Engels O'Brien represents individuals, families, businesses, contractors, developers, and property owners across family law, business law, civil litigation, construction law, employment law, and estate planning. Founded by attorneys Christopher Engels and Sarah K. O'Brien, the Costa Mesa firm serves clients throughout Orange County, the greater Los Angeles area, and the Seattle-Bellevue-Tacoma region. Clients work directly with their attorneys, not associate staff, and get an aggressive, practical approach built on real-world experience.
Licenses/Certifications
 Juris Doctor (J.D.)
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Bio
Christopher Engels is an experienced, dedicated and thorough attorney with a passion to fighting diligently and aggressively for his clients. Chris grew up here in Orange County where he was born in Mission Viejo. His love for surfing and swimming kept him close to the beach as a kid before he would depart on a journey that took him to the Northwest when he attended Washington State University. Chris played water polo for four years and graduated on the Deans List with a Bachelor of Arts in Business Administration with a focus on Operations Management and an Economics minor.
After college, Chris moved to Bend, Oregon where he started his General Contracting company. Chris’ company focused on high end single family dwelling new and remodel construction as well as commercial construction focused on restaurants. While Chris was succeeding in his construction career, life had different plans for him. On a fateful night, a person broke into his fiancé’s house where he was staying, pulled a gun and tried to murder Chris in an unprovoked jealous attack. The assailant was identified as his fiancé’s ex-boyfriend and after it took two years for the process to play out, the assailant getting five years in prison, Chris knew there was another calling for him so he enrolled in law school. Chris graduated from North Western California School of Law only four years after the incident so that he could fight for all the innocent people that have been through family law trauma. He is a Family Law Lawyer CFLS Expert and a Top Construction Lawyer as a Fellow at the CLSA.
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Practice Areas
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Legal Services
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Family Law
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