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Chandler Teraoka
Senior Associate
750 B Street
Suite 2200
San Diego, CA 92101
Suite 2200
San Diego, CA 92101
chandler.teraoka@nelsonmullins.com
Chandler focuses her practice on complex litigation. She has vast experience defending major corporations in a variety of fields including products liability, warranty, aviation, premises liability, medical malpractice, and personal injury.
Chandler focuses her practice on complex litigation. She has vast experience defending major corporations in a variety of fields including products liability, warranty, aviation, premises liability, medical malpractice, and personal injury.
Experience
The following is a selected sampling of matters and is provided for informational purposes only. Past success does not indicate the likelihood of success in any future matter.
Professional Experience
- Associate, national law firm (2023–2024)
- Associate, San Diego-based boutique firm (2022–2023)
- Judicial Law Clerk, Virginia Circuit Court (2020–2021)
- Legal Intern, Virginia-based boutique firm (2019-2020)
- Juvenile and Domestic Relations Division Intern, Virginia Beach Commonwealth Attorney's Office (2019)
Representative Matters
- Complex Litigation
- Conducted legal research and drafted and argued motions, including motions to dismiss, motions for summary judgment, and discovery motions.
- Took depositions, including 30(b)(6) depositions and participated in mediations.
- Managed large-scale discovery, including drafting interrogatories, requests for production, and requests for admission.
- Reviewed responsive discovery, responded to discovery requests, and managed document productions.
- Personal Injury
- Specialized in sexual assault cases.
- Drafted pleadings, motions, client correspondence, memoranda, and other legal documents.
- Took depositions and conducted client and witness interviews.
- Participated in hearings and mediations.
- Prepared written discovery requests and responses.
- Reviewed responsive discovery documents, including medical records.
- Identified and worked with expert witnesses and prepared witnesses for testimony.
- Engaged in all aspects of trial preparation.
- Judicial Law
- Assisted the Circuit Court judge in preparation for trials.
- Conducted legal research and drafted proposed opinions and legal memoranda.
- Observed a wide range of courtroom proceedings.
- Civil Litigation, Immigration, Employment, Family Law
- Researched case law and relevant statutes.
- Juvenile and Domestic Relations
- Practiced under Virginia’s Third Year Practice Certificate.
- Handled bench trials and hearings.
- Assisted in witness interviews and crafted misdemeanor and felony plea bargains.
- Researched case law and statutes.
- Drafted appellate briefs and legal memoranda.
- Dealt with a variety of issues including assault and battery, search and seizure, child pornography, abuse of discretion, sufficiency of the evidence, DUI, assault of a law enforcement officer, probation violations, and protective order violations.
Education
-
Regent University School of Law,
JD
(2020)
- Executive Board Member and New Member Coordinator, Trial Advocacy Board
- Editor-in-Chief, Journal of Global Justice and Public Policy
- 3L Class Representative, Student Bar Association
- Volunteer, Virginia State Bar Young Lawyers Conference –Children & the Law Commission
- Houghton College, BA (2017)
Admissions
- California
- Pennsylvania
- Virginia
- Central District of California
- Northern District of California
- Southern District of California
Practice Areas
The following is a selected sampling of matters and is provided for informational purposes only. Past success does not indicate the likelihood of success in any future matter.
Professional Experience
- Associate, national law firm (2023–2024)
- Associate, San Diego-based boutique firm (2022–2023)
- Judicial Law Clerk, Virginia Circuit Court (2020–2021)
- Legal Intern, Virginia-based boutique firm (2019-2020)
- Juvenile and Domestic Relations Division Intern, Virginia Beach Commonwealth Attorney's Office (2019)
Representative Matters
- Complex Litigation
- Conducted legal research and drafted and argued motions, including motions to dismiss, motions for summary judgment, and discovery motions.
- Took depositions, including 30(b)(6) depositions and participated in mediations.
- Managed large-scale discovery, including drafting interrogatories, requests for production, and requests for admission.
- Reviewed responsive discovery, responded to discovery requests, and managed document productions.
- Personal Injury
- Specialized in sexual assault cases.
- Drafted pleadings, motions, client correspondence, memoranda, and other legal documents.
- Took depositions and conducted client and witness interviews.
- Participated in hearings and mediations.
- Prepared written discovery requests and responses.
- Reviewed responsive discovery documents, including medical records.
- Identified and worked with expert witnesses and prepared witnesses for testimony.
- Engaged in all aspects of trial preparation.
- Judicial Law
- Assisted the Circuit Court judge in preparation for trials.
- Conducted legal research and drafted proposed opinions and legal memoranda.
- Observed a wide range of courtroom proceedings.
- Civil Litigation, Immigration, Employment, Family Law
- Researched case law and relevant statutes.
- Juvenile and Domestic Relations
- Practiced under Virginia’s Third Year Practice Certificate.
- Handled bench trials and hearings.
- Assisted in witness interviews and crafted misdemeanor and felony plea bargains.
- Researched case law and statutes.
- Drafted appellate briefs and legal memoranda.
- Dealt with a variety of issues including assault and battery, search and seizure, child pornography, abuse of discretion, sufficiency of the evidence, DUI, assault of a law enforcement officer, probation violations, and protective order violations.
Professional Activities
- Welsh Inn of Court
Community
- Christian Legal Society
- Military Spouse JD Network
Chandler focuses her practice on complex litigation. She has vast experience defending major corporations in a variety of fields including products liability, warranty, aviation, premises liability, medical malpractice, and personal injury.
Experience
The following is a selected sampling of matters and is provided for informational purposes only. Past success does not indicate the likelihood of success in any future matter.Professional Experience
- Associate, national law firm (2023–2024)
- Associate, San Diego-based boutique firm (2022–2023)
- Judicial Law Clerk, Virginia Circuit Court (2020–2021)
- Legal Intern, Virginia-based boutique firm (2019-2020)
- Juvenile and Domestic Relations Division Intern, Virginia Beach Commonwealth Attorney's Office (2019)
Representative Matters
- Complex Litigation
- Conducted legal research and drafted and argued motions, including motions to dismiss, motions for summary judgment, and discovery motions.
- Took depositions, including 30(b)(6) depositions and participated in mediations.
- Managed large-scale discovery, including drafting interrogatories, requests for production, and requests for admission.
- Reviewed responsive discovery, responded to discovery requests, and managed document productions.
- Personal Injury
- Specialized in sexual assault cases.
- Drafted pleadings, motions, client correspondence, memoranda, and other legal documents.
- Took depositions and conducted client and witness interviews.
- Participated in hearings and mediations.
- Prepared written discovery requests and responses.
- Reviewed responsive discovery documents, including medical records.
- Identified and worked with expert witnesses and prepared witnesses for testimony.
- Engaged in all aspects of trial preparation.
- Judicial Law
- Assisted the Circuit Court judge in preparation for trials.
- Conducted legal research and drafted proposed opinions and legal memoranda.
- Observed a wide range of courtroom proceedings.
- Civil Litigation, Immigration, Employment, Family Law
- Researched case law and relevant statutes.
- Juvenile and Domestic Relations
- Practiced under Virginia’s Third Year Practice Certificate.
- Handled bench trials and hearings.
- Assisted in witness interviews and crafted misdemeanor and felony plea bargains.
- Researched case law and statutes.
- Drafted appellate briefs and legal memoranda.
- Dealt with a variety of issues including assault and battery, search and seizure, child pornography, abuse of discretion, sufficiency of the evidence, DUI, assault of a law enforcement officer, probation violations, and protective order violations.
Education
-
Regent University School of Law,
JD
(2020)
- Executive Board Member and New Member Coordinator, Trial Advocacy Board
- Editor-in-Chief, Journal of Global Justice and Public Policy
- 3L Class Representative, Student Bar Association
- Volunteer, Virginia State Bar Young Lawyers Conference –Children & the Law Commission
- Houghton College, BA (2017)
Admissions
- California
- Pennsylvania
- Virginia
- Central District of California
- Northern District of California
- Southern District of California
Practice Areas
- Welsh Inn of Court
- Christian Legal Society
- Military Spouse JD Network
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