Industries
Insurance
Directors & Officers Liability Insurance
Employment Practices Liability Insurance
Insurance “Bad Faith”
Lawyers & Law Firms
Real Estate & Construction

Practices
Alternative Dispute Resolution
Appellate
Commercial Litigation
Employment

Education
J.D.  Harvard Law School 1975, cum laude
A.B.  Boston College 1972, valedictorian, summa cum laude, Phi Beta Kappa

Awards and Honors
Leading Lawyer by Chambers USA 2008
Washington, DC Super Lawyers 2008
American College of Trial Lawyers Fellow
Leading Lawyer by Chambers USA 2007
Leading Lawyer by Chambers USA 2006

Bar Admissions
District of Columbia
New York

Court Admissions
U.S. District Court - District of Columbia
U.S. District Court - Maryland
U.S. District Court - E.D. New York
U.S. District Court - S.D. New York
U.S. District Court - W.D. New York
U.S. Court of Appeals - 4th Circuit
U.S. Court of Appeals - 9th Circuit
U.S. Court of Appeals - 10th Circuit
U.S. Court of Appeals - District of Columbia Circuit
U.S. Supreme Court

Professional Affiliations
American Bar Association

 
Wallace  A. Christensen,  Partner

Washington, DC
(202) 662-2007
(202) 662-2190


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Wallace A. Christensen joined Ross, Dixon & Masback, the predecessor to Ross, Dixon & Bell, as a partner in 1983. He is resident in the Washington, DC office.

Mr. Christensen has more than 30 years of experience handling sophisticated and complex commercial litigation in courts throughout the country. He has been retained by major corporations, numerous law firms, corporate executives, real estate developers, trade associations, and some of the nation’s largest insurance companies in disputes involving commercial contracts, business torts, trade secrets, non-compete clauses, employment practices, lender liability, securities law compliance, and insurance coverage issues. He has represented a number of professional athletes in several high-profile proceedings. He also has represented clients in connection with criminal investigations of business activities. Mr. Christensen was recognized in Chambers USA 2007 as “an extremely effective trial lawyer who’s gotten some outstanding results for his clients.”

Mr. Christensen has extensive experience in all forms of alternative dispute resolution. In addition to serving as an arbitrator, he has successfully represented clients in arbitrations and mediations conducted under the auspices of the American Arbitration Association, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, the National Football League and the NFL Players Association, the National Association of Securities Dealers, and various private ADR organizations.

Mr. Christensen devotes a significant portion of his practice to the representation of liability insurance companies. He provides advice and counsel to major insurers on coverage issues relating to directors and officers liability insurance, professional errors and omissions coverage, employment practices liability, trustee/fiduciary policies, nonprofit/association liability, bankers liability, and fidelity bonds. He has lectured extensively on D&O liability coverage issues and claims arising under the federal securities laws.


In The News
6/13/2008  Chambers USA Selects RDB as Leading Insurance Law Firm
3/21/2008  Five RDB Partners Selected for Inclusion in Washington, DC Super Lawyers List
3/10/2008  RDB Partner Wallace Christensen Inducted Into American College of Trial Lawyers
6/15/2007  RDB Ranked as a Leading Insurance Law Firm by Chambers USA
2/9/2007  $1 Million Verdict Upheld on Appeal
7/11/2006  Chambers USA Ranks Ross, Dixon & Bell, LLP as a Leading Insurance Law Firm
8/18/2005  Mealey’s Article Features Late Notice Case in Which RDB’s Client Prevailed

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