David Christensen
Founding Partner | Trial Lawyer
- 34 yrs experience
- Bar admitted 1991
- Detroit, MI
- MichiganBar P453741991
- 01Michigan Lawyers Weekly Hall of Fame (2021)
- 02Best Lawyers Lawyer of the Year - Detroit Area (2025, 2019)
- 03AV Preeminent (Martindale-Hubbell)
- 04U.S. News Best Lawyers in America
- 05Top 100 Trial Attorney - National Trial Attorney Association
- 06Michigan Lawyers Weekly Leader in the Law
- American Board of Trial Advocacy (ABOTA)
Background
David E. Christensen is the Founding Partner and Trial Lawyer at Christensen Law in Michigan, which he established in 2014. His guiding firm principle is 'Listen. Protect. Win.' Christensen earned his Juris Doctor from the University of Michigan and his Master of Arts in Chinese Studies from the University of Michigan, plus his Bachelor of Arts in International Relations from San Francisco State University. He has been admitted to the Michigan State Bar since 1991 (License #P45374). A California native, Christensen transitioned from corporate law to personal injury litigation. He secured Michigan's largest jury trial award for a non-fatal traffic crash: $17.8 million in damages in a traumatic brain injury case. His honors include Michigan Lawyers Weekly Hall of Fame (2021), Best Lawyers Lawyer of the Year - Detroit Area (2019, 2025), American Board of Trial Advocacy member, AV Preeminent rating, U.S. News Best Lawyers in America, and Top 100 Trial Attorney by the National Trial Attorney Association.
Notable cases
- —$17.8M
Michigan's largest jury trial award for non-fatal traffic crash - traumatic brain injury
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