Lee C. Christie, Esq.

Contact:

(317) 488-5500
(800) 274-5559
lee@cfclc-law.com


 

Lee C. Christie is a partner with Cline Farrell Christie Lee & Caress, P.C., and has dedicated himself to trial law for 28 years.  His extensive trial experience has led him to the podium to lecture on trial, mediation and settlement issues on numerous occasions. Lee is a member of the Indiana Trial Lawyers Association and the Interstate Trucking Litigation Group.  He focuses his practice in the areas of personal injury, wrongful death, medical malpractice, product liability, trucking accidents, auto accidents and premises liability.  
Education
Indiana University, B.S., 1978
Indiana University, J.D., 1982

Bar Admissions
Indiana, 1982

Court Admissions
U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Indiana
U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Indiana
Professional Associations

Interstate Trucking Litigation Group 

American Association of Justice (AAJ)

            -Sustaining Member

            -Heart Device Litigation Group

            -Vioxx Litigation Group

 Association of Plaintiff Interstate Trucking Lawyers of America

 Indiana Trial Lawyers Association (ITLA)

            -Sustaining Member

            -College of Fellows

 Indianapolis Bar Association

            -Litigation Section

 Indiana State Bar Association

            -Litigation Section

 Advanced Studies in Trial Advocacy

 Fellow-Nation College of Advocacy


Honors

Martindale Hubbel AV rating, 1983-2010 

            -Highest rating available 

Indiana Super Lawyers, 2004-2010

            -Honored every year since the award's inception 

The Best Lawyers in America, 2005-2006

            -Selected by Peers

            -Limited to Less than 1% of attorneys 

Top 50 Indiana Super Lawyers, 2005-2010                 

AV Preeminent Rated Attorney

            -American Registry 

Who’s Who Among Executives & Professionals, 2009-2010


Reported Cases
Cole v. Lantis Corp., 714 N.E.2d 194 (Ind. App. 1999)
Hanson v. St. Luke's, 704 N.E.2d 1020 (Ind., 1998)
Porter v. Irvin's Interstate Brick & Block, 691 N.E.2d 1363 (Ind. App. 1998)

Seminars and Lectures
Punitive Damages in Indiana (ICLEF), 1983
Indiana Discovery, Pretrial & Trial Procedures (PESI), 1988
Indiana Evidence Workshop, 1989
            -Co-chairman
Uninsured and Underinsured Motorists Coverage, 1990

Indiana Insurance & Tort Law Update (PESI), 1994

Expert Witnesses (Lorman), 1996

Alternative Dispute Resolution for Paralegals (I.P.E.), 1999

Indiana Discovery Pre-Trial and Trial Procedures (PESI), 1999

Evaluating and Settling Personal Injury Claims (PESI), 2001

Evaluating and Settling Personal Injury Claims (PESI), 2002

How to Maximize Personal Injury Damages (PESI), 2003

Winning Ways w/Direct & Cross Examination (NBI), 2005

Premises Liability-Slip, Trip and Fall Cases, 2005

            -Chairman

Civil Arbitration-Indianapolis Bar Association, 2007

Child Wrongful Death-Indianapolis Bar Association, 2007

Expert Witnesses-Indianapolis Bar Association, 2007

Indiana Continuing Legal Education-Truck Accident Litigation, 2008

            -Essential Discovery in Trucking Litigation

Evaluating and Settling Personal Injury Claims (PESI), 2008

ICLEF-Winning before Trial, 2008

ITLA-Advanced Civil Mediation Training, 2009

Indianapolis Bar Association-Medicare and Medicaid, 2010

ITLA-Applied Professionalism, 2010

            -Professionalism and Civility in your Practice

            -Civility in the Court


Seminar and Conference Attendance

Vioxx Litigation (Philadelphia, PA), 2005

Vioxx Trial-ATLA Mock Trial, 2005

Litigating Catastrophe Injury Cases (Boston, MA), 2009

Wrapping Up the Case-Liens & Medicare, 2009

Advanced Trial Advocacy College, 2009

        -Litigating Truck Collision Cases


Publications
"How to Defend a Celebrity in a Breach of Contract Case," Trial Diplomacy Journal, co-author, 1987

Civic Activities
Lawrence Township Ladies Basketball League (2004-Present)
            -President
YMCA Indianapolis Leadership Forum