Attorney Profile
Douglas L. Christian
Douglas Christian
Phoenix
Arizona (AZ)
Practice Areas:
Insurance Coverage (40%), Personal Injury Defense: General (40%), Professional Liability: Defense (20%)
Insurance Coverage
Personal Injury Defense: General
Professional Liability: Defense
Industry Groups:
Insurance
Profile
Doug is in his 36th year practicing law in Arizona. His practice emphasizes insurance coverage, bad faith, and personal injury litigation. Doug regularly represents insurers and policyholders in insurance disputes and represents defendants in professional liability and product liability cases. He is a member of the American Board of Trial Advocates and is past president of the Arizona Association of Defense Counsel. In addition to his listing in Southwest Super Lawyers since its inception, Doug is also listed in The Best Lawyers in America in the insurance law and personal injury categories. Doug is a member of the Board of Advisors for Arizona's Finest Lawyers and maintains an active practice in Nevada.
Selected To
Southwest Super Lawyers 2011
Southwest Super Lawyers 2010
Southwest Super Lawyers 2009
Southwest Super Lawyers 2008
Southwest Super Lawyers 2007
About Douglas Christian
Admitted: 1975, Arizona
Professional Webpage: hcdglaw.com/our-attorneys/doug-christian/
Honors and Awards:
- Best Lawyers in America 2011, Personal Injury and Insurance Law
- Selected "Best of the Bar" by Phoenix Business Journal in the Insurance Law category, 2005
Bar/Professional Activity:
- American Board of Trial Advocates
- American Law Institute - elected member
- Arizona State Bar, 1975
- Federation of Defense and Corporate Counsel, 1991
- American Bar Association, Tort & Insurance Practice Section, Council member, 1992
- Nevada State Bar, 1994
- Arizona Association of Defense Counsel - President, 1995
- Colorado State Bar, 1995
- Fellow, Litigation Council of America, 2010
Scholarly Lectures and Writings:
- Article on legal malpractice reprinted as "Best of ABA Sections" in PC Solo magazine, Twice Bitten: Violations of Ethical Rules as Evidence or Legal Malpractice, The Brief, 2000
- Featured article in Insurance Litigation Reporter and California Insurance Litigation Reporter 2001, Continuing Bad Faith: Theory of Liability or Rule of Evidence?, FDCC Quarterly, Insurance, 2001
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