About Christopher
Christopher Russell is a certified attorney admitted to practice law in the State of California. He was licensed to the California State Bar in 1984 and holds bar quantity 117356. His license is currently in active status. Mr. Russell is the founder and principal companion at Russell & Lazarus APC, a personal damage law firm with workplaces in Newport Beach, Riverside, and Long Beach, California. He has been working as an attorney for over forty years, serving clients throughout Southern California.
Mr. Russell earned his law degree degree from California Western School of Law in 1984. Prior to law school, he completed his undergraduate schooling at California State University, Long Beach, receiving a Bachelor of Arts diploma in Political Science in 1980. During his time at California Western, he developed a strong basis in private damage law, which has been the focus of his legal career.
Mr. Russell concentrates his practice in the region of personal damage regulation. He represents people who've sustained accidents in car accidents, premises liability incident incidents, and wrongful death instances. His practice encompasses all stages of legal proceedings, which includes preliminary case evaluation, evidence-gathering process, facilitated negotiation, settlement negotiations, and trial hearings in each state and federal courts. He has successfully litigated over 10,000 private personal injury cases, obtaining over $300 million in damages for his clients.
Throughout his career, Mr. Russell has been admitted to all courts of the State of California and has argued instances in the Federal Courts and the California Court of Appeals. He has taught corporate law on the University of California, Irvine, and trial practice at Western State College of Law. He is likewise the writer of "How Smart People Do Dumb Things to Destroy Their Personal Injury Claims," a book that makes a speciality of warding off regular errors within the claims procedure after a major accident or damage.
Mr. Russell is an active member of numerous expert organizations, which includes the American Association for Justice, the Consumer Attorneys of California, the Consumer Attorneys Association of Los Angeles, and the Orange County Trial Lawyers Association. He has been acknowledged for his contributions to the sector, including being listed amongst the Top 12 Personal Injury Attorneys by OC Metro in 2014. He is English-speaking and Spanish, allowing him to serve the diverse groups of Southern California effectively.
