About

Chris Mears has been one of the most successful Plaintiff’s Personal Injury attorneys in Orange County for over three decades. He has tried over 70 cases throughout the State of California, including cases in both Superior and Federal Courts. Chris has argued cases before both the State and Federal Courts of Appeal, as well as the California State Supreme Court. He is known as a relentless advocate for his clients.

Chris has tried cases in virtually every aspect of Plaintiff’s Personal Injury litigation, including vehicular collisions, premises liability, medical malpractice, government liability, civil rights/use of force, employment law, insurance bad faith, and probate cases involving mental capacity. He has obtained numerous seven figure verdicts and settlements for his clients.

In addition to his legal work, Chris served on the Irvine City Council, the Board of Directors of the Orange County Fire Authority, and was Chairman of the California State Athletic Commission (Boxing and MMA). Chris’s first career was as an actor, and he has been a member of the Screen Actors Guild for over 40 years. He is a Distinguished Alumnus of California State University, Fullerton, and is a Hall of Fame Inductee of Western State University College of Law.

Chris was born in Santa Ana, California, and was raised by his mother, Virginia – a school teacher -- and his grandmother, Aurelia. His brother, Michael, is a successful tax attorney. With his wife, Michelle, Chris is an active member of New Hope Presbyterian Church in Orange – the only black Presbyterian Church in Orange County – where he and Michelle sing in the church’s gospel choir. Chris has two adult children: Ben, a filmmaker in Los Angeles; and Sophie, an acting/directing graduate of Fordham University.

Chris recently finished his first novel, a political murder mystery set in Orange County, and for ten years wrote a political column for OC Metro.