Chad M. Prentice

Phone:
(805) 962-1930

Areas of Practice

Bar Admissions

  • California, 1994
  • U.S. District Court Central District of California, 1994

Education

  • Pepperdine University School of Law, Malibu, California
    J.D. – 1994
    Honors: Pepperdine Law Alternative Dispute Resolution Certificate
  • University of California, Santa Barbara, California
    B.A. – 1990
    Major: Law/Society

Professional Associations and Memberships

  • American Board of Trial Advocates, Active
  • Chamber of Commerce, 2009 to Present
  • Hope Elementary School, Board Member, 2008 to 2012
  • Hope Elementary School, Past President of the Board, 2011
  • Consumer Attorneys of California (CAOC), Member
  • Santa Barbara County Bar Association Board Member, 2018 to Present
  • Santa Barbara Personal Injury Lawyer Association, Founding Member, 2010 to Present
  • Provisors 2010-Present and former executive team member

Pro Bono Activities

  • The executive committee for Royal Pride Foundation for San Marcos High School Foundation
  • Vice President, Board for Cornerstone House
  • Volunteer coach, Page Youth Center, AYSO, Goleta Valley Little League 2004-2019
  • Boys Team Charity 2018-present and current board member
  • President Santa Barbara Water Polo Club/805

Languages

  • Spanish
Chad M. Prentice

Chad Prentice is a founder/partner of the law offices of Maho & Prentice, LLP, with offices in Santa Barbara, Ventura and Los Angeles, California, and has been practicing law for 27 years. His focus is in the area of civil ligation, primarily representing plaintiffs in personal injury matters (automobile, truck, pedestrian, bicycle accidents, dog attacks), premises liability (slip/trip and fall), product liability, wrongful death, and medical malpractice cases.   Mr. Prentice’s background includes many years as primary litigation counsel for several Fortune 100 companies throughout California. He is a member of ABOTA, having tried approximately 35 civil jury trials to a verdict.

Since its inception in 2004, the law firm of Maho & Prentice, LLP has obtained verdicts and settlements for its clients in excess of $65,000,000.
Mr. Prentice is an active member of his community.  He has served as an elected board member for the Hope Elementary School District in Santa Barbara. He previously served for many years as vice president for Cornerstone House, a non-profit home for developmentally disabled children and young adults. He has coached basketball for the Page Youth Center for 14 years, soccer for both the YMCA and AYSO, and baseball at Goleta Valley Little League.  He has also been an active member of the Santa Barbara County Bar Association and is an active member with his son in Boy’s Team Charity.