Christopher Dolan

Chris Dolan is the owner of the Dolan Law Firm with offices in San Francisco, Oakland and Los Angeles. He has been widely recognized for his excellence in trial advocacy, receiving the Consumer Attorneys of California Trial Lawyer of the Year Award, the Edward Pollock Award for service to the Plaintiff’s Bar, the SFTLA Trial Lawyer of the Year Award, The Chief Justice’s Award for Contribution to the Courts, and the SFTLA Civil Justice Award. Chris is rated AV Preeminent by Martindale Hubble, has been designated as one of the Top 100 Lawyers in California by the Daily Journal, is named as one of the Best Lawyers in America, and has been a Top 100 Super Lawyer for over a decade. He currently serves as president-elect of the San Francisco Trial Lawyers Association.

Articles written by this author:

Advancing the civil rights of transgender persons

Civil rights cases fought for the transgender community are a matter of freedom of self realization, and they’re changing society’s view of equality

Christopher Dolan

2011 February

Using a law and economics approach to attack MICRA

The current $250,000 cap is like a flood rising against the roof of justice

Christopher Dolan

2013 August

Technology & automotive transportation: The future is now

Imagine that your cross-town drive time is cut in half and so are vehicle accidents — with a robot at the wheel!

Christopher Dolan

2015 May

Shaping liability in the driverless car era

Some say liability concerns could be a roadblock for driverless cars, stifling innovation

Christopher Dolan

2015 July

Large verdict highlights failings of Prop. 213: Briones v. Zink

The recovery of general damages by the driver of an uninsured vehicle when struck by a drunk driver

Christopher Dolan

2016 March

The “Sharing Economy”

I take the money – you take the risk

Christopher Dolan

2014 March

Twelve concepts crucial to successful voir dire

Attorneys must take special care in painting for the jury the minor-impact-auto-accident case with only soft-tissue injuries

Christopher Dolan

2017 February

Proposition 22 and Transportation Network Carriers

The effect of Prop 22 on TNCs’ liability for the negligence of their drivers

Christopher Dolan

2021 February

Prop 22 and vicarious liability

An appellate update and an explanation of why Prop 22 does not and cannot control vicarious liability for companies such as Uber and Lyft

Christopher Dolan

2023 August

Life-care planning for traumatic brain injuries

Obtaining just compensation for your client’s medical needs resulting from this most severe, life-changing injury

Christopher Dolan

2024 August