About Cristina Rustad-Mejia

Cristina Rustad-Mejia originally from Colorado, relocated to Alabama for law school. She earned a B.S. in Criminal Justice from Metropolitan State University of Denver and her J.D. from Faulkner University's Thomas Goode Jones School of Law in Montgomery, Alabama. After law school, she practiced domestic relations law before joining Hollis Wright, where she focuses on workers' compensation, job-related injuries, and personal injury claims. She attended high school in Santiago, Chile, and is fluent in Spanish, providing bilingual representation for clients in court. She is admitted to practice in Alabama, Colorado, and the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Alabama.

Proven verdicts and settlements at Hollis, Wright & Clay, P.C.

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$10 millionVerdictTop 20 in Alabama · #15

A Jefferson County jury awarded $10 million to Sheriff's Deputy Aimee Jo Brasher after Hueytown Police Officer David McIntosh allowed his narcotics dog, Rocco, to run uncontrolled and unmuzzled during a May 2021 training exercise, mauling her face and body.

Jefferson County Circuit Court, Alabama · 2025Premises LiabilityRead the full story →
$2.56 millionVerdict

A Montgomery County jury returned $2.56 million on July 24, 2025, for Wilshondra Soles, 32, of Montgomery, against the City of Montgomery and police officer Damian J. Smith. Smith was answering an emergency call at 111 mph with lights and sirens on East South Boulevard when he failed to slow at the Strathmore Drive intersection and struck Soles, who had a green light. She suffered a head wound that left a permanent forehead scar and a broken right wrist that needed surgery.

Montgomery County Circuit Court, Montgomery, Alabama · 2025Car AccidentsRead the full story →

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

Practice areas

Education

Faulkner University, Thomas Goode Jones School of Law
J.D.
Metropolitan State University of Denver
Undergraduate

Bar admissions & credentials

State Bar of Alabama
State Bar of Colorado

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