chang runs a private practice that reflects his background in business and real estate law. He manages client files, supervises transactional work, and accepts matters that require state or federal court appearances. He concentrates his practice on business and real estate matters.
