$ 260-350 per hour
Douglas L Christian
About Douglas
Biography
I am a founding member of Christian Dichter & Sluga, PC in Phoenix and Christian Kravitz Dichter Johnson, Sluga PLLC in Las Vegas. My practice emphasizes insurance bad faith, insurance coverage, professional liability and personal injury litigation in both Arizona and Nevada. With 45 years experience as a trial lawyer, I've learned that keeping my clients out of litigation can be as valuable as winning in the courtroom.
I am recognized in Best Lawyers in America in the Insurance Law, Commercial Litigation and Personal Injury-Defense categories, in Southwest Super Lawyers in the Insurance Law category and in Martindale-Hubbell as AV-Preeminent. I am a Fellow of the American Bar Foundation, a member of the American Board of Trial Advocates and a member of the American Law Institute where I serve on several Consultative Groups for projects in my practice areas.
My firms maintain active practices in Arizona, Nevada and New Mexico.
Practice Areas
3
Practice Areas
Fees and Rates
Cost
Hourly Rates
Payment Methods
- Cash
- Check
- Credit Card
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Licensed in Arizona for 50 years
State: Arizona
Acquired: 1975
No misconduct found
Licensed in Colorado for 31 years
State: Colorado
Acquired: 1995
No misconduct found
Licensed in Nevada for 31 years
State: Nevada
Acquired: 1994
No misconduct found
Location
Christian Dichter & Sluga, PC
2800 North Central Avenue, Suite 860, Phoenix, AZ, 85004-1139
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Experience
Honors
2014
Listed, Southwest Super Lawyers
2013
Top Lawyer, North Valley Magazine
2013
Listed, Southwest Super Lawyers
2012
Top Lawyer, North Valley Magazine
2012
Listed, Southwest Super Lawyers
2011
Best Lawyers in America, Best Lawyers in America
2011
America's Most Honored Professionals - Top 5%, American Registry
2011
Listed, Southwest Super Lawyers
2010
AV Rated, Martindale-Hubbell
2010
Listed, Southwest Super Lawyers
2009
Listed, Southwest Super Lawyers
2008
Listed, Southwest Super Lawyers
2007
Listed, Southwest Super Lawyers
2006
Top Lawyers, Phoenix Magazine
2005
Best of the Bar (insurance), Phoenix Business Journal
Associations
2013 - Present
American College of Coverage and Extracontractual CounselFellow
2011 - Present
Fellows of the American Bar FoundationFellow
2010 - Present
Tort, Trial and Insurance Practice Section of ABAFellow
2002 - Present
American Law InstituteElected Member
American Board of Trial Advocates
Member
2011 - 2016
Arizona's Finest LawyersBoard of Advisors
2009 - 2019
Litigation Counsel of AmericaFellow
1995 - 1997
Arizona Association of Defense CounselPresident
1994 - 2021
Nevada Bar AssociationMember
1992 - 1995
American Bar Association, Tort Trial and Insurance Practice SectionCouncil
1991 - 2018
Federation of Defense and Corporate CounselMember
1981 - 1982
Valley Big BrothersBoard of Directors
1979 - 1981
Central Arizona Health Systems AgencyBoard of Directors
1975 - 2021
Arizona Bar AssociationMember
Education
1975
Arizona State University Sandra Day O'Connor College of Law
JD - Juris Doctor
1972
Arizona State University
BS in Political Science
Speaking Engagements
2014
ACI National Bad Faith Forum
An Insurer's Duty to Settle
2004
Mealey's Bad Faith Conference
Recent Developments Affecting an Insurer's Duty to Defend
2002
DRI Bad Faith Conference
Settling Without an Insurer's Consent
2001
Mealey's Bad Faith Conference
Defending Against Claims of Continuing Bad Faith
2001
ACI National Bad Faith Conference
Continuing Bad Faith
2001
ACI Advanced Insurance Coverage Conference
Concurrent Causation in First Party Insurance Claims
2000
ABA Center for Professional Responsibility National Conf.
Ethical Implications of Compliance with Insurer Billking Guidelines
1999
Mealey's Bad Faith Conference
Ethical Issues in Handling Bad Faith Cases
Publications
2001
Federation of Defense and Corporate Counsel Quarterly
Continuing Bad Faith: Theory of Liability or Rule of Evidence?
2000
The Brief
Twice Bitten: Violations of Ethical Rules as Evidence of Legal Malpractice
Languages
English