Christian E. Lopez is a trial attorney who represents manufacturers and other businesses in complex product liability, commercial liability, and personal injury matters in Illinois state and federal courts. His practice focuses on defending clients through all phases of litigation. With the understanding that each client and case is unique, he evaluates liability exposure, develops case strategy, and provides counsel on dispositive motion practice, settlement, and trial. Drawing on significant courtroom experience, Christian has secured favorable outcomes in high-exposure matters, including obtaining complete defense verdicts in cases involving millions in claimed damages. He is equally seasoned in resolving  cases short of trial to reduce risk and exposure. His overall case strategy incorporates settlement resolution, and he has settled numerous cases in favor of his clients including a highly contested litigated matter that settled for nearly a quarter of a billion dollars without any direct contribution from the client.

Before entering private practice, Christian served as an assistant state’s attorney with the Cook County State’s Attorney’s Office, where he tried hundreds of cases, first-chaired numerous jury trials to verdict, and supervised assistant state’s attorneys in one of the county’s busiest courtrooms. His trial experience with the State’s Attorney’s Office provided the foundation to his trial advocacy and favorable verdicts in civil and commercial litigation. That extensive trial experience continues to inform his strategic approach to litigation and advocacy on behalf of Goldberg Segalla clients.