Christopher Dolan

Background

Christopher B. Dolan is the Founder and Chief Legal Counsel of the Dolan Law Firm, PC. The firm handles personal injury, employment, elder abuse, and civil rights cases throughout California, with offices in San Francisco, Oakland, Los Angeles, and Redondo Beach. Dolan has tried more than 46 cases and obtained over 26 jury verdicts and settlements exceeding $1 million. His notable case work includes obtaining what has been described as the largest civil rights verdict in U.S. history — a $61 million verdict in a racial/ethnic discrimination case — as well as a $20 million verdict in a Wyndham timeshare wrongful-termination case (2016), a $6.5 million motorcycle injury recovery, a $6 million wrongful death recovery, a $4.25 million child injury recovery, and a $2.5 million employment-discrimination recovery. He served as President of the Consumer Attorneys of California (2010) and President of the San Francisco Trial Lawyers Association (2016), and has twice been named Trial Lawyer of the Year. His honors include the California Lawyer of the Year Award, listings on the Daily Journal's Top 100 Lawyers in California and Top 30 Plaintiff Lawyers, Super Lawyers Top 100 for 11 consecutive years, Best Lawyers, an AV Preeminent rating from Martindale-Hubbell, and SF Weekly's Best Injury Lawyer (4 consecutive years). He writes a weekly column, serves as a media legal expert, speaks at legal conferences, and advocates for legislative reforms.

Notable cases

• —$$61,000,000

  Civil rights verdict (racial/ethnic discrimination)

• 2016$$20,000,000

  Wyndham timeshare wrongful termination verdict

• —$$6,500,000

  Motorcycle injury recovery

• —$$6,000,000

  Wrongful death recovery

• —$$4,250,000

  Child injury recovery

• —$$2,500,000

  Employment discrimination recovery

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