Roy K. S. Chang

With more than 30 years of extensive trial experience handling all types of personal injury cases, Roy K.S. Chang has molded Shim & Chang into a highly creative and innovative personal injury law firm that honors the Hawaiian spirit of Aloha. He has achieved the highest AV rating from Martindale-Hubbell.

Born and raised in Honolulu, Roy graduated cum laude from Iolani School in 1968. He attended The George Washington University in Washington, D.C., graduating “with distinction” in 1972, and as a member of the Phi Beta Kappa Honor Society. He went on to receive his Masters in Education from The George Washington University in 1974. While completing his masters, he also attended The Washington College of Law of the American University, where he earned his Juris Doctor in 1975.

Roy returned to Hawaii in 1976 and began his practice of law at the Prosecuting Attorney’s Office of the City and County of Honolulu. He so distinguished himself as a trial attorney that he was asked to start and head the Career Criminal Unit for the Prosecuting Attorney’s Office of the County of Kauai. He was appointed by the Governor of the State of Hawaii to serve as chairperson of… Read More

With more than 30 years of extensive trial experience handling all types of personal injury cases, Roy K.S. Chang has molded Shim & Chang into a highly creative and innovative personal injury law firm that honors the Hawaiian spirit of Aloha. He has achieved the highest AV rating from Martindale-Hubbell.

Born and raised in Honolulu, Roy graduated cum laude from Iolani School in 1968. He attended The George Washington University in Washington, D.C., graduating “with distinction” in 1972, and as a member of the Phi Beta Kappa Honor Society. He went on to receive his Masters in Education from The George Washington University in 1974. While completing his masters, he also attended The Washington College of Law of the American University, where he earned his Juris Doctor in 1975.

Roy returned to Hawaii in 1976 and began his practice of law at the Prosecuting Attorney’s Office of the City and County of Honolulu. He so distinguished himself as a trial attorney that he was asked to start and head the Career Criminal Unit for the Prosecuting Attorney’s Office of the County of Kauai. He was appointed by the Governor of the State of Hawaii to serve as chairperson of the Hawaii Criminal Justice Commission. For his service to the State of Hawaii, he was awarded the Governor Certificate of Appreciation and the Attorney General Certificate of Appreciation. Since 1996, Roy has been an adjunct professor at The William S. Richardson School of Law at the University of Hawaii. He teaches trial practice, witness examination skills, and evidence to young lawyers learning how to do litigation.