Los Angeles County (Los Angeles)
Career Highlights: Appointed commissioner by Los Angeles County Superior Court judges, 2019; sole practitioner, Los Angeles, 2010-18; partner, Wasserman, Comden, Casselman & Esensten LLP, Tarzana, 2003-10; partner, Ku, Fong, Larsen & Chen LLP, Los Angeles, 1994-2003; associate, Voss, Cook & Thel LLP, Irvine, 1993-94; associate, Ku & Fong, Los Angeles, 1990-93; associate, Engstrom, Lipscomb & Lack, Los Angeles, 1988-90
Law School: UCLA School of Law, 1988
Career Highlights: Appointed commissioner by Los Angeles County Superior Court judges, 2019; sole practitioner, Los Angeles, 2010-18; partner, Wasserman, Comden, Casselman & Esensten LLP, Tarzana, 2003-10; partner, Ku, Fong, Larsen & Chen LLP, Los Angeles, 1994-2003; associate, Voss, Cook & Thel LLP, Irvine, 1993-94; associate, Ku & Fong, Los Angeles, 1990-93; associate, Engstrom, Lipscomb & Lack, Los Angeles, 1988-90
Law School: UCLA School of Law, 1988
LOS ANGELES — Having emigrated with his family from Taiwan to a small New York town when he was 4, Commissioner Frank W. Chen knew early on what it’s like to struggle financially, an experience he said gives him context in his child support court assignment.
“These people are telling me the same kind of stories,” he said. “I’m not basing a ruling on my personal experience, but I can see where they’re coming from. So I giv... (continued)
