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About Christian Hulburt
Christian Hulburt is widely regarded as one of San Diego's most accomplished trial attorneys. He attended the University of San Diego School of Law, where he led the school's mock trial team to a Regional Championship in Hawaii and a berth in the National Finals in Washington, D.C., while working full time as a law clerk at Thorsnes Bartolotta McGuire. He joined the firm as an associate and quickly became a partner. His first trial drew national attention as what was reported as a first-of-its-kind civil case brought by a woman against her husband for injuries arising from domestic violence.
In 2000, he launched his own firm focusing on medical malpractice, catastrophic personal injury, and product liability, earning recognition as Trial Lawyer of the Year, Consumer Advocate of the Year, and four-time Outstanding Trial Lawyer Award recipient from the Consumer Attorneys of San Diego. In 2024, he was inducted into the Trial Lawyers Hall of Fame. He coached the USD mock trial team to a national championship and taught trial practice at the law school for nearly fifteen years. He served as President of the Consumer Attorneys of San Diego and was elected to the Executive Committee of the American Board of Trial Advocates.
He also became a certified mediator and developed a mediation practice with West Coast Resolution Group beginning in 2015. In 2016, he became Director of Development for the National Conflict Resolution Center, helping expand its restorative justice programs. In 2020, he returned to Thorsnes Bartolotta McGuire as a partner. He was ordained a permanent deacon in the Catholic Church in 2013 and serves at Saint Brigid Catholic Church in Pacific Beach.
Proven verdicts and settlements at Thorsnes Bartolotta McGuire
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A San Diego Superior Court jury returned a $94.5 million verdict for Otay Mesa developer Roque de la Fuente II after finding the City of San Diego breached a development agreement and damaged his 312-acre Border Business Park through airport planning announcements and commercial truck routing that blocked access to the site.
A San Diego Superior Court jury awarded $26.5 million to Anderprises Inc. after Caltrans used eminent domain to take a 2.8-acre strip for the Route 905 freeway, cutting off access to the remaining 55 acres of the Anderson family's Otay Mesa land.
A federal jury awarded roughly $18.3 million to musician Dax Pierson after a defective seat restraint in a 2005 Ford passenger van separated during a rollover, driving his head into the roof and leaving him paralyzed from the chest down.
After a 99-day bench trial, San Diego Superior Court Judge Kevin A. Enright awarded approximately $12.775 million in compensatory and punitive damages to 22 women who were deceived into appearing in online pornographic videos produced by GirlsDoPorn, with the court also ordering payment of $8 million in attorneys' fees.
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