Christopher John Hagan

Chris Hagan is an associate attorney at Chain | Cohn | Clark, and brings with him nearly 20 years of experience as a trial lawyer.

Chris has worked as an attorney locally since 2003, providing litigation services for insurance companies, public entities, and private businesses with a focus on personal injury, insurance defense, public entity liability, and employment litigation. Chris is known for taking clients’ concerns as a priority, while keeping them informed and being responsive to their needs. At Chain | Cohn | Clark, he brings with him a deep knowledge of these issue for the benefit of injured people in Kern County.

For his work, Chris has earned several accolades and distinctions. He has been named a Super Lawyer, an honor bestowed upon only the top 5% of lawyers in the region. Chris has been named to the “Up-and-Coming 100” Rising Stars list in Southern California Super Lawyers Magazine, and annually is listed in the publications Super Lawyers rankings. He’s earned an AVVO rating of 10/10 as well as a Martindale-Hubbell AV preeminent rating, the highest ratings awarded by each of the legal directories.

Chris is dedicated to community service. He is past president of the Kern County Bar Association and past director of its Charitable Foundation, has served on the board of directors for Boy Scouts of America, and serves on the board for Bakersfield Youth Lacrosse League.

He is a graduate of California State University, Stanislaus, and the McGeorge School of Law at the University of the Pacific. Chris is happily married to local attorney Kristin Hagan, and they have two children together.