Briana E. Chua

Practice and Experience

Certified Specialist in Workers’ Compensation by the State Bar of Arizona since 2010.

Licensed to practice law in Arizona (active) and California (inactive)

Has successfully represented injured workers before the Industrial Commission of Arizona, the agency in charge of processing workers’ compensation claims, and the Arizona Court of Appeals since 2004.

Before co-founding Arizona Injury Law Group with Weston Montrose, Briana was a partner at Taylor & Associates, PLLC.

Awards and Involvement

AV Preeminent peer review rating from Martindale-Hubbell

Chair of the State Bar of Arizona’s Board of Legal Specialists Workers’ Compensation Advisory Commission (2020-2022)

Arizona Association of Lawyers for Injured Workers (AALIW) Board of Directors (Past President 2016-2018)

Co-Chair of the State Bar of Arizona’s Workers’ Compensation Continuing Legal Education (CLE) Committee (2011-2012)

Contributed to a revised version of the Workers’ Compensation Handbook.

Member of the Maricopa County Bar Association (MCBA)

Executive Board Member of the Arizona Asian American Bar Association (AAABA) (Past President, 2011-2012)

Member of the National Asian Pacific American Bar Association (NAPABA)

Member of the Animal Law Section of the State Bar of Arizona.

Education

University of Texas at Austin, B.S. Speech

Arizona State University College of Law, Juris Doctorate (honors in Legal Methods and Writing, editor of the Arizona State University Law Journal, and extern for the Chief Judge Stephen M. McNamee, U.S. District Court of Arizona)

Interests

The child of immigrant parents, Briana knows the value of a strong education and strong work ethic. Her career has been devoted to helping injured workers get the compensation they deserve. In her free time, Briana plays the piano and photography. She is also a classically trained singer. She has traveled extensively around the globe although in recent years her travels have been more domestic. She is married with two energetic boys, a dog, and two cats.