Top Rated Personal Injury Attorney in Indianapolis, IN

Cline Farrell Christie Lee & Bell, P.C.

| 951 North Delaware Street, Indianapolis, IN 46202

Visit: http://www.cfclb-law.com

Phone: 317-488-5500

Fax: 317-488-5510

Selected To Super Lawyers: 2004 - 2020

Licensed Since: 1982

Education: Indiana University Robert H. McKinney School of Law

Practice Areas:

Personal Injury - General: Plaintiff (80%),
Personal Injury - Medical Malpractice: Plaintiff (20%)

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Attorney Profile

Indianapolis, Indiana, native Lee C. Christie has been practicing law for more than three decades at the Indianapolis firm he co-founded in 1993, Cline Farrell Christie Lee & Bell, P.C., Mr. Christie represents the injured and their families in a broad variety of personal injury, wrongful death and medical malpractice claims. He has deep experience advocating for his clients' interests, whether in settlement negotiations, at trial or through the process of alternate dispute resolution. He has garnered a number of accolades, including the Best Lawyers in America's* Indianapolis Lawyer of the Year award in 2012 in the category of arbitration, and the Indianapolis Lawyer of the Year for Mediation in 2014. and he is also an AV-rated** attorney.

Mr. Christie obtained a $30.5M jury verdict for his client in Marion County Indiana in 2014. He settled a truck accident case in 2015 for over $30M. He has many settlements in excess of 7 figures, as well as many jury verdicts in favor of his clients.

Mr. Christie has been the attorney of record on a number of reported cases and has vigorously represented plaintiffs in cases before both state and federal courts, including Vioxx litigation, heart device litigation and trucking accident cases. This experience makes him a valued member of the American Association for Justice's Vioxx litigation and heart device litigation groups. When not representing clients, Mr. Christie is a noted speaker on legal issues including trucking accidents, mediation, trial practice, settlement practices, personal injury and medical malpractice law.

After earning his law degree from Indiana University in 1982, Mr. Christie was admitted to practice in the state of Indiana and before the U.S. District Courts for both the Northern and Southern Districts of Indiana. In addition to being a member of numerous professional associations, such as the Association of Plaintiff Interstate Trucking Lawyers of America, The Trucking Litigation Group of the AAJ, and the Indiana Trial Lawyers Association, Mr. Christie is also a committed member of the Indianapolis community. He is a member of the YMCA Indianapolis Leadership Forum and was the prior president of the Lawrence Township Girls Basketball League.

**AV-Preeminent and BV-Distinguished are certification marks of Reed Elsevier Properties Inc., used in accordance with the Martindale-Hubbell certification procedures, standards and policies. Martindale-Hubbell is the facilitator of a peer review rating process. Ratings reflect the confidential opinions of members of the Bar and the judiciary. Martindale-Hubbell ratings fall into two categories – legal ability and general ethical standards.

Practice Areas

80%Personal Injury - General
20%Personal Injury - Medical Malpractice

Focus Areas

Motor Vehicle Accidents, Personal Injury - Plaintiff, Trucking Accidents, Medical Malpractice

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Super Lawyers: 2004 - 2020

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About Lee Christie

Admitted: 1982, Indiana

Professional Webpage: http://www.cfcl-law.com/attorney/lee-christie/

Honors/Awards:

Fellow, National College of Advocacy
The Best Lawyers in America, 2005 - 2013
Indianapolis Lawyer of the Year for Arbitration, 2012
Martindale Hubbell AV rating, Highest Rating Available, 1983 - 2010
Who's Who Among Executives & Professionals, 2009 - 2010
College of Fellows, Indianapolis Bar Association
AV Preeminent Rated Attorney, American Registry

Bar/Professional Activity:

Vioxx Litigation Group, American Association of Justice (AAJ)
Litigation Section Indiana State Bar Association
Member, American Association for Justice
U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Indiana, 1982
Heart Device Litigation Group, American Association of Justice (AAJ)
Sustaining Member, Indiana Trial Lawyers Association (ITLA)
Advanced Studies in Trial Advocacy
Member, Indiana Trial Lawyers Association
Indiana, 1982
Sustaining Member, American Association of Justice (AAJ)
Association of Plaintiff Interstate Trucking Lawyers of America
Litigation Section, Indiana Trial Lawyers Association (ITLA)
Member, Interstate Trucking Litigation Group
U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Indiana

Pro bono/Community Service:

Member, Indianapolis community
YMCA Indianapolis Leadership Forum
President, Lawrence Township Ladies Basketball League, 2004 - Present

Scholarly Lectures/Writings:

Chairman, Premises Liability-Slip, Trip and Fall Cases, 2005
Essential Discovery in Trucking Litigation, Civil Arbitration-Indianapolis Bar Association, 2007
Essential Discovery in Trucking Litigation, Child Wrongful Death-Indianapolis Bar Association, 2007
Essential Discovery in Trucking Litigation, Expert Witnesses-Indianapolis Bar Association, 2007
Essential Discovery in Trucking Litigation, Indiana Continuing Legal Education-Truck Accident Litigation, 2008
Professionalism and Civility in your Practice & Civility in the Court, Evaluating and Settling Personal Injury Claims (PESI), 2008
Professionalism and Civility in your Practice & Civility in the Court, ICLEF-Winning before Trial, 2008
Professionalism and Civility in your Practice & Civility in the Court, ITLA-Advanced Civil Mediation Training, 2009
Professionalism and Civility in your Practice & Civility in the Court, Indianapolis Bar Association-Medicare and Medicaid, 2010
Professionalism and Civility in your Practice & Civility in the Court, ITLA-Applied Professionalism, 2010
Litigating Truck Collision Cases, Vioxx Litigation (Philadelphia, PA), 2005
Litigating Truck Collision Cases, Vioxx Trial-ATLA Mock Trial, 2005
Litigating Truck Collision Cases, Litigating Catastrophe Injury Cases (Boston, MA), 2009
Litigating Truck Collision Cases, Wrapping Up the Case-Liens & Medicare, 2009
Litigating Truck Collision Cases, Advanced Trial Advocacy College, 2009
Co-Author, "How to Defend a Celebrity in a Breach of Contract Case," Trial Diplomacy Journal, 1987
Co-Chairman, Punitive Damages in Indiana (ICLEF), 1983
Co-Chairman, Indiana Discovery, Pretrial & Trial Procedures (PESI), 1988
Co-Chairman, Indiana Evidence Workshop, 1989
Chairman, Uninsured and Underinsured Motorists Coverage, 1990
Chairman, Indiana Insurance & Tort Law Update (PESI), 1994
Chairman, Expert Witnesses (Lorman), 1996
Chairman, Alternative Dispute Resolution for Paralegals (I.P.E.), 1999
Chairman, Indiana Discovery Pre-Trial and Trial Procedures (PESI), 1999
Chairman, Evaluating and Settling Personal Injury Claims (PESI), 2001
Chairman, Evaluating and Settling Personal Injury Claims (PESI), 2002
Chairman, How to Maximize Personal Injury Damages (PESI), 2003
Chairman, Winning Ways w/Direct & Cross Examination (NBI), 2005