Christopher Der Manuelian has a background that is almost unique among personal injury attorneys: he used to work for the other side. Mr. Der Manuelian earned his law degree and an MBA from Santa Clara University in 1988. He was admitted to the practice of law in California that same year. He continued handling personal injury cases for the insurance defense law firm of Leach, Biesty & McGreevy in San Francisco for whom he already worked as a law student. Through 1997 he also worked for the insurance defense firms of Greene, Chauvel & Descalso in San Mateo and Borton, Petrini & Conron in San Jose. Throughout his years as an insurance defense attorney, Mr. Der Manuelian represented leading California insurance companies such as State Farm Insurance Companies, Allstate Insurance Company, Farmers Insurance Group, GEICO, Golden Eagle Insurance Company, Viking Insurance Company and others to numerous to list.

In 1997 Mr. Der Manuelian opened his law offices in San Mateo, California where he began representing clients who had been injured in accidents arising from car accidents, dog bites, slips and falls, defective products and medical and dental malpractice. He quickly discovered that he was able to settle cases that other attorneys would not take because they were too challenging and cases that other attorneys would have to take to trial to get a recovery. His intimate familiarity with the insurance companies coupled with the fact that he personally knew many of the claims adjusters in charge of handling claims for the insurance companies opened doors to settlement that were closed to other attorneys.

Mr. Der Manuelian has recovered millions and millions of dollars for his clients since 1997. He has a track record envied by other lawyers. While lots of lawyers talk, he knows that the lawyer with the track record gets the best results. That’s why he never hesitates to take a case to trial. That’s why insurance companies prefer to pay him to settle cases early.