Christian & Small LLP

27 Best Lawyers awards

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Awarded Practice Areas

Insurance Law Litigation - Insurance Personal Injury Litigation - Defendants Workers' Compensation Law - Employers

Biography

Partner Christina May Bolin leads Christian & Small’s Mobile/Baldwin County office – defending individuals, businesses, and insurers against lawsuits and liability claims, and assisting clients in the development of strategic solutions to legal disputes and litigation risks. Since 2001, she has defended property and casualty insurers in direct actions involving large property losses, catastrophic casualty claims, complex insurance coverage questions, fraud and bad faith.

Since 2002, Christina has handled construction defect and related claims, representing large national contractors as well as local contractors and subcontractors. She has handled environmental damage, construction defect, mold, hurricane and products claims regarding commercial buildings, government buildings, condominiums, and residential buildings. She has also completed the umpire certification through the Windstorm Insurance Network.

Christina is licensed to practice in Alabama, Florida, Mississippi and New York, and has also assisted in the assessment and handling of matters in Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Texas and Tennessee – representing clients in hundreds of mediations, arbitrations and trials.

Christian & Small LLP

27 Best Lawyers awards

Christian & Small LLP logo

Overview

  • Binghamton University, B.A., graduated 1997
  • Hofstra University, J.D., graduated 2000

  • Alabama, Alabama State Bar Association, 2001

  • Alabama Defense Lawyers Association (ADLA) - Immediate Past President
  • Alabama State Bar Covid-19 Bench & Bar Task Force - Member
  • Defense Research Institute (DRI) - Alabama State Representative
  • Federation on Defense and Corporate Counsel (FDCC) - Member
  • Leadership Council on Legal Diversity - Fellow, 2020

  • Tennessee
  • Florida
  • Mississippi
  • New York
  • Alabama, Alabama State Bar Association, 2001
  • Alabama Defense Lawyers Association (ADLA) - Immediate Past President
  • Alabama State Bar Covid-19 Bench & Bar Task Force - Member
  • Defense Research Institute (DRI) - Alabama State Representative
  • Federation on Defense and Corporate Counsel (FDCC) - Member
  • Leadership Council on Legal Diversity - Fellow, 2020
  • Binghamton University, B.A., graduated 1997
  • Hofstra University, J.D., graduated 2000
  • Tennessee
  • Florida
  • Mississippi
  • New York

Client Testimonials

Awards & Focus

Recognized in The Best Lawyers in America® 2026 for work in:
  • Personal Injury Litigation - Defendants
  • Workers' Compensation Law - Employers
  • Insurance Law
  • Litigation - Insurance
Additional Areas of Practice:
  • Litigation - Construction
  • Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions - Defendants
  • Litigation - Real Estate
  • Transportation Law
Awards:
  • Named a 2025 Litigation Star by Benchmark Litigation

  • Construction Lawyers Society of America, Fellow

  • American College of Coverage Counsel: Fellow; Co-Chair, Property Coverage Section

  • Martindale-Hubbell AV® Preeminent Peer Review Rating
  • Recognized by The Best Lawyers in America®
  • Recognized by Mid-South Region Super Lawyers
  • Recipient of the Windstorm Insurance Network's President's Award

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