Christine 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 a peaceful resolution. Since then she has mediated over 1,200 matters in a variety of personal 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 toward 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.”
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.
"Christine Allen’s experience is palpable. She quickly garners the respect and attention of the parties and/or counsel to begin minimizing the gap between the parties’ respective settlement offers and counteroffer, underscores the salient points of law and fact, strategically alludes to frequently overlooked factors (e.g. economic and social climate that historically influence jury verdicts and amount of damages awarded), which collectively have made the difference between a mediated settlement for a known sum on one hand, and ensuing litigation, additional costs, an uncertain verdict and amount of damages awarded, if any, on the other-hand."
- Attorney on a highly emotion and sensitive General Negligence Dispute
"You are the litigant whisperer."
- Attorney on a Personal Injury Auto 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
"I enjoyed meeting [her] and appreciated [her] style, and will be suggesting [her] for more cases. "
- Attorney on a Construction Defect Dispute
"I really appreciated [her] efforts. It is nice to know someone really sincerely cares. "
- Attorney on a Personal Injury Slip & Fall Matter
"Very accommodating with all aspects of case."
- Attorney on a Commerical Matter
"I had not worked with her before but found her to be a superb mediator."
- Attorney on a Premises Liability Matter
"Christine, you are the best! Hands down. Appreciate all of your help."
- Attorney on a Personal Injury Auto Matter
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