Christina M. Lincoln MLIS

Christina Lincoln is an advisor and experienced trial attorney practicing within the areas of catastrophic loss insurance, professional lines/management liability insurance, and business litigation. She represents insurance company clients with first-party claims relating to catastrophic losses, including fires, hurricanes, volcanic eruptions, landslides, building collapses, and earthquakes, among others. Christina advises clients across the United States and abroad regarding coverage and provides strategic advice under all risks, named perils, and builders’ risk policies.

As a Management Liability Insurance Specialist (MLIS), Christina advises and represents clients with insurance claims under different professional lines/management liability policy packages, with particular emphasis on directors and officers (D&O) liability insurance policies. Christina represents clients through litigation as trial counsel in both state and federal courts, and is a member of the firm’s Women in Insurance industry group.

Christina’s business litigation practice has covered a wide range of matters, including claims for breach of contract, contract interpretation, tort liability (including negligence, fraud, and strict liability), breaches of fiduciary duty, unfair competition, misappropriation of trade secrets, alter ego liability, partnership disputes, and other related causes of action. While at a previous firm, Christina also represented clients involved with white collar investigation with the SEC and AG. 

Christina served as a Volunteer Deputy City Attorney for the Anaheim City Attorney General’s Office, where she prosecuted misdemeanors to verdict on behalf of the City, including misdemeanors for domestic violence, child endangerment, and vandalism.

Education

• University of California, Berkeley School of Law, J.D. (2010); Berkeley Business Law Journal, Submissions Editor (2009-2010), Staff Editor (2008-2009)
• University of California, San Diego, B.S. in Management Science, dual minors in Philosophy and International Studies (2006)

• Listed in Benchmark Litigation's 40 & Under Guide (2024)
• Listed in "Women of Influence: Attorneys," Los Angeles Business Journal (2024)
• Named a "Woman Worth Watching in Leadership," Profiles in Diversity Journal (2023)
• Recognized as “Lawyer on the Fast Track,” The Recorder (2023)
• Awarded the Wiley M. Manuel Pro Bono Certificate by the California Lawyers Association for providing at least 50 hours of pro bono legal services (2023)
• Legal Council on Legal Diversity Fellow (2022)
• Listed in The Best Lawyers in America: Ones to Watch (2021-2023 editions)
• Selected to the “Southern California Rising Stars” list by Super Lawyers (2015-2018, 2020-2024)
• Nominated for Los Angeles Business Journal’s Women in Leadership Award (2021)

Civic

• New Leadership Council for Bet Tzedek (BTNLC, “House of Justice”) (2012-2014, 2015-2019)
• Pro bono attorney with Public Counsel's Federal Pro Se Clinic
• Pro bono representation of Cameroonian asylees in immigration proceedings placed by Human Rights First
• Pro bono representation for adoption matter placed by Public Counsel

Professional

• Women Lawyers Association of Los Angeles (WLALA); Co-Chair of Diversity Committee (2019-2020); Co-Chair of Litigation Section (2018-2019); Co-Chair of the Business Development Committee (2015-2017); Co-Chair of the Young Lawyers Section (2012-2015); Committee Member of the Young Lawyers Section (2011-2012)
• California Minority Counsel Program (CMCP); Participant (2016-2020); Member of the Conference Planning Committee (2017)
• New Leadership Council for Bet Tzedek (BTNLC, “House of Justice”) (2012-2014, 2015-2019)

Speeches

• Embracing One Another’s Uniqueness by Building a Diverse, Equitable, and Inclusive (DEI) Industry Culture
  Property Insurance Claims Group (PICG) Annual Conference, London, England (May 9, 2024)
• Fostering and Empowering the Insurance Industry to Attract and Retain New and Diverse Talent
  Loss Executives Association 2023 Spring Meeting and Educational Conference, Newport, Rhode Island (June 15, 2023)
• The Property Case Law Update
  Loss Executives Association 91st Annual Meeting & Educational Conference, Fort Lauderdale, Florida (February 3, 2022)
• From Rags to Riches, a Story of a Damaged Nonprofit
  Speaker, PLRB 2021 Large Loss Conference, Tampa, Florida (October 28, 2021)
• COVID-19's Impact on the Already Hardening Market for Directors and Officers (D&O) Liability Insurance
  Speaker, OCBA Insurance Law Section, Webinar (September 24, 2021)
• Stepping Up: How to Rise up the Ranks from Associate to Partner
  Panelist, Women Lawyers Association of Los Angeles (WLALA), Webinar (June 30, 2021)
• COVID-19: The Show Did Not Go On
  Panelist, Property & Liability Resource Bureau, Webinar (January 28, 2021)
• Networking 201 Beyond the Pitches and Intros
  Moderator, California Minority Counsel Program (CMCP), Los Angeles, California (October 26, 2017)
• Mitigating Risks That Come With Using Advanced Technologies
  Speaker, Professional Retail Store Maintenance Association (PRSM), (Webinar) (September 14, 2017)
• Business Development Styles Finding What Works for You
  Moderator, Women Lawyers Association of Los Angeles (WLALA), Los Angeles, California (May 25, 2017)
• Leveraging Metadata as Evidence and Avoiding Inadvertent ESI Disclosure in Litigation
  Speaker, Strafford Publications, CLE Webinar (June 7, 2016)

Media Mentions

• "Women of Influence: Attorneys 2024 – Christina Lincoln," Los Angeles Business Journal (May 29, 2024)
• "Lawyers on the Fast Track 2023: Christina Lincoln," The Recorder (November 3, 2023)
• "Announcing the Winners and Finalists for the 2023 California Legal Awards," The Recorder (September 6, 2023)
• "Mo. Judge Sends $115M Insurance Fight To Arbitration," Law360 (March 21, 2023)