Christian Nickerson is a highly accomplished trial attorney at Greene Broillet & Wheeler, LLP, specializing in a diverse range of practice areas, including employment litigation, business litigation, catastrophic personal injury, and wrongful death cases. His impressive track record includes securing over $160 million in jury verdicts and negotiated settlements.
Among his notable achievements are groundbreaking cases such as LA Pacific Center Inc. v. Paul Hastings, involving a confidential settlement representing a real estate developer in a transactional legal malpractice lawsuit over ownership dispute of a Las Vegas Hotel Property. Another remarkable success was the Federal Express Orland Bus Crash Cases, a confidential settlement that involved representing over 30 injured plaintiffs and family members of 9 deceased passengers in a catastrophic bus collision in Orland, CA.
Christian has also earned accolades for securing significant jury verdicts, including $36.1 million in Escamilla v. Durham School Services, a jury verdict for a 6-year-old student hit by a vehicle while attempting to board her school bus. In Pedowitz v. Regents of the University of California, he obtained $10 million for the former Chair of the Department of Orthopedic Surgery at UCLA in a whistleblower retaliation action after a two-month-long jury trial.
Recognized for his exceptional legal skills and contributions to the field, Christian has been named a finalist for the Consumer Attorney of The Year Award by the Consumer Attorneys of California twice, in 2018 and 2014, for his outstanding work on the Escamilla v. Durham School Services verdict and the Pedowitz vs. The Regents of the University of California settlement, respectively. He has also been consistently recognized as a "Top 100 Young Lawyer in Southern California" by Super Lawyers Magazine from 2018 to 2020, and annually honored as a "Southern California Rising Star" by the same publication from 2015 to 2021. Moreover, Christian was part of the trial team that won the prestigious 2015 Giant Slayer Award presented by the San Francisco Recorder, and he was recently named to the Top 40 under 40 by the National Trial Lawyers.
Christian's impressive academic background includes earning his J.D. and a Certificate in Entrepreneurship and the Law from The Geoffrey H. Palmer Center at Pepperdine University School of Law. During his time at Pepperdine Law, he received the CALI and WITKIN Awards for exceptional achievement in Legal Research and Writing and Music Law.
Prior to his legal career, Christian graduated Phi Beta Kappa and cum laude from the Schreyer Honors College at Penn State University, where he earned a Bachelor of Arts in English with minors in Economics and Business. Additionally, he gained valuable professional experiences through various internships, including legal department externships at Nike's World Headquarters and Business and Legal Affairs internships with Mandalay Baseball Properties.
An avid hockey player, Christian achieved significant accomplishments in sports, including scoring the game-winning goal in the 2003 Pennsylvania High School Hockey State Championship. He also received the prestigious Bob Johnson Memorial Award given by the Pittsburgh Penguins to the top academic high-school hockey player in Western Pennsylvania.
Christian's dedication to giving back to the community is evident through his involvement in various pro bono programs, including volunteering for the LA Law Library's pro bono program and providing free legal consultation to unrepresented citizens in need. Additionally, he serves as a board member for the Association of Business Trial Lawyers Young Lawyers' Division and is an active member of the Consumer Attorneys Association of Los Angeles and Consumer Attorneys of California.
Christian is admitted to practice in California state courts as well as federal district courts in the Central.
