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ms. christian received her b.a. in english from santa clara university in 2004, where she graduated magna cum laude and phi beta kappa. she received her j.d. from the university of arizona and was admitted to the arizona state bar in 2007. she is also admitted to practice in the u.s. district court for the district of arizona and the ninth circuit court of appeals.

ms. christian served as president of the phi beta kappa phoenix association from 2008-2009, and served on the board of directors from 2007-2010. she also served as president of the arizona association of defense counsel young lawyers' division from 2009-2010. she currently serves on the arizona association of defense counsel board of directors as the advocacy luncheon co-chair. she was selected to serve on the dri membership committee and was admitted the federation of defense & corporate counsel in july 2015.

in 2012 ms. christian co-founded a business development program for women lawyers called “ladder down" (www.ladderdown.org). the program is unique in both structure and content, and runs year-long with monthly sessions dedicated to instruction in three key areas: leadership, business development, and mentoring. the aadc received dri’s 2013 sldo diversity award for its support of ladder down. the dri award honors the state and local defense organization that displays a significant commitment to diversity. ms. christian lectures frequently on empowering women lawyers, most recently as the keynote speaker for the 2014 arizona minority bar convention and as a panelist at the 2014 dri diversity for success seminar.

" target="_blank">ms. christian is a shareholder at christian dichter & sluga, p.c. her primary practice areas are insurance coverage and bad faith litigation. she has been recognized by southwest super lawyers as a rising star in insurance coverage since 2012, and has obtained the martindale-hubbell av preeminent rating. she was also recognized by arizona business magazine as one of the most influential women in arizona business, and was the youngest of five honorees in the 2014 "generation next" category.

ms. christian received her b.a. in english from santa clara university in 2004, where she graduated magna cum laude and phi beta kappa. she received her j.d. from the university of arizona and was admitted to the arizona state bar in 2007. she is also admitted to practice in the u.s. district court for the district of arizona and the ninth circuit court of appeals.

ms. christian served as president of the phi beta kappa phoenix association from 2008-2009, and served on the board of directors from 2007-2010. she also served as president of the arizona association of defense counsel young lawyers' division from 2009-2010. she currently serves on the arizona association of defense counsel board of directors as the advocacy luncheon co-chair. she was selected to serve on the dri membership committee and was admitted the federation of defense & corporate counsel in july 2015.

in 2012 ms. christian co-founded a business development program for women lawyers called “ladder down" (www.ladderdown.org). the program is unique in both structure and content, and runs year-long with monthly sessions dedicated to instruction in three key areas: leadership, business development, and mentoring. the aadc received dri’s 2013 sldo diversity award for its support of ladder down. the dri award honors the state and local defense organization that displays a significant commitment to diversity. ms. christian lectures frequently on empowering women lawyers, most recently as the keynote speaker for the 2014 arizona minority bar convention and as a panelist at the 2014 dri diversity for success seminar.

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CDS' insurance law practice group packs a punch as powerful as those of much larger firms. Nearly half of the firm's lawyers devote a substantial part of their practices to insurance matters. From high-stakes bad faith litigation to practical advice on insurance coverage issues, we work with large property & casualty insurers and small specialty insurers to provide the level of attention and expertise needed to get the job done right.

Our attorneys evaluate each case at the outset to identify issues, develop appropriate litigation strategies, communicate with the clients along the way to keep them informed and involved, and always have an eye toward obtaining the desired objective in the most cost-effective manner possible. We pride ourselves on the quality of our work, and our ability to produce a big-firm caliber product without the big-firm price tag.

Half of CDS' lawyers are Southwest Super Lawyers or Rising Stars, and three of our attorneys are recognized in the Insurance Law category. Steve Dichter and Doug Christian also appeared on the cover of Best Lawyers in 2012 and have been honored numerous times as some of Arizona's finest lawyers in their respective practice areas. Gena Sluga was recognized in 2013 by Southwest Super Lawyers as one of Arizona's Top 25 Women Lawyers.

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