Lee C. Christie

Lee is a partner with Christie Farrell Lee & Bell and is a lifelong Indiana resident. He is pas-sionate in representation, and takes pride in the relationships he develops with his clients. He has extensive trial experience in both federal and state court and is a frequent lecturer on trial, mediation, personal injury, medical malpractice, trucking accidents, and settlement issues. Lee has represented thousands of clients who have been injured and has obtained settlements and verdicts as high as $30.5M. Lee is highly civically engaged with several Indiana organizations, including the Walker Foundation (founding board member and officer) and Indianapolis Bar Foundation (board member and officer), and is a patron of the YMCA. He is past president of the Lawrence Township Girls Basketball League and continues to work with youth in the inner city of Indianapolis.

Achievements

Lee has been selected by Super Lawyers as a Top 10 Super Lawyer in Indiana and was named the Best Lawyer, Indianapolis Lawyer of the Year for Mediation (2014) and Arbitration (2012). He is a member of the Indiana Trial Lawyers Association, the American Association for Justice, the Interstate Trucking Litigation Group, and Academy of Truck Accident Attorneys. Lee has verdicts and settlements ranging from tens of thousands of dollars to over $30 million.

Honors

• Indiana State Bar Association GP Hall of Fame Award 2021

• National Trial Lawyers: Trucking Trial Lawyers Association Top 10 in Indiana

• Indiana Lawyer Distinguished Barrister Award, 2017

• Indiana Trial Lawyer’s Association Trial Lawyer of the Year, 2015

• National Association of Distinguished Counsel – The Nation’s Top One Percent, 2015, Founding Member

• Selected to Top 10 Indiana Super Lawyers, 2014

• Selected to Top 50 Indiana Super Lawyers, 2005–present

• The Best Lawyers in America,® Personal Injury Litigation—Plaintiffs, 2005-present

• Best Lawyers® Indianapolis Mediation “Lawyer of the Year” 2014

• Best Lawyers® Indianapolis Arbitration “Lawyer of the Year” 2012

• Martindale Hubbell highest AV rating, 1983-2017

• 2010 Civility Award Recipient – Indiana State Bar Association

Recognitions

Lawyer Lee Christie | Top Attorney Personal Injury

Publications

• “How to Defend a Celebrity in a Breach of Contract Case,” Trial Diplomacy Journal, co-author, 1987

Reported Cases

• Cole v. Lantis Corp., 714 N.E.2d 194 (Ind. App. 1999)

• Hanson v. St. Luke’s, 704 N.E.2d 1020 (Ind., 1998)

• Porter v. Irvin’s Interstate Brick & Block, 691 N.E.2d 1363 (Ind. App. 1998)

Seminars and Lectures

• Punitive Damages in Indiana (ICLEF), 1983

• Indiana Discovery, Pretrial & Trial Procedures (PESI), 1988

• Indiana Evidence Workshop, 1989, Co-chairman

• Uninsured and Underinsured Motorists Coverage, 1990

• Indiana Insurance & Tort Law Update (PESI), 1994

• Expert Witnesses (Lorman), 1996

• Alternative Dispute Resolution for Paralegals (I.P.E.), 1999

• Indiana Discovery Pre-Trial and Trial Procedures (PESI), 1999

• Evaluating and Settling Personal Injury Claims (PESI), 2001

• Evaluating and Settling Personal Injury Claims (PESI), 2002

• How to Maximize Personal Injury Damages (PESI), 2003

• Winning Ways w/Direct & Cross Examination (NBI), 2005

• Premises Liability-Slip, Trip and Fall Cases, 2005, Chairman

• Civil Arbitration-Indianapolis Bar Association, 2007

• Child Wrongful Death-Indianapolis Bar Association, 2007

• Expert Witnesses-Indianapolis Bar Association, 2007

• Indiana Continuing Legal Education-Truck Accident Litigation, 2008Essential Discovery in Truck-ing Litigation

• Evaluating and Settling Personal Injury Claims (PESI), 2008

• ICLEF-Winning before Trial, 2008

• ITLA-Advanced Civil Mediation Training, 2009, 2013

• Indianapolis Bar Association-Medicare and Medicaid, 2010

• ITLA-Applied Professionalism, 2010–2013Professionalism and Civility in your Practice Civility in the Court

• ICLEF-Trucking Litigation Seminar, 2011

• ICLEF-Presenting Catastrophic Injury Damages at Trial (Chair), 2012

Seminar and Conference Attendance

• Vioxx Litigation (Philadelphia, PA), 2005

• Vioxx Trial-ATLA Mock Trial, 2005

• Litigating Catastrophe Injury Cases (Boston, MA), 2009

• Wrapping Up the Case-Liens & Medicare, 2009

• Advanced Trial Advocacy College, 2009Litigating Truck Collision Cases

Community Involvement

• Walker Foundation Board of Directors, Founding Member

• Indianapolis Bar Foundation Treasurer, Founding Member

• Lawrence Township Ladies Basketball League, President (2004-Present)

• YMCA Indianapolis Leadership Forum

Memberships

• National Association of Distinguished Counsel, Founding Member

• Academy of Truck Accident Attorneys (ATAA)

• American Association of Justice (AAJ)

- Leaders Forum

- Sustaining Member

- Interstate Trucking Litigation Group

• Indiana Trial Lawyers Association (ITLA)

- Sustaining Member

- College of Fellows

• Indiana State Bar Association

- Litigation Section

- Sustaining Member

• Advanced Studies in Trial Advocacy