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Abby Chin

Abby Chin

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Attorney at Cooper Elliott
Columbus, OH
Wrongful Death

About Abby Chin

Abby Chin, Esq. is the Managing Partner at Cooper Elliott in Columbus, Ohio, specializing in complex civil litigation. Her practice focuses on wrongful death, catastrophic injuries, sexual abuse, civil rights violations, and malpractice cases. Known for meticulous case preparation and persuasive courtroom skills, she has secured multiple multi-million-dollar verdicts and settlements, including a $27 million wrongful death verdict (2025) — one of the largest jury verdicts in Ohio that year — a $5.1 million employment breach verdict (2025), and a $1.61 million police excessive force verdict (2024).

Chin has been recognized in Columbus Business First's 40 Under 40 (2025), as a Super Lawyers Rising Star (2025, 2026), and as a winner of the Conflict Prevention and Resolution Joseph T. McLaughlin Award.

She is Past President of the Asian Pacific American Bar Association of Central Ohio and serves on the USA Swimming National Board of Review. She is also a member of the Ohio Association for Justice, American Association for Justice, Columbus Bar Association, Ohio State Bar Association, and the Federal Bar Association.

She earned her Juris Doctor from The Ohio State University Moritz College of Law and her Bachelor of Arts in Legal Writing & Economics from the University of Louisville. She is admitted to the State Bar of Ohio, the U.S. District Courts for the Southern and Northern Districts of Ohio, the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois, and the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Pennsylvania.

Notable case results

$27 millionVerdict

Wrongful death verdict — one of the largest jury verdicts in Ohio in 2025

2025Reported by the firm
$5.1 millionVerdict

Employment breach verdict

2025Reported by the firm
$1.61 millionVerdict

Police excessive force verdict

2024Reported by the firm

Prior results do not guarantee a similar outcome. Each case is unique and depends on its own facts.

Practice areas

Wrongful Death

Education

The Ohio State University Moritz College of Law
B.A. in Legal Writing and Economics
University of Louisville
Undergraduate

Bar admissions & credentials

State Bar of Ohio
State Bar of U.S. District Court, Southern District of Ohio
State Bar of U.S. District Court, Northern District of Ohio
State Bar of U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois
State Bar of U.S. District Court, Middle District of Pennsylvania
Asian Pacific American Bar Association of Central Ohio (Past President)
USA Swimming National Board of Review
Ohio Association for Justice
American Association for Justice
Columbus Bar Association
Ohio State Bar Association
Federal Bar Association

Awards & recognition

Columbus Business First 40 Under 40 (2025)
Super Lawyers Rising Star (2025, 2026)
Conflict Prevention and Resolution Joseph T. McLaughlin Award

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