CHRISTOPHER B. DOLAN
CHRISTOPHER B. Dolan is founder and chief legal counsel of the Dolan Law Firm, which has offices in San Francisco, Los Angeles, Oakland and Redondo Beach. Dolan spearheads significant and challenging lawsuits filed in California state and federal courts against insurance companies, Fortune 500 companies, cities and other public agencies, and product manufacturers.
Widely recognized as one of the top plaintiff’s lawyers in California, the Dolan Law Firm has recovered hundreds of millions of dollars for its clients. Dolan has successfully tried over 46 cases and settled hundreds of lawsuits on favorable terms for his clients.
Dolan supervises all cases litigated by the Dolan Law Firm. He has obtained jury verdicts or settlements of more than $1 million in over 26 cases. Some of the settlements in these cases were for amounts exceeding $10 million.
Dolan’s unparalleled success in civil litigation includes the largest verdict ever in U.S. history, $61 million, for individuals subjected to racial and ethnic discrimination and harassment in violation of their civil rights. The case involved two Lebanese Americans who after 9/11 were repeatedly taunted by their manager and coworkers as “terrorists” and other slurs. He took the case after 10 other law firms, the NAACP and ACLU all had rejected it. For his outstanding success in the case, California Lawyer magazine awarded Dolan its prestigious California Lawyer of the Year Award.
Dolan has been recognized by numerous California and national publications as one of the foremost trial lawyers and skilled negotiators in California. The Daily Journal, the leading legal newspaper in California, has repeatedly selected him as one of the Top 100 Lawyers in California and one of the state’s Top 30 Plaintiff Lawyers.
Super Lawyers and Best Lawyers have ranked him as a premier personal injury and product liability attorney in Northern California. He has received a rating of AV Preeminent from Martindale Hubbell.
Dolan speaks at multiple California and national legal conferences each year educating lawyers on best practices in the courtroom and emerging trends in the law. He is often called upon as a legal expert for national and local television and radio programs including CNN, Fox News, Dateline on NBC, and NPR.
While obtaining the maximum financial recovery allowed under the law for his clients remains a constant focus of his practice, Dolan has forced cities and counties to fix dangerous streets and intersections and manufacturers to produce safer products.
For over 20 years, he has worked tirelessly on behalf of his clients to stop discrimination embedded in workplace policies and practices that caused them deep emotional pain and prevented their career advancement. In 2016, The Advocate selected Chris as one of the top 25 Attorneys Fighting for Trans Rights, helping transgender persons secure their equal rights.
Dolan earned a BS, magna cum laude, from Boston University, an MS from Boston University in London, and a JD, magna cum laude, from Georgetown University Law Center.