Charfoos & Christensen, PC

Charfoos & Christensen's attorneys are compassionate and we take the time to listen and answer your questions. We are dedicated to protecting injured victims and their families. We are one of the oldest and well regarded plaintiffs' law firms in Michigan.
David W. Christensen
David W. Christensen

dwchristensen@c2law.com

Biography:

David Christensen, a shareholder of Charfoos & Christensen, P.C., is one of the most respected litigators in Michigan. He has been practicing law for over 40 years and has tried over 100 personal injury jury cases to conclusion in areas of automobile negligence, premise liability, products liability and medical malpractice.

Christensen obtained verdict records in Michigan and South Dakota. In addition to handling several cases which involved children who were victims of improper obstetrical deliveries, Christensen was one of the lead attorneys in the historic case against the Christian Science Church. He litigated one of the early "Pinto" cases against the Ford Motor Company. In the year 2000, he obtained a verdict against General Motors Corporation in a claim alleging a defect in the seatbelt in that the seatbelt released during accident conditions. This verdict was ranked 5th highest in the State of Michigan for jury verdicts reported in the Michigan Lawyers Weekly that year. It is also the only appellate sustained verdict against General Motors Corporation alleging inertial release defects in their seatbelts. He obtained another leading verdict in 2013 against a number of construction companies for failing to safeguard a construction site in Detroit; leading to the drowning death of a Detroit man who had jumped into deep water to save a child in trouble.

Christensen's outstanding advocacy skills have not gone unrecognized by his peers. In 2001 he received the Distinguished Alumni Award from Michigan State University- Detroit College of Law, and the Michigan Chapter of the American Board of Trial Advocates (ABOTA) named him Trial Lawyer of the Year in 2003. He has been listed in The Best Lawyers in America, since 1987. In 1998 the Oakland Bar, Adams Pratt Foundation presented him the Sanford Rosenthal Memorial Award. The Respected Advocate Award was presented to David by the Michigan Defense Trial counsel in 1991. The American Board of Trial Advocates presented him the Richard D. Baxter Trial Lawyer of Year award in 2003. 2014 David was honored with the "Top 1% Litigator" award. For over 10 years, David has been recognized as a Michigan "Super Lawyer"; he also received the "Champion of Justice" award.

Christensen is a member of a number of professional organizations, including The International Academy of Trial Lawyers, The American College of Trial Lawyers, The American Board of Trial Advocates, Detroit Bar Association, Michigan Trial Lawyers Association, Wolverine Bar Association, Michigan Association For Justice and Association of Trial Lawyers of America.

A graduate of Wayne State University in political science, Christensen earned his juris doctorate from Detroit College of Law in 1973. While in law school he was a teacher in the Detroit Public Schools. Subsequently, he joined the Charfoos firm.

Christensen is co-author of the groundbreaking volume, Personal Injury Practice: Technique and Technology and Starting the Case: A Manual of Complaints. His 1998 publication, "The Works" Medical Malpractice Law 1993-1997, was followed with "The Works: Part 2 ? Michigan Medical Malpractice Cases Annotated 1998-2003." Christensen's articles have been included in a number of professional publications and he is often invited to appear as a guest speaker.
In 1995, Christensen was appointed Honorary Danish Consul for the State of Michigan. Her Majesty Queen Margrethe II of Denmark appointed him Knight of the Order of the Dannebrog in 2004.