Douglas L. Christian
Shareholder
Office: 602.792.1717
Email: dchristian@cdslawfirm.com
Practice Areas / Areas Of Expertise
- Insurance Law
- Insurance Bad Faith and Coverage Litigation
- Professional Liability Litigation
- Personal Injury Litigation
Bar And Court Admissions
- Arizona, 1975
- Nevada, 1994
- Colorado, 1995
- S. Supreme Court
- Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals
- S. District Court, Arizona
- S. District Court, Nevada
Education/Honors
- Arizona State University, B.S., 1972, J.D., 1975
Honors/Professional Activities
- The Best Lawyers in America®, 2005-present: Mr. Christian is selected by his peers for inclusion in this prestigious publication in the Insurance Law, Personal Injury and Commercial Litigation categories
- Super Lawyers: Mr. Christian has been listed in the Insurance Coverage category each year since 2007
- Martindale-Hubbell AV Preeminent Rating
- Fellow of the American College of Coverage Counsel
- American Law Institute, elected member
- Fellow of the American Bar Foundation
- Arizona’s Finest Lawyers
- American Board of Trial Advocates
- Fellow of the Tort, Trial and Insurance Section of the American Bar Association
- Fellow of the Litigation Counsel of America 2009-2018
- Arizona Association of Defense Counsel, President, 1995-1997
- American Bar Association, Tort and Insurance Practice Section, Council, 1992-1995
- Federation of Defense & Corporate Counsel, 1991-2017
Community Activities
- Central Arizona Health Systems Agency, Board of Directors and Executive Committee, 1979-1981 (Certificate of Need review for medical facilities)
- Valley Big Brothers, Board of Directors 1981-1982
- First Place Winner, 2005 Arizona Attorney Magazine Writing Competition for his book of poetry, Pocket Change
- First Place, Arizona Authors’ Association Writing Competition, Poetry Category, 2005
