Calvin Chang - Sacramento, CA
Attorney at Cal Law APC
Sexual Harassment Lawyers in Sacramento, CA
500 Capitol Mall Suite 2350 Sacramento, CA 95814
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- 1 Super Lawyers®
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15
Years
Experience
Sacramento Sexual Harassment Lawyer
Updated: 06/25/2026
Areas of Practice
- Sexual Harassment
- Employment Discrimination and Retaliation
Attorney Information
Overview
About Attorney Calvin Chang
Mr. Chang’s practice areas include litigating claims on behalf of individuals for sexual harassment, employment discrimination, and retaliation. He has also prosecuted cases under the Ralph Civil Rights Act for cases of hate violence.
Recognition of Service
Throughout his more than a decade of service, Mr. Chang has received many accolades for the level of professionalism he brings to the table. Mr. Chang has repeatedly garnered recognition from California Super Lawyers an honor reserved for no more than 5% of lawyers. He has also won Three Best Rated Attorneys in Sacramento, Lawyers of Distinction, and AVVO Clients Choice awards.
Mr. Chang is nationally recognized as a member of the Million Dollar Advocates Forum. This forum is recognized as one of the most prestigious groups of trial lawyers in the entire United States, with less than 1% of all US attorneys qualifying for membership. To become a member, an attorney must have achieved million-dollar verdicts, awards, and settlements.
Education & Experience
Before starting his own law practice, Mr. Chang worked for more than two decades in the public sector, including more than 15 years as a sworn peace officer—including positions as a patrol officer, investigator, supervising investigator, special agent, and senior special agent. He also spent more than a decade in the United States Attorney’s Law Enforcement Task Force. He was a senior special agent for one of the largest law enforcement agencies, supervised a team of investigators, conducted internal affairs, and performed equal employment opportunity investigations.
Mr. Chang received his Juris Doctor from Concord Law School, where he was a distinguished scholar and oral advocate in a plaintiff’s ADA case. He received his BA in Political Science at the University of California at Davis, and a Master's in Criminal Justice at Boston University.
Mr. Chang is admitted by the California Supreme Court to practice in all the courts of California. He is also admitted to practice in the United States District Courts for the Eastern, Northern, Central, and Southern Districts of California, and Ninth Circuit and Federal Circuit US Courts of Appeal. Mr. Chang is a member and former Co-Chair of the Public Employee Committee of the California Employment Lawyers Association.
Awards and Honors
Awards
Honors
- California Super Lawyers Magazine as a Rising Star
- Three Best Rated Attorneys in Sacramento, 2018
- Lawyers of Distinction
- Avvo Clients Choice
- Recognized as Member of the Million Dollar Advocates Forum, 2021
- Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers, 2022 - 2025
- Top 3 Employment Lawyer Sacramento, Three Best Rated, 2017
- Avvo Rated Superb, Avvo Top Lawyer, 2017
- Top 100 Trial Lawyers, National Trial Lawyers Association, 2017
- Best in Employment Law, Sacramento Small Business Excellence, 2016
- Top 10%, Lawyers of Distinction, 2016
- Best Employment Lawyers, Three Best Rated, 2016
- Avvo Rated Excellent, Avvo, 2015
- Pioneering Law Enforcement Officer Award, Organization of Chinese Americans, 2001
Other Sources of Feedback About Calvin Chang
Included on the 2026 Northern California Super Lawyers list
Past Lists
- 2025 Northern California Super Lawyers list
- 2024 Northern California Super Lawyers list
- 2023 Northern California Super Lawyers list
- 2022 Northern California Super Lawyers list
- 2021 Northern California Super Lawyers list
- 2020 Northern California Super Lawyers list
- 2019 Northern California Super Lawyers list
Education
Legal Education
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Concord Law School of Kaplan University,
Los Angeles,
California, 2011
Juris Doctor
Honors: Distinguished Scholar
Honors: Distinguished Oral Advocate for Plaintiff in ADA Case, 2010
Non Legal Education
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University of California at Davis, 1992
B.A.
Major: Political Science -
Boston University, 2004
Master's in Criminal Justice
Current Employment Position(s)
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Attorney
Past Positions
- National Flare Company, Inc., CEO, 2001 - 2006
- University of California, Police Officer, 2002 - 2008
- State of California, Supervising Investigator, 2008 - 2011
Languages
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English
Classes and Seminars
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Legal Education Experience Program: Legal Externships, 2024
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UC Davis School of Law: Employment Law, 2019
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California Employment Lawyers Association Annual Conference: Introduction to Representing Public Employees, 2019
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Special Agent Academy: EEO Investigation, 2013
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Investigating Hate Violence," Civil Rights Year: Investigating Hate Violence," Department of Fair Employment and Housing, 2009
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Hate Crime and Victim Assistance, 2008
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Annual Training Conference: Hate Crime Identification, 2008
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UCLGBTIA: Hate Crime, Police, and the Law, 2003
- ARPOC: Hate Crime and Domestic Terrorism, 2003
Representative Cases
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Goodson v. County of Plumas
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State Manager v. State of California
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Confidential v. Defendant Municipal Employer
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Client v. Public Agency Employer
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Client v. Confidential Employer
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Client v. Hotel
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International Client v. Corporate Defendant
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Client v. Corporate Defendant and Individual Employer
Published Works
Articles
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Arrests, Convictions, and the FEHA: When it Hurts to Ask” California, 2009
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Equal Employment Opportunity & Sexual Harassment Prevention. California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation, Lesson Plan, 2008
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Sac Legal: New Survey of Crime Victims Reveals Hate Crimes are Grossly Underreported in Uniform Crime Reports, 2007
Bar Admissions
- Supreme Court of California
- California, 2011
- U.S. District Court Eastern District of California
- U.S. District Court Northern District of California
- U.S. Court of Appeals 9th Circuit
- U.S. Court of Appeals Federal Circuit
- U.S. District Court Southern District of California
- U.S. District Court Central District of California
- District of Columbia, 2026
Other Affiliations
- California Employment Lawyers Association, Public Employee Committee, 2019 - Present (Co-Chair)
- California Employment Lawyers Association, Wage and Hour Committee, 2021 - Present (Member)
- Capital City Trial Lawyers Association, 2014 - Present (Member)
- Asian Pacific Bar Association of Sacramento, 2012 - Present (Member)
- State Bar of California, Labor and Employment Law Section, 2008 - Present (Member)
- SacLegal, 2008 - Present (Sustaining Member)
- California Employment Lawyers Association, Public Sector Committee, 2007 - Present (Mentor)
- National Employment Lawyers Association, 2007 - Present (Member)
- Consumer Attorneys Association of Los Angeles, 2010 - 2014 (Member)
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