Kelly Chang Rickert is the founder of the Law and Mediation Offices of Kelly Chang, APLC, a law firm specializing in Family Law and defending Religious Liberty. Kelly has been practicing law since 2000. She is certified by the California State Bar Board of Legal Specialization as a Certified Family Law Specialist.
After 25 years, Kelly has retired from divorce litigation. Kelly discourages “scorched‑earth” tactics, and encourages mediation and collaborative solutions whenever possible. She mediates and consults on family law cases.
Kelly devotes the majority of her time serving on the Legal Team of Advocates for Faith and Freedom, protecting what matters most: religious freedom. This is the right to stand firm in our beliefs, and never go against our conscience. God gave us this right; the Constitution enshrines it.
In addition, Kelly is an Adjunct Professor at Trinity Law School, where she teaches Family Law and Community Property.
Kelly routinely appears as a legal expert on television/radio. She is also a prolific writer/blogger. Her children’s books, Two Adventures With Mom and Dad and Hope’s Broken Snow Globe, were both Amazon #1 best‑sellers and #1 New Releases in the Children’s Marriage and Divorce Books category.
If you’re considering divorce, don’t. Especially if you have children.
If you’re going through it, do it amicably with mediation or collaborative law. All other paths lead to unnecessary waste of money, or worse, total destruction.
Areas of Practice:
Defending Religious Freedom; Religious Accommodation; Religious Discrimination; Protecting Parental Rights and Right to Life; Free Speech; Adult Adoptions, Uncontested Stepparent Adoptions; Foster Adoptions, Prenuptial Agreements; Collaborative Divorce; Divorce Mediation; Family Law Consulting Attorney
Admitted to Practice:
California
U.S. District Courts (Northern, Southern, Central and Eastern Districts of California)
Ninth Circuit United States Court of Appeals.
Also admitted to practice in Texas courts.
Undergraduate:
UCLA, B.A. English, Honors, June 1997.
Law School:
University of San Diego Law School, J.D., Honors, December 1999.
Other Professional Designations:
Certified Family Law Specialist, California Board of Legal Specialization; California Real Estate Broker (01441274); California Notary (2466463)
Trademarks
Marriage is Grand. Divorce? A Hundred Grand. ®️
About Me
I am a Christian, wife, and mother. Born in Taiwan, my family immigrated here when I was 6. I am fluent in Mandarin Chinese and Taiwanese, conversant in French.
I enjoy sharing God’s love. He is the light in this dark world.
God has given me a law practice to share His truth and I don’t take that for granted.
In my free time, I serve my church and community. I lead a Mom’s Prayer Group and a Bible Study. I write books and blog, play the piano, sing worship, and hike Griffith Park. I completed the Los Angeles Marathon in 2006, and have traveled to 33 countries.
Awards:
Amazon.com #1 Best-Selling Author, Law category: Protecting Yourself From False Accusations
Amazon.com #1 New Release Author, Children’s Marriage and Divorce Books category: Two Adventures with Mom and Dad
Amazon.com #1 New Release Author, Children’s Marriage and Divorce Books category: Hope’s Broken Snow Globe
SuperLawyers, Rising Stars 2007 – 2014, SuperLawyers 2015 – 2024
SuperLawyers, Top 50 Women Lawyers in Southern California, 2021 – 2024.
SuperLawyers, Top 100 Lawyers in Southern California, 2022 – 2024
Featured in SuperLawyers stories: “The Robe” (2011) and “Even the Sky is Different” (2019)
Memberships:
Christian Legal Society, Christian Legal Aid of Los Angeles, Los Angeles County Bar Association; San Diego County Bar Association
Languages:
Mandarin, Taiwanese, French (conversational)
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