Michael Chung is an experienced litigator, concentrating his practice on general commercial and real estate litigation—including landlord/tenant disputes. He also represents clients in automotive matters, specifically in product liability and warranty litigation.
Well-versed in consumer warranty law, Michael is responsible for the day-to-day case workup, discovery and settlement negotiations for such matters from intake to trial. He regularly conducts depositions as well as writing and filing motions for summary judgment and demurrers for a major international automobile manufacturer and national restaurant franchise.
Michael’s depth of experience in commercial and real estate litigation highlights his profound involvement in complex cases and liability claims. Notable representative matters include obtaining summary judgment in favor of a publicly traded LED semi-conductor manufacturer and attaining summary judgment in favor of a national restaurant chain in a real estate litigation matter on the eve of the trial.
He routinely represents landlords and tenants in disputes related to lease agreements. This includes managing dozens of unlawful detainer actions on behalf of a national franchisor. Michael’s experience consists of over 100 eviction and other pertinent actions seeking damages for breach of lease agreement.
Michael’s previous experience includes starting the Korea practice of a Los Angeles trial firm, where he represented Korea-based companies—both public and private—in commercial litigation matters in federal and state court. He is fluent in Korean, a skill he developed while attending both elementary and middle school at Seoul Foreign School. He is also Regional Governor for the International Association of Korean Lawyers (IAKL), a member of the California Minority Counsel Program (CMCP) E-Newsletter Committee as well as the Korean American Bar Association of Southern California (KABA).
Michael earned his undergraduate degree in Economics and Political Science from Northwestern University in just three years, before graduating from the University of Chicago Law School.