Dustin Christner
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DUSTIN A. CHRISTNER is an experienced litigator with significant experience defending claims of medical negligence, nursing home elder abuse liability, products liability and personal injury. Dustin has represented nursing homes, hospitals, nurses, and other long term care and healthcare providers throughout Arizona. His representation has involved a wide variety of medical care issues ranging from wrongful birth to surgical complications to claims of abuse and neglect under Arizona's Adult Protective Services Act ("APSA"). Dustin dedicates considerable time to the defense of long-term care providers who are targeted by well financed plaintiffs' firms. Dustin's understanding of the day-to-day operations at long-term care facilities makes it possible for him to effectively represent some of Arizona's largest providers. Dustin strives to provide his clients with not just litigation services, but an array of risk management services, as well. He assists clients with pre-suit investigations and developing alternative resolutions to litigation such as arbitration agreements which he has been successful in enforcing before experienced arbitrators.
In defense of product manufacturers, Dustin Christner has represented automobile, tire, construction equipment and consumer product manufacturers. He has defended these corporations against claims of personal injury, wrongful death, crashworthiness, seat belts, rollover/roof crush, airbag deployment, tire tread/belt separation and electrical fires.
Dustin Christner's Background
Dustin Christner's Experience
Partner at Jones, Skelton & Hochuli
November 2015 - Present | Phoenix, AZ
Partner at Fann & Petruccelli, P.A
February 2012 - October 2015
FANN & PETRUCCELLI, P.A. is a law firm comprised of highly experienced trial lawyers, registered nurses, and certified legal assistants as well as other outstanding legal support staff. A multi-disciplinary approach combining the talents and strengths of each team member is utilized on every case. The dedicated and focused representation of our esteemed clients has resulted in a high degree of success in the litigation of medical malpractice, nursing home, and general liability cases. The firm also is involved in commercial litigation, including intellectual property.
Our attorneys are admitted to practice in both State and Federal Courts. In addition, they have served and continue to serve in leadership positions in State and local Bar organizations, as well as in other professional organizations. Our attorneys have also authored a number of articles published in prominent legal periodicals, and have lectured on a wide variety of medical-legal topics, both locally and nationally.
Fann & Petruccelli, P.A. is an "AV" rated defense firm, which is the highest rating assigned by the publishers of the Martindale-Hubbell Law Directory.
Complex Civil Litigation Attorney at Bowman and Brooke LLP
January 2003 - February 2012
Partner in an AV rated law firm.
Attorney at McAllister & Christner
August 1999 - January 2003
Attorney specializing in complex civil litigation. Represented fortune 500 companies in product liability actions including most major automobile tire manufacturers.
Dustin Christner's Education
University of Arizona, James E. Rogers College of Law
1997 – 1999
Law
University of Arizona
1990 – 1994
BS
Concentration: Accounting and Criminal Justice
Sahuaro High School - Tucson, Arizona
1986 – 1990
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