Deborah Chang Awarded 2025 Lee B. Wenzel Civility Award

At its 2025 Installation Dinner, the Los Angeles Chapter of the American Board of Trial Advocates (ABOTA) honored Deborah Chang with the 2025 Lee B. Wenzel Civility Award.

The Lee B. Wenzel Civility award was established in 1993 and awarded the first time to the Hon. William J. Rea in 1994.

"The Los Angeles Chapter of ABOTA awards the Lee B. Wenzel Civility award to the attorney who regularly demonstrates qualities of professionalism, civility, graciousness and high moral and ethical standards as exemplified by the late Lee B. Wenzel."

The Chapter President appoints a committee to research nominees and polls the membership for nominations. These names are presented at a meeting of the Executive Committee. The Executive Committee votes to determine who will be the recipient. The recipient is honored during the Annual Installation Dinner Dance held during the first quarter of the following year.