Christina M. Coleman
Christina M. Coleman at Law

Christina M. Coleman, a Southern California native, was admitted to practice law in 1997. As in-house Corporate Counsel for a family of Internet/Telecommunications Companies, she oversaw all litigation and some corporate matters. In 2000, Ms. Coleman’s outstanding track record caused her to join a plaintiff’s litigation firm focusing on catastrophic injury (financial and physical) cases. While at this law firm, Ms. Coleman’s efforts in locating the proverbial “smoking gun” buried within 28 bankers’ boxes of documents resulted in a settlement of over $8 Million in a legal malpractice action.

Between 2001 and 2005, Ms. Coleman was an associate at the law firm of Huron & Johnson, LLP, where she handled hotly litigated cases in a number of different areas:  breach of contract and fraud, real estate disputes, high-end wedding gone bad, and so many others.  It was at this firm that Ms. Coleman co-chaired her first jury trial, a business dispute involving fraud, and was instrumental in obtaining a $7.2 million jury verdict for an individual and company in Orange County, California…. while 7 months pregnant…with the flu.

In March 2006, Ms. Coleman was recruited to and joined a top plaintiff’s employment firm, as the firm’s senior litigator and negotiator, where she was mentored and schooled in the specialized field of employment and civil rights litigation, a field in which, since then, Ms. Coleman has excelled and held close to her heart.  In this role, she continued to represent plaintiffs in their struggle for justice and fairness in the workplace and in the corporate arena.  During Ms. Coleman’s nearly 8-year run with this firm, she helped resolve, through verdicts and settlements, millions of dollars for her clients.

In January 2014, Ms. Coleman joined the Law Offices of Ramin R. Younessi, APLC, where she litigated and settled hundreds of employment and personal injury cases.  In her three-year tenure as an associate with this firm, she quickly rose the ranks to become head of its Civil Litigation Department.  Ms. Coleman remained Of Counsel with this law firm for more than another year after she left to start her own firm.

In April 2017, Ms. Coleman finally decided to her pursue her dream of opening her own law practice, but remains ever grateful to her roots, the path she has taken, and those who mentored her along the way.  With 24 years of litigation experience in a variety of business, employment, personal injury, real property and other litigation, Ms. Coleman is a highly skilled litigator and negotiator who has been the key to obtaining multi-million dollar jury trials and settlements.

Ms. Coleman graduated from the University of California, Los Angeles, with a B.A. in Linguistics in 1993.  She attended the University of San Diego School of Law, and received her J.D. in 1997, and became a member of the California State Bar in December 1997.  She is admitted to practice in all state courts in California, the United States District Courts of California (Central & Southern), the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals, and the California Supreme Court.

Ms. Coleman has been selected as a Super Lawyer for Southern California every year between 2017 and 2022, and in 2020 and 2021 was included on the “Top 50 Women in Southern California” published by Super Lawyers.  Ms. Coleman was also a Finalist for CAOC’s “Consumer Attorney of the Year” in 2008, and was a Finalist for CAOC’s “Streetfighter of the Year” in 2010.

Ms. Coleman is a member of many legal organizations, including the California Employment Lawyers Association (CELA), Consumer Attorneys of California (CAOC), American Association for Justice (AAJ), and the Los Angeles Trial Lawyers’ Charities, and has served on the Board of Governors for the Consumer Attorneys of Los Angeles (CAALA) since January 2018, and is its current Chair of Education.  She is a frequent lecturer and has authored several published articles for several of these and other organizations.  (See Publications & Lectures)

Ms. Coleman currently lives in Los Angeles with her husband and two daughters.

Publications & Lectures
  • In late 2007, served on the editorial board of a James’ Publishing Treatise entitled Deposing and Examining Employment Witnesses, which addresses the issue of depositions in employment law cases.
  • Lectured in CAOC’s annual convention in November 2007, and spoke on the topic of “Settlement Strategies for the FEHA Plaintiff.” She further authored an article in The Forum entitled “Settlement Strategies for the FEHA Plaintiff,” which was published in the January/February 2008 edition.
  • Authored “Deal or No Deal? A practical guide to Code of Civil Procedure section 998 offers to compromise,” published December 1, 2007 in The Advocate.
  • Lectured in CAALA’s annual Las Vegas convention in August 2009, and spoke on Summary Judgment Motions panel on the topic of Writing a Winning Motion or Opposition.
  • Lectured in CAALA’s annual Las Vegas convention in August 2012, and spoke on the Legal Ethics Panel on the topic of Developing & Maintaining Successful Client Relationships. She further authored an article in The Advocate entitled “Developing & Maintaining Successful Client Relationships,” which was published October 1, 2012.
  • Lectured at CAALA’s 16th Annual Trial Lawyer Skills for the New Attorney in March 2013, and spoke on the topic of Written Discovery & Related Issues.
  • Briefed and argued Silguero v. Creteguard, Inc. (2010) 187 Cal.App.4th 60, which expanded protections for employees against illegal non-compete agreements.
  • Has also been a guest lecturer at Pepperdine University, School of Law (November 15, 2011) and Loyola Law School (March 15, 2012).
  • Authored “Advocate – Developing a Detailed Discovery Plan,” published October 1, 2014, in The Advocate.
  • Lectured at CAALA’s Law Student Program, “From Classroom to Courtroom” in June 2015.
  • Lectured at CELA’s Southern California Law Clerk Orientation, in June 2016, June 2017, and again in June 2018.
  • Lectured at CAALA’s annual Las Vegas convention in September 2016, and spoke on the Employment Trial Skills Panel on the topic of Common Employment Motions In Limine.
  • Lectured at CAOC’s annual convention in November 2016, and spoke on the topic of “Nuts & Bolts of Noticing, Taking and Using Depositions at Trial.”
  • Featured in CAOC’s Video Library Series, lecturing on “Drafting and Responding to Discovery,” released in Fall 2016.
  • Lectured in April 2017 in CAALA’s webinar series:  “Injured Employees Series 2: Gender Discrimination,” on the topic of Sexual Harassment.
  • Lectured in CELA Barristers’ webinar series:  “Discovery 101 (Part 2): Depositions” in April 2017.
  • Lectured at CAALA’s annual Las Vegas convention in August 2017, and spoke on Identifying Other Areas of Practice Panel, on the topic of Employment / Wage and Hour.
  • Lectured at CAOC’s annual convention in November 2017, and spoke on the topic of “Workers’ Comp And The Civil Action:  Can’t We All Just Get Along?”
  • Lectured at CAALA New Lawyers Roundtable on “Issues from intake to retention” in February 2018
  • Program Chair of February 2018 in CAALA’s webinar series:  “Experts & Hearsay”
  • Lectured at CAALA’s Case Collaboration – Employment Law presentation in July 2018
  • Lectured at CAALA’s annual Las Vegas convention in August 2018, and spoke on the Employment Law Panel, on the topic of Leave Laws.  She further authored an article in The Advocate entitled “California leave laws offer numerous protections,” published March 1, 2019, in The Advocate
  • Lectured for CAALA’s Webinar: “Basics of Arbitration” in June 2020
  • Lectured for Pasadena Bar Association’s Litigation Section webinar: “C.C.P § 998 Offer to Compromise – What every Litigator needs to know” in June2020
  • Authored “Armendariz and employment arbitration,” published November 1, 2020 in The Advocate
  • Lectured for CAALA’s Webinar: “Women in Law: Settlement Strategies: New Ideas For A New Era” in February 2021.
  • Lectured at CAALA’s annual Las Vegas convention in September 2021, and spoke on the Ethical Law Firm Management Panel on the topic of “Employment Law 101 for Law Firms”
  • Authored “Employment-law 101 for law-firm management,” published November 1, 2021 in The Advocate
  • Lectured at the inaugural Women In Trial Travel Summit in April 2022, and spoke on “Disability Accommodation & the Interactive Process – The ‘Strict Liability’ Employment Claims”
  • Presented on the Los Angeles Superior Court’s “ Trial Advocacy Program | Opening Statements” program, first presented June 23, 2022, and available in perpetuity at lacourt.org: https://www.lacourt.org/generalinfo/youtube_jttt.htm?vid=ENTq9aGSQ_4
  • Lectured At CAALA’s Annual Las Vegas Convention In September 2022, And Spoke On The Employment Roundtable – Cutting Edge Employment Issues
  • Lectured at CELA’s Annual Employment Law conference in October 2022, and spoke on the Effective Strategies in Employment Arbitration panel.
  • Invited to write an article for the Daily Journal, which was published on November 15, 2022 entitled “Cutting edge employment issues: Are these on your radar?“
  • Lectured at CAALA’s Annual Las Vegas Convention In September 2023, and spoke on the Employment Panel, on the topic of “Discovery Issues: Internal Investigations, Site Inspections, and ‘Me Too’ Witnesses”
  • Invited to write an article for the Daily Journal, which was published on September 1, 2023, entitled “Don’t forget about site inspections and #MeToo discovery in employment cases”
  • Authored “Active parenting and managing a private practice are not mutually exclusive,” published November 9, 2023 in The Advocate