Introduction
Christine Allen has worked in the Southern California legal community for over 30 years. She practiced personal injury defense for 18 years and was known as a fair and respectful adversary. In 2004, She recognized her calling for being a Mediator due to her passion for helping the litigants find peaceful resolution. Since then she has mediate over 1,200 matters in a variety of perosnal injury disputes.
Christine is an excellent listener, and feels strongly that injured/aggrieved plaintiffs must be given an opportunity to have their feelings heard and validated before they can move towards a resolution. Christine realizes how stressful litigation is for all concerned, and tries to make the mediation a pleasant experience for all. She is adept at the use of humor as a tool in mediation.
One attorney commented, "Christine is an experienced litigator with good people skills so she relates well to litigants and counsel. She is direct, but not pushy and she treats the parties with dignity and respect." Another attorney stated that Christine's mediation style is "authentic, disarming, and from the heart.”
Practice Areas
Hobbies & Interests
Christine loves to spend time with her family and their Collie, "Bodhi". She enjoys running at the beach, watching sunsets, yoga, is an avid horseback rider and just recently took up golf. She also enjoys spending time in their second home in Montana. Christine is semi-fluent in Spanish, having studied it for eight years and having lived in Mexico for one year.
Website
http://www.mediatorchristineallen.com/
Testimonials
"You did a wonderful job today and your level of empathy and overall decency was instrumental in the process. And currently we need as much of that
as we can find. Thanks again. See you down the road."
- Attorney on a Personal Injury Auto Dispute
"Christine's reputation as a rockstar continues."
- Attorney on a Personal Injury Auto Matter
"I want to thank you from the bottom of my heart for your skill, compassion, wisdom and over all professional excellence… I’m sure you know what I was feeling coming into the mediation, and you handled me and the situation incredibly. Quite wonderful to witness your talent."
- Client on a Malpractice Dispute
"Thank you so much for your hard work on this case. At the outset of the mediation it seemed as though we wouldn't get anywhere near a settlement. But your persistence and skills as a mediator shone through, and you were able to help the parties bridge what was a considerable gap to allow this case to settle...without your help this case would be headed to trial."
- Attorney on a Premises Liability/Personal Injury Matter
"I really appreciated [her] efforts. It is nice to know someone really sincerely cares. "
- Attorney on a Personal Injury Slip & Fall Matter
"Thanks again for your hard work today. It was really good to be able to trust the bridge to the other side – Really helped me
gauge where we were at, and made it easy to guide the clients. I know I wanted more and they wanted to pay less, but I do think
it really was fair in the end. Thank you!"
- Attorney on a premises liability dispute
"It was great meeting [her]. We appreciate all of [her] efforts and the back and forth [she] had to go through.This case has been a doozy since day 1, but I’m glad it resolved. "
- Attorney on a Product Liability Matter
"Very accommodating with all aspects of case."
- Attorney on a Commerical Matter
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