Christopher Simpkins

Indianapolis, IN16 years experience

About Christopher Simpkins

Christopher D. Simpkins is a Partner at Christie Bell & Marshall in Indianapolis, focusing his practice on medical malpractice. He spent over a decade as a defense attorney representing medical providers and insurance companies throughout Indiana before transitioning in 2021 to represent plaintiffs in serious medical negligence cases. He has been licensed in Indiana since 2009 and has been repeatedly recognized by Super Lawyers, including selection as a Rising Star and a Super Lawyer (2023-2026).

Proven verdicts and settlements at Christie Bell & Marshall

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$42.5 millionVerdictTop 20 in Indiana · #6

A Marion County jury in March 2024 awarded $60.7 million to motorcyclist Christopher Dugan after a Tesla service manager crossed double yellow lines and struck him, leaving him with a permanent traumatic brain injury and a partial foot amputation; comparative fault reduced the net award to $42.5 million.

Marion County Superior Court, Indianapolis, Indiana (Case No. 49D04-1705-CT-018411) · 2024Motorcycle AccidentsRead the full story →

Electrician Ralph Parker was paralyzed from the chest down in April 2006 when an overhead garage door at an Indianapolis warehouse activated and pinned him against a beam. A Marion County jury found Professional Garage Door Systems 70 percent at fault for servicing the door a week earlier. The jury's awards of $26 million to Parker and $4.5 million to his wife were reduced by his share of fault, leaving $21.3 million.

Marion Circuit Court, Indianapolis, Indiana · 2014Workplace InjuryRead the full story →

Prior results do not guarantee a similar outcome. Each case is unique and depends on its own facts.

Practice areas

Education

Indiana University Robert H. McKinney School of Law
J.D., B.A., 2009
Ohio University
Undergraduate, 2005

Bar admissions & credentials

State Bar of Indiana
Indiana State Bar
Indianapolis Bar Foundation
The Federalist Society
Conner Prairie Horizon Council

Awards & recognition

Super Lawyers Indiana (2023-2026)
Super Lawyers Rising Star (multiple selections)
Indianapolis Bar Foundation Distinguished Fellow

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