Christian Shippee is a partner at Touchstone Bernays who defends
clients in both federal and state court throughout the State of Texas. A large
portion of his practice concerns employment and civil-rights related claims,
including Title VII, ADEA, ADA, FHA, worker’s compensation retaliation, and
other federal and state statutes. Additionally, he frequently defends personal
injury, wrongful death, premises security, and human trafficking cases. He has also represented
businesses and professionals in commercial disputes and professional liability
claims, including small businesses, national manufacturing or service
companies, local and national non-profit organizations, homeowners
associations, apartment complexes, private schools, insurance agents, church
organizations, and others.
Fraternal and Professional Affiliations
State Bar of Texas
Dallas Bar Association
Phi Delta Phi (Magister of Roberts Inn, 2001).
Pi Sigma Alpha National Political Science Honor Society
Phi Alpha Theta National History Honor Society
Golden Key International Honour Society
Honors & Awards
Selected as Rising Star in Texas Monthly Magazine, 2012, 2013,
2014, 2015, and 2016.
Representative
Cases
Successfully defended homeowner’s association in federal FHA
lawsuit.
Successfully defended apartment complex in wrongful death
lawsuit.
Successfully defended apartment complex in personal injury
lawsuit.
Successfully defended property owner and commercial association
in premises liability lawsuit.
Successfully defended childhood education organization in
federal ADEA, ADA, and worker’s compensation retaliation lawsuit.
Successfully defended youth organization in wrongful death
lawsuit.
Successfully defended vocational training center in breach of employment
contract, tortious interference, defamation, and intentional infliction of
emotional distress lawsuit.
Successfully defended charter school in worker’s compensation
retaliation lawsuit.
Successfully defended insurance agency in cross-action by broker
for breach of fiduciary duty, negligence, negligent misrepresentation, and
contribution.
Successfully defended religious organization in breach of
contract lawsuit.
Successfully defended restaurant in personal injury lawsuit.
Successfully defended apartment complex in premises security
lawsuit.
Successfully defended individual in tortious interference
lawsuit.
Successfully defended woman’s shelter in federal ADEA lawsuit.
Successfully defended security guard in personal injury assault
lawsuit.
Personal Information
Mr. Shippee, an Army brat, was born in Fort Campbell Army
Hospital in Fort Campbell, Kentucky. After scoring well on the ASVAB, his
father asked him to break their family’s tradition of joining the military and,
instead, go to college and “become a lawyer or something.” After completing
undergraduate studies in History and Political Science at Texas Tech
University, he graduated from the University of Texas School of Law with honors
in 2001. He then served a two-year federal clerkship with the Honorable Chief
Judge Roger Vinson of the United States District Court for the Northern
District of Pensacola before moving into private practice in 2003.
Today, Christian and his wife, Amy, live in Fate, Texas, with
their five children: Joshua, Sarah, Caleb, Jonah, and Tabitha.
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