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Christopher B. Dolan - San Francisco, CA
1438 Market Street San Francisco, CA 94102- 6004
Dolan Law Firm
San Francisco Age Discrimination Lawyer
Overview
Under Chris' leadership, Dolan Law Firm PC has recovered over $250 million for its clients and become one of California's premier plaintiffs' firms serving clients injured due to the fault of another or were discriminated against or treated unfairly in the workplace...
Under Chris' leadership, Dolan Law Firm PC has recovered over $250 million for its clients and become one of California's premier plaintiffs' firms serving clients injured due to the fault of another or were discriminated against or treated unfairly in the workplace...
Under Chris' leadership, Dolan Law Firm PC has recovered over $250 million for its clients and become one of California's premier plaintiffs' firms serving clients injured due to the fault of another or were discriminated against or treated unfairly in the workplace.
Recognized as one of the top 25 plaintiff's lawyers in California, Chris spearheads many of the most significant and challenging lawsuits filed in California state and federal courts against insurance companies, Fortune 500 companies, cities, school districts, public agencies, and product manufacturers.
Extraordinary Results and Record Verdicts
Possessing a "history of winning multi-million judgments for his clients," as noted by the San Francisco Business Times, Chris has successfully tried over 45 cases and settled hundreds of lawsuits on favorable terms for his clients.
Chris' unparalleled success in civil litigation includes the largest verdict - $61 million - ever in U.S. history 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," "sand niggers," and other slurs.
Demonstrating Chris' passion for justice and commitment to his clients no matter the prejudice in society, Chris 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 Chris its prestigious California Lawyer of the Year Award.
Chris supervises all cases litigated by Dolan Law Firm PC. He has obtained jury verdicts or settlements of more than $1 million in an additional 20 cases. Some of the settlements in these cases were in excess of $10 million but were confidential and cannot be listed. Significant awards obtained by Chris for his clients include:
- $20 million verdict for a former Wyndham timeshare sales representative who was wrongfully terminated for reporting timeshare fraud on the elderly;
- $6.5 million award for a motorcycle rider severely injured due to a dangerous roadway condition;
- $6 million recovery in wrongful death action brought by husband whose wife was killed in a head-on collision due to the other driver crossing the center line;
- $4.25 settlement for 13-year old boy who suffered permanent brain damage after being struck by a vehicle while walking in a crosswalk at a street intersection;
- $2.5 million settlement for female employee of Fortune 500 company subjected to discrimination and termination for having protested the use of homophobic slurs and statements made in the workplace by senior company executives.
A Leader Among Trial Lawyers
Chris 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, selected Chris as one of the Top 100 Lawyers in California and one of California's Top 25 Plaintiffs' Lawyers.
Super Lawyers and Best Lawyers have ranked Chris as a premier personal injury and product liability attorney in Northern California. Chris has received a rating of AV Preeminent from Martindale Hubbell for very high ethical standards and professional excellence as evaluated by his peers in the legal community.
In 2010, Chris served as President of the Consumer Attorneys of California ("CAOC"), the largest statewide association of trial lawyers in the U.S. In 2013, the CAOC honored Chris with an award for his "many years of dedication, outstanding efforts, and effectiveness" in advancing the rights of the injured and consumers in California. Today, Chris serves as President of the San Francisco Trial Lawyers Association ("SFTLA"). Both the CAOC and SFTLA have honored Chris with awards for Trial Lawyer of the Year. Chris has been nominated five times and selected twice as the SFTLA Trial Lawyer of the Year, including in 2017 with co-counsel Anne Costin for their outstanding success in the Williams v. Wyndham timeshare fraud and wrongful termination lawsuit.
Chris speaks at multiple California and national legal conferences each year educating lawyers on best practices in the courtroom and emerging trends in the law. Chris is often called upon as a legal expert for national and local television and radio programs including CNN, Fox News, Dateline NBC, and NPR. He also writes a weekly column for the San Francisco Examiner in which he answers reader questions on new legislation and legal issues in the news.
Promoting Safety, Ending Discrimination, And Safeguarding Our Constitutional Rights
While obtaining the maximum financial recovery allowed under the law for his clients remains a constant focus of Chris' practice, he knows that justice means more than money. Working closely with his clients, Chris has forced cities and counties to fix dangerous streets and intersections and manufacturers to produce safer products.
For over 20 years, Chris 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 has selected Chris as one of the top 25 Attorneys Fighting For Trans Rights, helping transgender persons secure their equal rights.
In the words of the CAOC, Chris puts "his heart and soul" into preserving access to the courthouse for all Californians and "has worked unrelentingly to change" unjust laws. Chris frequently testifies before California legislative committees in support of legislation advancing consumer rights. In 2014, Chris played an instrumental role in convincing the Legislature to adopt a statute requiring ride share companies like Uber to provide $1 million in insurance coverage so that anyone injured due to the fault of a ride share driver would obtain just compensation for his or her injuries.
About Christopher B. Dolan
Practice Areas
- Age Discrimination
- Motor Vehicle Accidents -- Plaintiff
- Americans with Disabilities Act -- Employee
- Animal Bites -- Plaintiff
- Assault & Battery -- Plaintiff
- Class Actions
- Complex Litigation
- Disability & Illness Discrimination
- Elder Law
- Employee Rights -- Employee
- Employment Discrimination -- Employee
- Family Medical Leave Act (FMLA) -- Employee
- Federal Trial Practice
- Freedom of Speech
- Litigation & Appeals
- Medical Malpractice
- Municipal Employment -- Employee
- National Origin Discrimination
- Nursing Home
- Police Misconduct
- Premises Liability -- Plaintiff
- Products Liability Law
- Property Damage -- Plaintiff
- Race Discrimination
- Railroad Accidents -- Plaintiff
- Religious Discrimination
- Search & Seizure Protections
- Sex Discrimination
- Sexual Harassment -- Employee
- Slip and Fall -- Plaintiff
- State Trial Practice
- Wage & Hour Laws -- Employee
- Whistleblower -- Employee
- Workers' Compensation Law
- Wrongful Death -- Plaintiff
- Wrongful Termination -- Employee
Current Employment Position(s)
- Founder & Chief Legal Counsel
Languages
- English (Primary)
- Spanish
Qualifications
Bar Admissions
- California, 1993
- U.S. District Court Central District of California
- U.S. District Court Eastern District of California
- U.S. District Court Northern District of California
- U.S. District Court Southern District of California
- U.S. Court of Appeals 9th Circuit
Other Affiliations
- American Association for Justice (Member, Board of Governors)
- Consumer Attorneys of California (President, 2010)
- San Francisco Trial Lawyers Association ("SFTLA") (President, 2016)
Education
- Georgetown University Law Center, Washington, District of Columbia
J.D.
Honors: magna cum laude
Honors: Order of The Coif
Honors: Dean's Award
Law Review: The American Criminal Law Review, Executive Editor - Boston University, London, England
M.S.
Honors: First Scholar
Major: Management - Boston University
B.S.
Honors: magna cum laude
Honors: Scarlet Key
Honors: The Dean's Award
Major: Economics
Minor: Business Administration
Achievements
Other Sources of Feedback About Christopher B. Dolan
Included on the 2023 Northern California list
Past Lists
- 2022 Northern California Super Lawyers list
- 2021 Northern California Super Lawyers list
- 2020 Northern California Super Lawyers list
- 2019 Northern California Super Lawyers list
- 2018 Northern California Super Lawyers list
- 2017 Northern California Super Lawyers list
- 2016 Northern California Super Lawyers list
- 2015 Northern California Super Lawyers list
- 2014 Northern California Super Lawyers list
- 2013 Northern California Super Lawyers list
- 2012 Northern California Super Lawyers list
- 2011 Northern California Super Lawyers list
- 2010 Northern California Super Lawyers list
- 2009 Northern California Super Lawyers list
- 2008 Northern California Super Lawyers list
- 2007 Northern California Super Lawyers list
- 2006 Northern California Super Lawyers list
- 2005 Northern California Super Lawyers list
- 2004 Northern California Super Lawyers list
Honors
- AV Preeminent Rating, Martindale-Hubbell
- Best Lawyers in America, recognized in fields of Personal Injury Litigation – Plaintiffs and Product Liability Litigation - Plaintiffs, 2014 – present
- Top 30 Plaintiffs' Lawyers in California, Daily Journal, 2016
- Top 100 Northern California Super Lawyers, 2007 - present
- Northern California Super Lawyer, 2004 – present
- Best San Francisco Injury Lawyer, San Francisco Weekly, 2014 - present
- Top 25 Attorneys Fighting For Trans Rights, The Advocate, 2016
- Top 25 Plaintiffs' Lawyers in California, Daily Journal, 2015
- Top 100 Lawyers in California, Daily Journal, 2010
- California Lawyer Attorney of the Year (CLAY Award), California Lawyer, 2007
- Top 500 U.S. Attorneys, Lawdragon, 2007
- Trial Lawyer of the Year, San Francisco Trial Lawyers Association, 2006
- Consumer Attorney of the Year, Consumer Attorneys of California, 2006
- San Francisco Trial Lawyers Association, Trial Lawyer of the Year, 2017
- Daily Journal, Top Verdicts in California, 2016
- California Lawyer of the Year Award
Office Information
Address
1438 Market Street San Francisco, CA 94102- 6004
Phone
Fax
- 415-421-2830
Publication
Articles
- Writer of a weekly column for the San Francisco Examiner
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